There were 53 individuals in attendance, including 9 guests. It was announced that Margie and Peter from Los Amigos de Quince del Sol had made a donation of 4,000 pesos. The funds are for the provision of one scholarship, with the balance going to the Las Rosas Kinder project. Maruca Dinsmore and Judy Krajno made a presentation on the Cancer de Mama Project. The goal of the project is to assist women who are suffering from, or who have survived, breast cancer. The dates for this year’s event are February 4, 5 and 6 at the La Peñita RV Park. There will be an organizational meeting on January 10 at 10:00 AM in the park for those interested in helping out.
Four members of the current Executive were re-elected: Ken Snyder (International President), Zobeida Barrera Lozano (National President), Eddie Dominguez (International Vice-President) and Dave Easby (International Secretary). Bruce Hilton was elected Treasurer. Sergio Vega Reyes was elected National Vice-President. Paola Rosario Garcia Brambila was elected National Secretary. A report was presented on the status of Fiesta 2011. We are going with a Mexican theme – Ole!. The tickets, pamphlets and posters are with the printer and the Fiesta website is up and running. A number of donations have already been received for the auctions. We are still trying to recruit “Special Sponsors. Carlos Flores indicated that the Education Committee will be having its Gran Bazar on January 22 at 10:00 in the EcoPark. He noted that the Committee had just completed an emergency project to repair a wall at Escuela Secondaria Plan de Ayala. Sixty baskets had been made in the last two Saturday workshops that had been organized by Tony Dixon and Ryan Campbell. In addition, Sergio Vega Reyes made 25 more on his own. Another workshop is scheduled for this Saturday at Retorno Gaviotas #13 in the Residential Zone. The Committee is looking for volunteers to approach the hotels, bungalows and restaurants about recycling and to develop an inventory of our t baskets. The Los Amigos Booth at the tianguis will be up and running this week. We will have T-Shirts and tote bags for sale. A report was presented on the three initiatives of the JEDI Committee. “Buy Local” tote bags that we will be asking stores to promote are in the final stages of production. We are hopeful of receiving government funding for the Mango Salsa project for next summer. The hope is that the project will result in permanent employment for 6 individuals. PEACE has agreed to administer our micro-financing program. The Committee hopes to organize a family event at the end of February to raise money and generate awareness of the initiative. The full Minutes can be found at: http://www.losamigosdelapenita.com/en/minutes.htm#december13
