Jaltemba Bay Non-Profit Groups Welcome Volunteers; Scheduled Winter Season Events
Tara A. Spears
As details finalize, more will be announced in the weekly solmexiconews and Facebook.
Cancer de Mama Clinic. This group is one of the original service organizations in the area. They hold a clinic the first weekend of each February at the La Penita Senior Citizen Center (Jardin de Illusions). A meeting to sign up for volunteering is held around the second week of January. Their mission is to help breast cancer survivors with comfort and dignity.
Contactto volunteer, donate, transport items from NOTB: Gerri Drysburgh and FB page
‘Cancer de Mama Clinic’; Email: cancerdemamaclinic@yahoo.com
Fundraising Event: Saturday January 19, 2019
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Jaltemba Walk Against Cancer (Cancer Walk) This group is a spinoff of the CdM clinic: after learning that local women do not have easy access to mammograms, volunteers started a ‘pink parade’ to raise funds for mammograms. Cancer Walk provides free transportation and diagnostic testing. If patients do have cancer, they are referred to the CdM group.
Meetings: weekly in January
Contact to volunteer, donate: Julie McKay or Patty Huesto on facebook; Fundraising Event:always second Monday February. February 11, 2019
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Cultural de Capacitacion (CCC) Located in central La Penita, the CCC offers after school activities for children as well as adult education classes. Supported by the Los Amigos de Jaltemba group, the CCC is open six days a week.
Contact to volunteer, donate: Viky Robelo Rodriguez FB or cell 322 231 7866 Fundraising events: Taqui Tooris Party February 6, 2019 and Garage sale end of March
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Club Rotario de Bahia de Jaltemba A.C. Rotary is a service minded group that develops Projects to help improve the community of Jaltemba Bay. Recent projects include setting up computer labs in schools and adding bathrooms to schools.
Meetingevery Wednesday: 7:30 a.m. La Piña Colada Restaurant
Contactto volunteer, donate: Eddie Dominguez or FB page: Club Rotario de Bahia de Jaltemba
Fundraising events: annual, September and January 27, 2019
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Jaltemba Bay Animal Rescue (JBAR) Caring seasonal visitors began helping street dogs and cats in 2002. This group advocates humane and healthy practices for animals in the Jaltemba area of Mexico, by promoting health, education, sterilization, adoptions, foster care and positive relationships with animals and their owners. Provides two sterilization clinics, November and April of each year. Contact to volunteer or donate: Lin Chimes email: linchimes@hotmail.com or FB page
Fundraising activities: weekly Breakfast at Panoramic B and B; others TBA
GEMA/Grupo Especial de Mujeres Aprendiendo. New volunteer group began in 2017. Their goal is to provide safe housing and a variety of self-help classes for women experiencing domestic violence. Contactto volunteer, donate: Kathy Gueldner Traub and FB page
Fundraising activities: Weekly bingo games at senior center; dinner/dance TBA
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Jaltemba Equine Education Project (J.E.E.P.)was established in December 2012. The Jaltemba Equine Education Project (J.E.E.P.) will operate in partnership with Hilltop Refugio to: protect, rehabilitate and adopt out abused and neglected horses, dogs and cats.
Contactto volunteer, donate: Melanie Blair FB page : Jaltemba Equine Education Project – Proyecto de Educación Equina
Fundraising Event: annual, January 23, 2019
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Women to Women Fashion Show (Mujeres a Mujeres) This is the oldest active volunteer group in Jaltemba Bay. Huge annual gala party funds 21 university scholarships, provides free breakfast to 44 middle school children, and other initiatives. Contactto volunteer, donate: Linda Comeau email: linlencomeau@gmail.com or webpage: mujeresamujeres.com
Fundraising event: Wednesday January 30, 2019
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