Guatemala: UMA’s 2010 learning adventure!
March 20 – 28, 2010
Faculty, staff and students will be spending a week in Guatemala, learning, exploring, and performing service. Below are links showing where the trip will take you. It will be a busy, educational, and fun week in Antigua and Panajachel.
This is the third trip that has been organized from UMA in as many years and has served as inspiration for travel to Guatemala from other universities and groups. (itinerary is subject to change)
Links for trip:
Arrive Guatemala City and travel as a group to Antigua. Ground transportation has been arranged.
Saturday Night: We will stay at Posada La Merced. This will give us time to go to ATMs and get cash, get our bearings and meet together.
http://www.igougo.com/lodging-reviews-b192126-Antigua-Posada_La_Merced.html
Sunday – Thursday night, stay at Common Hope: We will stay on the Common Hope Campus and perform service with the organization for three days. The specific service is yet to be determined and will be ultimately gauged to our abilities and talents.
http://www.commonhope.org/youcanhelp/volunteer.htm
http://www.rutahsa.com/chichi.html
What we will do;
http://www.commonhope.org/youcanhelp/STvolunteering.htm
Thursday: Visit Safe Passage: We will go to Guatemala City to see the facilities here and visit the Guatemala City dump.http://www.safepassage.org/
http://www.destination360.com/central-america/guatemala/pacaya
http://www.panajachel.com/aboutpanajachel.htm
Friday Night: The pool will be especially refreshing after hiking in the morning. Panajachel will give a smaller town experience in a beautiful environment.
http://www.hoteldosmundos.com/
http://www.delange.org/Iximche/Iximche.htm
We're collecting donations to take:
Supplies needed for
Common Hope:
2010 NEEDS OF THE MONTH |
| January |
| Toothbrushes
Toothpaste (full-size) |
| February |
| Hats, gloves/mittens, scarves |
| March |
| Shampoo/lotion |
| April |
| Blankets |
| May |
| Recess toys: jump ropes, soccer balls, sidewalk chalk, etc |
| June |
| Full sized bars of soap, hand towels and wash cloths |
| July |
| Teacher supplies & classroom incentives: white board markers, masking tape, construction paper/stickers, small craft kits, bouncy balls, etc |
| August & September |
| School supplies: black, blue and red pens, pencils, erasers, sharpeners, glue bottles,12-pack colored pencils, children's scissors, rulers, watercolors, scientific calculators, compasses, protractors (no notebooks, please) |
| October |
| Children's Spanish books |
| November |
| Board and learning games in Spanish (jigsaw puzzles, dominos, Legos, Scrabble, Chutes (Snakes) and Ladders, checkers, memory games, etc.) |
| December |
| Beanie babies |
| School Supplies |
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| Wooden colored pencils (12 packs) |
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| Scissors (child size) |
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| Scissors (adult size) |
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| Metric rulers |
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| Calculators (scientific) |
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| Compasses |
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| Tape (scotch, masking, packing, duct) |
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| Pencil sharpeners |
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| Paper (for printers, copiers, drawing) |
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| File folders |
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| Children's books (in Spanish) |
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| Simple toys, games & puzzles (in Spanish) |
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| Blue pens |
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| Black pens |
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| Red pens |
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| pencils (packs) |
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| erasers |
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| glue sticks |
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| Elmer's glue (white glue) |
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| protractors |
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| Medical Supplies | ||
| Acetaminophen tablets | ||
| (Acetaminophen suspension | ||
| Ibuprofen tablets | ||
| Ibuprofen suspension | ||
| Immodium | ||
| Pepto Bismol tablets | ||
| Guaifenesin and Guaifenesin DM suspension | ||
| Adhesive bandages | ||
| Ace bandages (2" and 3") | ||
| Tums | ||
| Multi vitamins with iron | ||
| Multi vitamins with iron and folic acid (adults) | ||
| Multi vitamins with iron (chewables) | ||
| Multi vitamin drops for infants | ||
| Prenatal vitamins | ||
| Tampax | ||
| Sanitary pads (light day and/or Maxi pads) | ||
| Sanitary pads (post partum pads - Long/heavy duty) | ||
| Neosporin (triple antibiotic cream) | ||
| Diphenhydramine tablets | ||
| Diphenhydramine suspension | ||
| Diphenhydramine cream | ||
| Calamine lotion | ||
| Selsun Blue shampoo | ||
| Claritin tablets 10mg | ||
| Artificial tears | ||
| Boxes of 'snack' baggies | ||
| Toiletries |
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| Dental floss |
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| Toothpaste (6oz) |
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| Toothbrushes (adult) |
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| Bath towels |
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| Wash Cloths |
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| Small Soap |
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| Small Shampoo |
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| Infant Gifts |
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| Disposable Diapers (varying sizes) |
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| Diaper Pins |
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Supplies needed for Safe Passage:
| lice shampoo |
| powdered milk |
| PediaSure |
| deoderant |
| toothpaste |
| toothbrushes, adult size |
| granola bars |
| washable markers |
| baby wipes |
| underwear |
| sanitary napkins |
| pantyliners |
| backpacks |
| lunchboxes |
| colored pencils |
| clay |
| construction paper |
| cases to protect toothbrushes |
| bath towels |
| pencil cases |
| watercolors |
| tempera paints |
| arts and crafts materials |
| wash cloth |
| cotton balls |
| gauze |
| printer paper (letter size) |
| socks, black or blue |
| socks, white knee highs (girls) |
| black dress shoes |
| geometric games |
| calculators |
| teflon pans |
| kitchen knifes |
| kitchen utensils |
| digital cameras |
Kathleen, my bags are overflowing! Will stop by your office tomorrow to drop off some donations others may have room for. thanks for all this organization!
ReplyDeleteEllen