MidCoast Changemakers' Guatemala Campaign
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The youth group, MidCoast ChangeMakers, is raising money to teach at Camino Seguro in Guatemala about the importance of self-esteem using a multidimensional art project.
Get involved! Your tax deductible donation to our cause will be greatly appreciated. Checks can be made payable to 'Charitable Foundation of West Bay Rotary' and mailed to MidCoast Interact Club at PO Box 153, Camden, Maine 04843. Thanks in advance!
Who are the Midcoast Change Makers?
We are a group of 18 high school students from MidCoast Maine, made up of two unique clubs: The MidCoast Interact Club and The Rig. The MidCoast Interact club is a Rotary International based organization for teens dedicated to local and global service. The Rig is a meeting place for young adults which provides an opportunity for youth to develop connection -- with themselves, with one another, and with the community. Together, we have united over one goal: a service trip to Safe Passage in Guatemala City.
What is Safe Passage?
Safe Passage is a non-profit organization, based in Yarmouth, Maine, working in Guatemala City to bring hope, education, and opportunity to the children and families living in extreme poverty around the City's garbage dump. Their program includes approximately 550 children, ranging in age from 2 to 21 years, coming from nearly 300 families in the surrounding neighborhoods.
What will the MCM be doing at Safe Passage?
The MidCoast ChangeMakers will be doing an art project with elementary and middle school aged youth that encourages self reflection. We feel that youth living with such limited opportunities will benefit greatly from an opportunity to express themselves -- their self image, self worth, and self esteem. Specifically, this project will involve bookbinding, journaling, cyanotype photography, writing, poetry, and self portraiture.
How will my donation be used? Your generous donation will be used to purchase the materials needed to teach our art projects to the elementary school children of Safe Passage. The materials include cardboard, thread, sewing needles, leather, modge podge, paper, pretreated cyanotype paper and cloth, transparency paper, developing trays, glass contact sheets, cyanotype mural tapestry, pens and markers, rulers, memory cards, and digital printing costs.
Thank you in advance for your support!