El Programa de Apoyo Escolar de Chuburná Puerto A.C.

We are saddened by the recent death of former Director, Ben Tinkey                                                                                         Ben was a board member from 2015-17.  He helped us put into place the infrastructure of the organization which has enabled us to successfully grow.  He oversaw the computers at the middle school and was instrumental in our opening the computer centre at our office.     Inauguration of our new computer centre                         Ben and wife Julie hosted many of our fundraising dinners in their beautiful garden:  Even after leaving the board, Ben remained available to give counsel and advic e on new challenges that face us. Our condolences go out to Julie and family. Ben made his mark in so many ways with our program. He will not be forgotten.

Colvid 19 has and will continue to change how we normally do our work. Annual Clothing Sale:   This year we had planned to give the proceeds of our annual clothing sale, that follows the Fashion Show, to the Primary and Secondary School Parent Associations. Instead, early in the pandemic we  cancelled the sale for fear of too many people and too much touching.   Annual Clothing Sale 2019  Schools Closed on March 15, 2020.  Grades are normally collected in March, tallied and sent out to sponsors in April .  This year the schools closed on with no guarantee of when they will open.   Board meetings are being held via Google Duo which actually has turned out to be effective and efficient.. we may just continue doing so after the pandemic..at least for some of the meetings.  Sponsors wrote   concerned about their student (s) and families.  So we launched the Apoyo Covid19 Relief Project.  To date we have handed out envelopes of money to  100 families repre

JANUARY 2020 started out with.    Paying the inscriptions for the high school students and asking the schools for grades which are always delayed!...        Changes to the Board.   we said good-bye to Donna Smart (2013-2019) and Jo-Anne Hugh (2015-2019). Many of you would have had the pleasure of visiting your students with Donna who made what could be an uncomfortable meeting, pleasurable. Jo-Anne made sure we all stayed on task as well as collecting the grades, identifying students who needed visits and chairing the Fashion Show Committee.  We cannot say thank you enough for the commitment these women showed over the years to the program.  We are also saying hello to our newest board members, Jennifer Moore, Maxine Newmark, and Roxane Schury.   Fashion Show . A great deal of January was spent putting the final touches on the Fashion Show including connecting with the students who we wanted to be a big part of this year´s show... Celebrando 10 Años en Yucatán.... The