Toy Drive for Needy Children of the Yucatan

Here's one of our Charity Projects we are partnering with while we're in Mexico. The town of Akumal has organized a Toy Drive every Jan. 6th in honor "Three Kings Day" - here's more info from their website:

"Día de los Reyes Magos, “Three Kings Day” or “Epiphany”, is the most special day of the year for children throughout Mexico, and historically portrays the arrival of the Wise Men in Bethlehem bringing gifts to baby Jesus.

However, many children in the Mayan rural villages have never experienced the joy of receiving a toy from the Reyes Magos. Help us change this!!

This past January 6th, vacationers brought a toy to donate, money was collected to buy toys, and over 500 children received a special gift from the Reyes Magos which they normally would not have."

If you would like to be part of this project, we would be happy to shop for you while we're down there and deliver your toy(s) to Akumal. (We are not taking toys with us. Instead we will purchase them while we're down there because the American dollar is pretty high right now AND because of the high cost of taking extra luggage on the airline.)

Let me know if you're interested in participating and I will take care of the rest! Message me at revolutionchick@comcast.net .

The kids will be soooooo happy and grateful for your support - you can make their day and let them know they are loved with just $5 or $10!!

Akumal Toy Drive web page - http://www.akumaltoydrive.com/index.htm