Maggie Arechiga is a Mexican woman who runs a shelter/orphanage called Agua y Mas Orphanage in Guaymas, Mexico. Maggie is hoping to obtain an abandoned school building in San Carlos, which needs to be renovated, so she can move part of the orphanage/shelter to San Carlos from Guaymas. Some preliminary work has been done to the grounds, but quite a bit of work still needs to be done, especially to the interior. This will have to wait until she gets her final approval papers. With 45 children at the present time, there is always loads of work as well as items necessary to clothe and feed everyone, as well as provide a safe place and utilities.
Maggie's Kids is the name of a Facebook page that provides information on what the local people have been doing to help Maggie with support for the past few years. There are many people who travel from the States to San Carlos each winter and bring necessary items to help Maggie provide care for the children. Maggie gets the kids out to have fun, and twice a year, with the help of San Carlos residents, they plan a camping trip to the local beaches.
Allison Poutiatine and I met up in Utah and decided to visit a thrift shop in Monticello after our lunch in that town last week. We were looking for tents and other camping equipment for the next camp outing. After lunch, we wandered into Mimi's Thrift Emporium on the main street in town and saw a decent sized tent hanging from the ceiling and decided we needed to buy that for the kids. While I was wandering around looking for other items, Allison started talking to Mimi and the other women about the orphanage and what the kids need.
While I was wandering around, Mimi told Allison that she could donate clothing and a few other things. They had already started taking clothes off the racks and putting them in the rolling suitcases we had also picked out. When Mimi and her helpers filled those suitcases, they started filling large trash bags with all sizes of clothing and shoes. Allison and I were both shocked at the amount of clothes that were being donated. Mimi also donated a couple of rolling suitcases that were just a little less than perfect!
This is only one pile of hangers they cleared off!
More hangers have been emptied and stashed in bags for us! There were multiple empty racks by the time they were done!
Mimi and her crew behind the counter - what generous people! Allison on the left and me on the right in front of the counter.
This is the pile we ended up with, and some things may have already been taken to the truck! Mimi told us she could do this twice a year, if we had someone who could transport items down to Mexico. With social media, maybe we can find people willing to help Maggie's Kids! Many thanks to Mimi and her helpers for the amazing generosity and willingness to help these children!
Maggie has set up a U. S. and Canadian account for the orphanage for donations, which would be tax deductible. Anyone interested in donating can contact..... http://www.aguaymas.org/
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