Vantage Point Guatemala

26/01/2018

Our new official nonprofit! Please like and share!

We are a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to providing infinite chances to Guatemalan chi

06/11/2017

PLEASE SHARE! COUPON IN COMMENTS OF THIS POST! Go out to eat, and help a good cause at the same time! Please go to El Picante in Lebanon this weekend (November 10th, 11th, or 12th), as they will be donating 20% of your bill to help a very worthy orphanage in Guatemala, if you show them this coupon on your smart phone. Proceeds will go towards school fees for these children next year! Please invite all of your family and friends: FRIDAY, SATURDAY, or SUNDAY. COUPON IN COMMENTS OF THIS POST! Way to go EL PICANTE for helping change the world! For more information, please reach out to Danielle Weaver – (513) 478-5182. Thanks!!

27/10/2017

Huge shout out to El Picante in Lebanon for hosting this event! Please come out and help us raise money for next year’s school uniforms for the children on Hogar Miguel Magone Guatemala!!! Just make sure you show this photo (digital is fine) when you pay to let them know you’re supporting the cause! PLEASE SHARE with ALL of your friends and family!

22/05/2017

29/11/2016

On this , please consider helping us raise the money again to send 125 Guatemalan children to school next year. Last year was a great success, and now we are trying to reach our goal again! Obviously, ANY donation amount helps. BUT, for $100 you can send a child to school for a whole year. This will cover the entire necessary uniform, shoes, and school supplies. In exchange, we will send you a packet including a handwritten Thank You card from your child, information about him or her, a photograph, information about where he or she lives, and a Guatemalan bracelet to help spread the word. This is a PERFECT Christmas present! So far, we have 20 of these children paid for… we are starting the countdown at 105! PLEASE DONATE IF YOU CAN! God Bless!!! DONATE HERE: https://www.crowdrise.com/chance2go-back-to-school-2017/fundraiser/danielaweaver

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11/10/2016

Today is ! Let's celebrate by getting these girls and more to school for one more year! Donate just $100 and send them to school next year! DONATE HERE: https://www.crowdrise.com/chance2go-back-to-school-2017/fundraiser/danielaweaver

05/10/2016

The children of Hogar Miguel Magone on the day of their baptism! Congrats!

25/09/2016

Please consider donating so that these kiddos can go to school next year! DONATE HERE: https://www.crowdrise.com/chance2go-back-to-school-2017/fundraiser/danielaweaver

24/09/2016

PLEASE SHARE! This is Elmer, and he is 6 years old! With your help, he can start Kindergarten next year! For only $100 you can send him to school for the year, and receive a hand written thank you letter from him!
If you want to help Elmer specifically, donate and be sure to write his name in the comments! THANK YOU!!
DONATE HERE: https://www.crowdrise.com/chance2go-back-to-school-2017/fundraiser/danielaweaver

24/09/2016

PLEASE SHARE! This is Whitman, and he is turning 7 this year! He loves the color orange and figuring out puzzles! With your help, he will be starting 2nd grade next year! For only $100 you can send him to school next year, and receive a hand written thank you letter from him!
If you want to help Whitman specifically, donate and be sure to write his name in the comments! THANK YOU!!
DONATE HERE: https://www.crowdrise.com/chance2go-back-to-school-2017/fundraiser/danielaweaver

24/09/2016

PLEASE SHARE! This is Christopher, and he is 10 years old. He will be starting 5th grade next year with your help! His favorite color is blue, and he LOVES climbing trees! For only $100 you can send him to school next year, and receive a hand written thank you letter from him! If you want to help Christopher specifically, donate and be sure to write his name in the comments! THANK YOU!!
DONATE HERE: https://www.crowdrise.com/chance2go-back-to-school-2017/fundraiser/danielaweaver

24/09/2016

PLEASE SHARE! This is Sandra, and with your help, she will be starting 6th grade! This is quite a feat, as most children in Guatemala never make it that far! For $100 you can help her accomplish this, and receive a hand written thank you letter from Sandra!
If you want to help Sandra specifically, donate and be sure to write her name in the comments! THANK YOU!!
DONATE HERE: https://www.crowdrise.com/chance2go-back-to-school-2017/fundraiser/danielaweaver

24/09/2016

Happy Saturday everyone!

21/09/2016

Everyone's helping!

20/09/2016

Who can say no to these faces? Help them go to school next year! DONATE HERE: https://www.crowdrise.com/chance2go-back-to-school-2017/fundraiser/danielaweaver

20/09/2016

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20/09/2016

Bracelets are in from Guatemala! Want to sport one and support the cause ? Donate any amount, and we'll send one to you! Remember, only $100 can send a child to school for a year! DONATE HERE: https://www.crowdrise.com/chance2go-back-to-school-2017/fundraiser/danielaweaver

06/09/2016

You may not understand every word, but you will understand their faces. This is what Christmas is like at Hogar Miguel Magone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apW1CCLG1DA
Please consider donating, for $100 you can send a child to school for a whole year, starting shortly after Christmas in January! Donate here: https://www.crowdrise.com/chance2go-back-to-school-2017/fundraiser/danielaweaver

En el hogar de niños Miguel Magone y de niñas María Auxiliadora la celebración de Navidad tiene un propósito: que los niños olviden las situaciones difíciles...

06/09/2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7nBBXpcCrk
Hogar Miguel Magone in action!

El Hogar Miguel Magone ubicado en la aldea El Aguacate en la zona nueve de Mixco, atiende a niños víctimas de violencia, los recrea y les brinda una vida dig...

24/08/2016

THE STORY:

Please help us send 125 Guatemalan children to school for a whole year, for the second time in a row! Last year, because of you, we were able to provide every child at Hogar Miguel Magone in Guatemala with the required uniforms and shoes to go to school. Your incredible generosity made this possible. We hope we can count on you again!

In Guatemala, if a child doesn't have the required uniform, they are not permitted to attend public school, and as we know, education is the only hope of breaking the cycle of poverty. You can help! By sponsoring a child for only $100, you can cover his or her entire school uniform and 2 pairs of required school shoes, which will get your child into school and through the next year.

If you can find it within your heart to sponsor a child, we will mail you a photograph of your child, a handwritten thank you letter or drawing from your child (translated into English), information about where your child lives, and a Guatemalan bracelet so you can show your support for the cause.

If you cannot donate the full $100, please do not let this stop you from donating. EVERY bit helps. We will be glad to mail you a Guatemalan bracelet for any donation amount, so we can help spread the awareness. We appreciate ANY support.

You can either donate here on Crowdrise with a credit card, or mail checks made out to Celebrate Children International, to Danielle Weaver, 2828 Utica Rd. Lebanon, OH 45036. Once you have donated, please email your address to [email protected], so we can get your package in the mail. Packages will be sent out in November and December, just in time for Christmas!

We can provide tax receipts for tax deductions for any donations over $250. If you need/would like this, please reach out to Danielle via email BEFORE you donate. We would be happy to let you know of special instructions. Again, thanks to you, we are making a long term difference in the lives of these children. Please help us achieve this again!!

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! A special thank you goes out to Drive For Smiles.Com, Celebrate Children International, and St. Patrick's Church in Lebanon for making this all possible!

24/08/2016

We are partnering with Vantage Point Guatemala on a new venture to send 125 Guatemalan children to school for the second year in a row! Can you help? For only $100, you can send a child to school for the year! https://www.crowdrise.com/chance2go-back-to-school-2017/fundraiser/danielaweaver

24/08/2016

Round 2 here we go! Let's send the kids to school for another year!!!

23/08/2016

Interested in sponsoring a child for the 2017 school year? For only $100, you can send them to school! Message us for more information!

22/08/2016

The kids receiving their prizes for having great grades this semester!!

22/08/2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayF6s_TvBXk

In February of 2016, 18 representatives of St. Patrick's Episcopal Church of Lebanon, OH ventured to Guatemala, bringing with them shoes, school supplies, ba...

22/08/2016

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20/08/2016

Stay tuned for ! Round 2 is on!!!

18/03/2016

SOS!!!!!!



Dear amazing group of people,



I don’t often plead or beg, but today I make an exception. And I don’t know of a better support group to lean on. After all, you have all experienced it.



Today I called Karen, the leader of the children’s home Hogar Miguel Magone in Guatemala, to speak about the video I am making for a fundraising event in April, and much to my surprise, a usual short conversation turned in to quite the venting session for Karen. She is usually smiling and upbeat. But today she sounded tired and hopeless. In her own words she explained, “Nothing is going right.”



She has been sick for the past 2 weeks, and hasn’t been able to go to the doctor. Now the court hearings for each child have to happen every ten days, which if multiplied by how many children there are turns out to be constant court hearings. Estuardo is having to leave his house every morning to pick up the first round of children at 4 am, and then throughout the day they send taxis back and forth with the next groups. They have been spending a lot on taxis recently, as one of their 2 vans is out of commission with engine problems. On top of this, for one of the family of children in hearings currently, Karen is having to pay Q15,000.00 (About US$2,000) in paperwork. She literally cried as she told be that “Children can’t eat paperwork.”



She explained that all of these expenses have come at once. One little girl is needing eye surgery, but to get the surgery she has to obviously undergo many tests and labs, which are expensive here in Guatemala. Karen also recently accepted a 1 ½ year old little girl who had nowhere else to go. This means special food, diapers, and care. And, to make maters worse, the home spent the equivalent of US$1,000.00 this month on water alone.



As you know, Easter break is approaching. In the past, Karen has been able to let the teachers have breaks in shifts over this vacation week. But because of so many hearings, she can’t this year. The teachers must work straight through. But because they are national holidays, she must pay the teachers double their salary.



In my eyes, Karen is a saint. But it appears as though she is human. All humans have their breaking point. I want to make sure she doesn’t reach it… but I need your help. I was speechless as she spoke. I can’t fix anything with my words. Words can only do so much.



I am sending out an SOS to every single person in my life. This home does so much, not for Guatemala alone, but for the world. And they need us. I know you have given so much already, shoes and uniforms, time and love. But the home is bleeding expenses now, and I know we can help. If I ask everyone I know, and you ask everyone you know… we can raise the money to get them out of this hole that they are stuck in.



Celebrate Children International is the company in the US that sends tax deductible donations straight down to Karen. They have allowed me to do an emergency fund for this crisis. We have 2 weeks to raise as much money as we can, and then Vantage Point Guatemala will be covering the costs of the wire transfer so that funds are available for Karen immediately. Usually the checks are sent every 2 months, and take about a month to clear. Celebrate Children International is helping me out a great deal by allowing us to send an emergency sum down. They also will give IRS tax deduction forms at the end of the year for any donation of $250 or more.



For any donations under $250, which I hope there are many, below are options of how to donate. I am pleading for you to share this with your friends and family. Every little bit helps. Let’s show Karen she’s not alone. I can’t bear her tears.





Love to all,





Danielle Weaver









To donate for this SOS Fund, there are a few options:



Option 1:



Tax deductible electronic donation:



Go to: http://www.celebratechildren.org/humanitarian-aid-2/guatemala-humanitarian-aid/orphanage-2/


Click Donate to make a general donation:


This will take you to paypay where you can donate using paypal OR any credit card.

IMPORTANT: There is an option to “add special instructions to the saller”. In order for this money to go in the emergency wire transfer, please put: SOS FUND





Option 2:



Tax deductible electronic donation:



Please make checks payable to: Celebrate Children International

On the check please write “SOS FUND” in the bottom left, so it leaves in the emergency wire transfer.



Send checks as soon as possible to:



Celebrate Children International

ATTN: Carmen Lopez

PO Box 621387

Oviedo, FL 32762



Option 3



Electronic donation with NO tax receipt:



If you are donating less than $250, you can donate straight to Danielle Weaver, and I will send the total of donations received to Hogar Miguel Magone in Guatemala.



Electronic:

https://www.crowdrise.com/sos-fund---hogar-miguel-magone/fundraiser/danielaweaver



Check: Please make out to Danielle Weaver

Mail to:

2828 Utica Rd.
Lebanon, OH 45036


Cash: Please give to Tracy Raikes or Danielle Weaver

Today I called Karen from Hogar Miguel Magone to speak about the video I am making for the event in April, and much to my surprise, a usual short conversation turned in to quite the venting session for Karen. As you know, she is usually smiling and upbeat. But today she sounded tired and hopeless. I…

15/03/2016

Happy meal anyone?? 😃😃😃

15/03/2016

Dennis and Eddy loved their first trip to the movies!