Casas de Luz Newsletter October 2019
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Happy October and welcome to the holiday season! We are excited to spend our holiday season with you and are excited about our upcoming events. Starting in October our schedule gets busy with home builds, holiday parties and the kickoff of our new leadership team! Please let us know if you would like to get more involved, we would be happy to hear from you!
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Rosenthal Family & Friends
Although it was the hottest build in our history, the Ríos López family has a beautiful new home. It was so hot the master carpenters had to take breaks to dump water on themselves! Thank you to the Rosenthal team for your dedication to this family!
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Franklin Family & Friends
Evelín graced the team with a beautiful speech in the closing ceremony, recognizing the detail-oriented dedication to building her family a beautiful home. She also kept the builders well-nourished with delicious burritos!
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Do you have too much candy? Help fill piñatas with your leftover or unwanted Halloween candy! Feel free to drop off any candy at our donation sheds in Solana Beach or during the candy drives at local high schools (CCA, UCHS, SDA) on the friday right after Halloween. We appreciate your help filling piñatas for our holiday parties!
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A few months ago, we received a donation of 1,000 hats which have protected us from the sun on builds and have travelled all the way to Veracruz, Mexico! Amada and Gersom Ayala have been working in Veracruz for the past month, leading workshops in various different churches and community centers. They were able to bring dozens of hats to Veracruz where the sun is very strong and will protect those who work in the fields during the day. We are incorporating this donation as a way to teach about the importance of sun protection.
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October 4, 5
Meet Marfilio, Miguel, Alba, Darwin, and Manuel. This family has been living in a house made of recycle wood and a dirt floor for years. They love attending Faro de Luz and climb a high hill every Sunday to attend.
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October 19, 20
Meet María Luz, Paola, Berenice, and Johan. María Luz moved to Tijuana from Michoacan when she was 17. Berenice just graduated from high school and is getting ready to study business administration at university.
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October 26, 27
Meet José, Ivan, Yesenia, and their newest addition Jonathan. At Faro de Luz, Yesenia has learned how to sew and now sells beautiful, embroidered napkins. José works as a builders assistant and earns around $70 a week.
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As Casas de Luz grows and reaches more people not only in Mexico, but on this side of the border, we would love to hear your favorite memory of CDL is! Send us a message about your favorite memory or just a thought about CDL and we will feature one per month on our newsletter!
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Our 2019-2020 high school leadership team has kicked off the year and is more excited than ever for this upcoming year. Look forward to upcoming fundraisers for high school students, youth groups, and more opportunities to volunteer! Our high school leadership team consists of students from local high schools including San Dieguito Academy, Canyon Crest Academy, Torrey Pines High School, La Costa Canyon High School, and University City High School.
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Builders are needed for the build on October 19. Please email us for more details! This is a great opportunity to introduce friends and family to Casas de Luz and practice your hammer skills! We would love to see you there.
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Check out this video to meet the families involved in our Despensas de Luz program at our Faro de Luz community center. Whether you are a group, business, family, or an individual, you can sponsor monthly groceries for a family and build a relationship with them. As our Faro de Luz community center grows, so does the need for support. Amazing progress has been seen by our families and deep relationships have been formed. Read the letter below from a girl in a family who is being sponsored.
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"I want to thank you because you have helped us so much. I love you so much and I feel very proud of you. When I grow up I want to work like you, building houses with Casas de Luz. I want to be a successful worker so that I can buy my mom land and build her a house. I hope I never lose our friendship, I love you so much."
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Now that it is October and the cold is coming, community members need are in need of warm clothes. We would love any donation of jackets, long-sleeve shirts, and anything to keep our community members warm!
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Sheds are at the end of the parking lot of the church if coming from the North. If you are coming from the South, take Via de la Valle and drive towards the ocean. On Del Mar Downs Road, turn right and continue until the end of the road where you will turn left. Drive left up the hill and the sheds will be on your left! There is a rope protecting our sheds from being a dump zone, so feel free to drop off your
usable
donations right there!
Please contact us so we know to expect it!
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