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Donate to UPAVIM

We gratefully accept donations and are extremely appreciative of any contributions to our programs. UPAVIM has received support from numerous churches, individuals, and foundations since the cooperative began in 1988. All donations are tax-deductible in the U.S.A.

You may specify the program you wish to support or UPAVIM's general fund. UPAVIM's greatest need right now are contributions for the construction projects. We are in the process of expanding our building to provide more space for the school and crafts production, as well as other income generating projects and community service programs. The third floor began construction in August 2008. The fourth floor will begin construction as soon as funds are available. This 4th floor will house grades 4, 5 and 6 of our alternative elementary school. This pressing need is due to the children being extremely overcrowded. It has become impossible for our teachers to use their alternative education methods which is what makes our school unique for Gautemala and extremely successful.

Despite this pressing need, UPAVIM still appreciates donations for our scholarship programs from individuals, and we thank the many friends and former volunteers who continue to give generously to support the two scholarship funds:
  • Becas - a scholarship pays for one child's inscription and required materials for one year of primary or junior high school. Junior high recipients are required to do volunteer work and all recipients are required to pass their classes for the year to receive the scholarship the following year. The scholarship costs US$35 and UPAVIM has awarded 437 for the 2008 school year.

  • Becas de Carreras - this scholarship pays for 3 years of professional high school education for a bright teenager who would not be able to afford the costs of the school, books, and the uniform. All recipients do community service and many have formed the Group UNE - Una Nueva Esperanza (A New Hope). This scholarship costs from US$900 to US$1400 each year and UPAVIM has awarded 17 scholarships to deserving young men and women.

These scholarship programs depend entirely on international support. Please write "Becas" or "Becas de Carrera" on your check if you wish to support one of these programs.

If you are interested in making a tax-deductible donation in the USA to any of UPAVIM's programs, please make a check made payable to:UCDF (UPAVIM Community Development Foundation) , a U.S. based501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

You can specify on your check if you would like it to go to a certain program or "As Needed".

Please mail donations to:
UPAVIM Community Development Foundation
Barbara Lorraine
808 E. 23rd
Bryan TX. 77803

For further questions write to:
barb@mac-resource.com
Website: www.upavim.org

Click here for more info about the Foundation.
Thank you so much for your support!

UPAVIM Community Development Foundation also serves as a U.S. based fiscal sponsor for the Consejo Independiente Mejor Amanecer (Independent Council for a Better Awakening), a Mexican tax-exempt non-profit. Please note if the donation should go toward CIMA.



Donors and supporters of UPAVIM include:


Susan Shelton
Port Orange Presbyterian Church
Artisans World Marketplace
George McVey
Las Madres
Woods Foundation
Roger Haglund
Fawn United Methodist Church
Elizabeth and Russ Tyldesley
Raymond E Dugan
Jeannie Long
The Presbytery of New Covenant
Christian Meuke
St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church
Mary Joan Ferrara-Marsland
Baksheesh
Folks Art
The Rotary Club of Paso Robles
The Rotary Club of Paso Robles-Sunrise
The Rotary Club of Atascadero
Rotary Service Inc.
The Rotary Club of Piedmont
Rotary Club International
The Palmer Foundation
Mark Fowler
John and September Woods
Frank Norman
Mary Zoppi
James Hill
Judith Bardell
Marilyn Palermo
Kateri Kondrat and Kevin Winsett
Helen Read
Richard Mier
Global Fund For Women
Ryan Hughes


Duncan and Stephanie Downs Hughes
Lydia Vrignaud
Mary and Kerby Neill
Michael and Brittany Norman
Marcia Bellas and Richmond West
Calvin and Leoma Steffen
Maxwell Ebenezer Lutheran Church
Marilyn Hartman
Mary Em and Jack Wallace
Alexandra Hunter
Susan Darvas
Heritage Spinning and Weaving
Cathleen Kelly
Market Square Presbyterian Church
New Dublin Presbyterian Church
Lutheran Church of the Living Word
North Decatur Presbyterian Church
Sayler Hawkins Foundation
Allen S. Orton
Jean W. Orton
Betty and Gerald May
Caroline Saunders Memorial Fund
Amy Langeland
Maureen Kelly
St. John Evangelical Roman Catholic Church
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Linda Conroy
Northwoods Presbyterian Church
Bridget Fogarty
Vecinos Craft Shop
Florida Tropical Weavers Guild
Celtic Cross Mission Community
Beth McEneany

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International supporters of UPAVIM are in the process of establishing a new non-profit organization and foundation to help raise funds for UPAVIM. For more information on this work, please email the webmaster or you can subscribe to a low-volume listserv called Amigos de UPAVIM where you will recieve emails about the foundation and news from UPAVIM.

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