Calle Principal,
Sector D-1,
Colonia La Esperanza,
Zona 12, 01012
Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala

E-mail:  upavim@itelgua.com

Telelphone:
(502) 24 79 9061

Mary Joan Ferrara-Marsland
UPAVIM Crafts
12604 W. Old Baltimore Rd Boyds, MD, USA 20841

tlf/fax (301) 515-5911

info(at)upavim-mayanhands.org

UPAVIM has received support from countless individuals and foundations since the cooperative began in 1989. Below is a partial list of some of UPAVIM's significant and financial supporters. All donations are tax-deductible (at least in the U.S.), and the money can go to a specific program or can go into UPAVIM's general fund.

UPAVIM's greatest need right now are funds for the completion of Phase 2 and 3 of the Annex, which is a second four-story building to provide more space for the school and crafts-production as well as other income generating projects and community service programs. Despite this looming need, UPAVIM still appreciates small donations 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$35and UPAVIM has awarded over 400 for the 2003 school year.
• Becas de Carreras - this scholarship pays for 3 years of professional high school education for a bright teenager who would not be able to afford the costs of the school, books and the uniform. All recipients do community service and many have formed the Group UNE - Una Nueva Esperanza (A New Hope). This scholarship costs US$XXXX and UPAVIM currently sponsors XX 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. Please make the check out to IFTF - InterFaith Task Force (a U.S. based 501c3 non-profit organization, and send it to Mary Joan, whose address is at left.

Past donors and financial 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