Meadowridge students distribute gift bags to the kids of Punta Alto.
Toys and school supplies are always appreciated gifts.
HW Pickup students organize gifts to give to the communities.
Kids of P. Magdalena recieve a backpack of school supplies.
The P. Magdalena gift backpack accompanied by a blanket.
Panterra volunteers organize the gift packs for Puerto Magdalena.
Clothing is truly an appreciated gift by the communities.
Donations from the Journey of Giving participants 2010.
We crashed a birthday party and handed out gift bags in the town of San Bartolo.
An elderly woman receives a bag of wool & accessories.
Sharon helps a young girl sort through her gift bag.
The community of Las Cuevas receives gifts from Matthew Halton students.
Each year Kam Syne crochets blankets for the program.
Students from El Triunfo are the recipients of the gifts from McCoy High School.
The Baja Gifts Program was started in 2000 when a few of us decided to donate money and gifts to schools and families in the southern part of the Baja (Baja California Sur).
We had mentioned what we were doing to a few of the teachers participating in the Panterra expeditions in 2001 and they were inspired enough to get their classes involved. So, participants started making up gift packages.
The response was incredible! On most of the school trips in 2001, Panterra participants filled a shoebox with gifts such as toiletries (toothpaste, toothbrush, shampoo, soap), school supplies (pens, pencils, rulers, notebooks, binders, binder paper) and toys. The shoeboxes were brought down on their trip and the gifts were distributed to various schools and communities they visited.
The Baja Gifts Program has grown from a few of us giving money to the donation of boxes upon boxes of clothing and supplies.
In 2010, we donated over 300 gift bags, 25 woven blankets, boxes and duffle bags of clothing and 6 large First Aid Kits to isolated communities in the islands and on the peninsula. The Baja Gift Program has been extremely successful; while it is a small gesture on our part, it is a huge gift to the recipients.
How do you get involved? Each participating class can compile a box or boxes of supplies, including school supplies, toiletries, and clothing (one group donated soccer jerseys that were accepted with overwhelming enthusiasm) and bring it with them to Mexico. The boxes will then be donated during their trip (if time permits) or on their behalf to schools or communities in the southern region of the Baja.
You don’t have to go on one of our trips to be a participant in the gifts program. We will kindly accept your donations and will distribute it on your behalf, taking pictures and recording who the recipients of your gifts are. We have schools, families and individuals participating in the program. Monetary donations can be mailed to our Sidney office or be made online, through PayPal.
If you have a family doctor or dentist that would like to contribute first aid and dental hygiene products the donations will be delivered to a medical/dental facility in one of the many communities we visit or to people that we hear are in need of the supplies.
If you would like to get involved with the Baja Gifts Program or would like more information, please do not hesitate to contact the Panterra office at info@panterra.com or phone us at 1-800-665-6639.
For those of you who have participated in the program, THANK YOU from the depths of our hearts for taking the time to make a difference in the lives of the children, their families and the communities in Baja California Sur, Mexico. To see our most recent endeavor in the Baja Gifts Program, please visit the Panterra Facebook Page.
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