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Niños News This is where we'll announce the most recent additions to our web site. If you've visited us before and want to know what's changed, take a look here first.
Recent News
ANNUAL STUDENT BREAKFASTS
Students, parents and sponsors all shared wonderful experiences at the 2010 Breakfasts with Students & Their Families. Click the preceding link for pictures and info on the 2010 breakfasts.
The 2011 Breakfasts with your students will be held on January 16, 2011 and February 13, 2011. Click here to open the Registration Form If you plan to be in Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo for one of the above dates don't miss the opportunity to attend a Breakfast. Rather than asking Jose to arrange a priviate meeting take advantage of this event to meet with your student and family. Take the pressure off Jose during these busy months. Please open the Registration Form, Print, fill out and mail to the address listed on the form. See below for a link to pictures of this year's Breakfast.
ZIHUATANEJO BENIFET DINNER 2010 Annual Benefit Dinner - A Delightful Evening
Niños Adelante
increases Christmas gift to students to distribute surplus created by peso
devaluation The beca payments
to the students as established in July of 08 were based on the then prevailing
10:1 exchange. Payments began in
Sept with an inscription beca plus monthly beca.
The high school and junior high students receive the inscription beca of
520, nine monthly becas of 220, and a Christmas/Birthday gift in December of 500
for a total of 3000 pesos for the school year which equals the sponsor donation
of $300. The college students receive two beca payments of 2500 for a total of
5000 pesos. In July and
September when the exchange rate was still 10:1 a total of two thirds of the
08/09 school year’s funds were sent by Friends of Niños Adelante to Niños
Adelante’s bank account in Zihuatanejo. This followed past patterns of Niños
Adelante’s needs. In October there was a sharp devaluation of the peso. Friends of Niños Adelante seized the advantage by sending to the Niños Adelante bank the remaining third of the annual beca funds. The surplus pesos thus created will be paid out to the students. Already, in December, Niños Adelante increased the Christmas/Birthday gift payments to each of the students by 200 pesos and plans to provide additional increases for the student becas as the year progresses, all aimed at using up the surplus. The devaluation has translated to increased costs for most of the items our students and their families buy so it seems only fair to try to keep them even with where they were prior to the changes.
2010 Mineapolis Annual Fundraiser dinner was another hugh success ... raising just under $20,000. More details to follow but meanwhile our thanks to Steve, Stefanie and the many other volunteers who made this event such a success.
FIESTA DE MAYO
Jose has done it again! On May 24 he organized an "end of the year party" for the kids. One hundred and fifty one (the largest group ever) participated. They were treated to lunch, swiming, games and even an address by fellow college student Margarita Reynoso. The address preceded the fun and games. One can see from the pictures that the kids were spellbound by Margarita's comments. Of course they were also anxious to get to the beach. Here in Jose's own words is a brief report on the festivities.
"Dear friends just to inform
about the students day party on May 24. it was at the Fontan hotel
were we got a reunion with the students at the convention center, where our
student Margarita Reynoso gave a message to the students as she as
studding psychology.
It was so good to talk with all the
students about different points. The attendance was of 151 students".
Friends of Niños Board elects new Treasurer 2-15-09 At the Feburary board meeting, Ann Vander Ende was elected to replace Ann Gebo, retired from the board after serving as treasurer for the past six years. Ann Gebo's dedication and professionalism have served this organization well. She played the major part in addopting systems and methods to keep pace with our growth. Ann Gebo will be missed. Ann Vander Ende, a current board member, will step in to the treasurer position with a business background and organization skills well sutied for the challenge.
Board says ok to Beca increase for students. Recommended beca donation level for the 08/09 school year will increase after 5 years at parity. See following note: 2-14-08
FRIENDS OF NINOS ADELANTE DONOR LIST 2007 & 2008
The following establishments have made a generous donation to the Friends of Ninos Adelante Fundraiser. We ask that you please support these businesses!
In Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo
3 Amigos Restaurant, Zihuatanejo dal Toscano, Restaurant, Ixtapa Bogart’s Restaurant, Ixtapa Frank’s Restaurant Bar & Grill, Ixtapa La Malinche Restaurant, Ixtapa Rueben’s Restaurant, Ixtapa Il Mare Ristorante Restaurant, (La Ropa) Mamma Norma & Deborah and Deborah’s Chili Beans’s Restaurants, Ixtapa Morelos Restaurant, Ixtapa Soleiado Restaurant, Ixtapa Villas Miramar, Zihuatanejo NH Krystal Hotel, Ixtapa Barcelo Hotel, Ixtapa Pacifica Resort, Ixtapa Vargas Sport Fishing, Esturion Fleet, Zihuatanejo Dorado Pacifica Hotel, Ixtapa Fontan Hotel, Ixtapa Las Brisas Hotel, Ixtapa Tides Restaurant (formerly Villa del Sol), Zihuatanejo Melia Azul Resort, Ixtapa Daniel’s Restaurant, Zihua Chimal Jewelry, Ixtapa ZihuaBlue Restaurant,Zihua www.zihuablue.com Bandido’s Restauarnt, Zihua Santa Prisca Pozoleria, Zihua La Cava Restaurant, Zihua El Mirador Restaurant, Zihua Senor Frog’s Restaurant, Ixtapa
LOCATE YOUR STUDENT'S SCHOOL. Click here to open a map of Zihuatanejo with a legend that will give you an approximate location of the schools.
Pictures from past "End of School Year" Parties 
OTHER ITEMS One very important decision made several year's ago by the Friends of Niños Adelante Board, and a sign of the success of the program, was the establishment of a special college scholarship fund and recommendation to Niños Adelante to adopt a scholarship program for students who wish to attend a local Federal college. More details are available at Special College Scholarship Fund.
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