Dear Bradley,

Alberto and Jennifer are ready to go back to school thanks to your donation! Alberto is five years old and lives in Medellín, Colombia with his parents and his grandmother. His father works as watchman and his mother is housekeeper. Alberto loves paint and read with his grandmother.

Jennifer is also five and lives in Medellín, Colombia with her mother and her two older sisters. Her mother and her older sister work in a hotel, earning about $300 per month. Jennifer loves to play with her sister and read stories about princesses.

Bradley, thanks for your donation! Alberto and Jennifer are now ready for kindergarten with their new backpack!!

Dear Skye,

In order, Susana, Maria Fernanda, Jimena, Diana and Esteban have received a new backpack to take to kindergarten.

Inside the backpack there are watercolors, pencils, a toothbrush and a paper block.

Susana is four years old. She lives with her parents and her younger sister. She loves “La Lleva” a Colombian play.

Maria Fernanda is four years old and she lives with her grandparents, who own a grocery store.

Jimena is five years old and she lives with her mother and uncle. She loves to read about animals.

Diana and Esteban are brother and sister. They live with their parents. They love to spend time together playing “La Goloza” a Colombian game.

Thanks to Skye, these five children have a backpack full of supplies for school!

Johan (the boy with the green sweater) is from Medellín and he is 4 years old. He likes to play with cars. He lives with his dad, his mom, his brother, his grandma and 4 uncles. His dad and grandma work in different jobs in order to support the family’s needs. They earn around US$400 monthly.

Thank you Richard! Your donation has provided Johan with a new backpack full of school supplies!

Dear Richard,

Anabel (the girl on the left) is 3 years old and was born in Medellín, Colombia. She lives with her mom, her dad and her sister. What she most likes is to play with her friends. Her dad works as a day laborer to support the family and he earns around US$180 per month. Anabel enjoys her new watercolors included in her new backpack!

Richard, thanks to you, Anabel now has a backpack full of school supplies!

Dear Richard,

Jhon (the boy on the left that is viewing the painting) was born in Medellín and is 4 years old. He lives with his dad, his mother, his brother, his 4 sisters and a niece. His parents work as day laborers to support the family. They earn around US$350 per month.

Jhon is very happy with his new backpack! Thank you Richard for your support of Jhon and Carla Cristina!

Dear Richard,

Juan Andrés (on the right) is 3 years old and he is from Medellín, Colombia. What he most likes is to sing. He lives with his mother and his grandma. His dad doesn’t live with them and they have a lot of needs because they are currently out of work. With his new crayons Juan Andres has started drawing pictures for his mom!

Thanks to Richard, Juan Andres now has a new backpack for school, full of notebooks, pencils, erasers and crayons!

Dear Mark,

Emmanuel, (the boy in the yellow chair at the front) is 3 years old and was born in Medellin, Colombia. He loves to play with cars. He lives with his mom, his dad and his brother. His parents are not currently able to find work, and they are struggling to make ends meet. Thanks to your donation Mark, Emmanuel has received a backpack complete with a new toothbrush!

Diego (the boy next to the teacher) was born in Medellín, Colombia and is four years old.  He lives with his mom, his dad and two sisters. His dad works as a construction worker to support the family and he earns around US$250 monthly. What he most likes is painting. Diego is happy painting with his new colors!

Juan Jose (the boy between the two girls in the back) is 4 years old and was born in Medellin. He lives with his mom and dad. What he likes most is to watch cartoons. His dad works on different jobs in order to sustain the family and he earns around US$250 monthly. Juan José is very happy wth his new backpack!

Thanks to your donation Mark, Diego and Juan Jose can go well equipped to school!

Dear Mark,

Juan is from Bello Antioquia, Colombia and is four years old. He lives with his mom and his 3 brothers. She works in recycling to support the family and she earns around US$200 monthly.

Juan loves his new backpack! Thanks to your donation Mark, Juan Manuel will be able to make a lot of drawings with his mom!

Luisa Fernanda (on the right) is 4 years old and lives in Medellin, Colombia. She is in kindergarten at Carla Cristina. She lives with her father, her mother and her two older brothers.

She loves to play with dolls and she loves to play with her brothers every day after class and after doing her homework.

Thanks to you Mark, Luisa is very happy, with her new pencils and watercolors for school!