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Estimados vecinos / Dear neighbors,

This year, our blanket drive is getting off to a fairly good start, but we would like to move things along, as we can’t negotiate pricing with the factory until we are fairly certain we will have sufficient funding to order 840 blankets, the same number as last year. Anticipating an increase in price due to inflation, our goal is $67,000 pesos, 10% more than the amount we raised last year. ?

If we place our order by mid-October, we will receive the blankets by Nov. 1. If we exceed our goal, we will order more blankets.?

Some people have asked about the cost of the blankets. For the past two years we have been ordering direct from a blanket factory in Tlaxcala, saving 30%-40% of the cost of buying a similar blanket at a retail store … and the blankets were delivered to Los Labradores.

Last year we negotiated a price of $74pesos/blanket. Assuming a price increase 10% ($82p/blanket) this year, a contribution of $500p will buy 6 blankets; $1,000p will buy 12. ?

Dieter and I, with the occasional help of others, transport and hand out the blankets.? We only give one blanket per family. If a mother asks for more blankets, we ask her to go to the back of the line with her blanket in order to receive a second blanket, if we don’t run out of blankets by the time she again reaches the front. We usually run out of blankets before the line ends.?

You can leave your donation with Dieter or with me, or leave in an envelope at the Cafe (write “Blankets” on the envelope).

For those of you who would prefer to wire funds using Zelle or PayPal, contact Dieter or me via email for instructions.?

Thank you again! We look forward to everyone’s support. ?

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Blanket delivery day ?-- ?840 blankets in 24 bundles.

The delegation of Los Galvanes reported our distribution event. Nov. 2023

Dieter delivered 24 blankets for our security guards.

Delivering blankets in El Lindero de La Petaca