A Letter and A Story: The Oaxaca Mask Project
First, the letter I sent to our most recent donors yesterday — people who made gifts over the last two weeks. Read on for a story from Kalisa Wells about giving out our masks on the streets of Oaxaca. Dear Friends, Your gifts over the last two weeks topped us off at receiving over $10,000 […]
Oaxaca Face Masks for the Good
In the despair that has gripped the United States of America in the last week that peels away once more deep-seated and unresolved racial disparities and undue police force that plague us, I have found succor in focusing on The Oaxaca Mask Project. These times demand us to be proactive to make change for the […]
The Oaxaca Mask Project: Progress Report #1
As of today, The Oaxaca Mask Project has raised $1,831 USD received gifts from 31 generous people ordered 300 masks for delivery in the next 10 days help from Eric Ramirez and Zapotrek eco-tours help from Kalisa Wells help from Alvin Starkman and Mezcal Educational Tours to distribute masks to San Marcos Tlapazola and help […]
Party for the Animals: Fundraiser for Teotitlan Spay-Neuter Clinic, Sunday, August 19, 2018
PLEASE SHARE. CAR POOL TO TEOTITLAN. GIVE. I will provide the famous Teotitlan del Valle mole amarillo con pollo tamales made by my neighbor Ernestina. She will also make delicious black bean tamales for the vegetarians among us. You bring the beverages. We want to raise 5,000 pesos. It costs 400 pesos total to spay […]
This Is a Test: Is This Post in Your Inbox?
I am not a tekkie, I’m a writer, although I’m also the webmaster, unfortunately. The back-end stuff ties me in knots. About a month ago, the company that hosts this WordPress blog, DreamHost, migrated to a new operating software. Yesterday, a couple of emails came in from readers who said they hadn’t received blog posts […]