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December 18, 2010

Back to Guatemala

I woke up early this morning — very early. I think it was due to too much caffeine yesterday.

4 AM was a good time to work on a few things with no chance of interruption, though, so I spent some time looking for plane tickets to Guatemala. I’ll be going back down to visit some old and new projects in late January. I can only clear about ten days, so it will be a bit of a whirlwind, but I’m excited to get back there. I’ll be accompanied this time by Andrew Brown, the newest member of the PEG board.

David and John Smith playing music for Guatemalan children
For those of you who don’t know the back story, I should explain that PEG Partners (Proyecto Para Las Escuelas Guatemaltecas, or Guatemalan School Project) is a small non-profit organization that supports school and library projects in Guatemala, the second poorest country in the western hemisphere (after Haiti). We’ve now supported over a dozen projects in Guatemala with over a hundred thousand dollars, collected primarily at concerts. That’s not a lot of money in the U.S., but it goes a long way in Guatemala, where we built a sturdy one room school a few years ago for $2500. Not $25,000, but $2500.

While I’ve been in Australia and India, the organization has been directed by Caroline Craig Proctor and Cecil Bothwell, two long-time friends and able board members. The fund raising has been handled primarily by a wonderful songwriter friend of mine, John Smith (aka Johnsmith). Everyone did a great job keeping things going, and I think it was good for the organization to have the responsibility spread out a bit. That said, I’m thrilled to be back on board and coordinating things once more.

I’ll keep you posted on how things go in Guatemala. If you’re interested in learning more about PEG, check out the web site. It’s a bit outdated (though it will be getting a major overhaul soon, as this site recently did). It has the basic information, though, and information on donations as well as printable gift cards, etc.

Thanks for being interested. Keep in touch.

Paz y justicia,

David

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  1. Eve Zweben Brune says

    April 5, 2015 at 11:14 pm

    Hello,

    I am working as a volunteer with Nayan Families (wwe.mayanfamilies.com) assisting them with fundraising from my home in New York City. I saw online that you had a board mrmber named Andrew Brown. I’m wondering if he is the same person I was close to in Panajachel, Guatemala in the early 1970s. If so, please give him my email address. Is love to reconnect. Good luck with your work in Guatemala. ..sounds wonderful. Perhaps our paths will cross. Eva

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    • David LaMotte says

      April 20, 2015 at 3:53 pm

      Hi Eve, Good to hear from you. Thanks for the work you’re doing. I hope our paths will cross in Guatemala some time. I don’t think Andrew was in Pana in the 70’s, but I’ll pass on your note. He and I went there together a couple of years ago, and I believe it was his first trip there (though he has traveled a great deal!). Paz y justicia…

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