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David LaMotte

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David’s Photos of Guatemala

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In 2004, Deanna and I went to Guatemala for the first time.  We earned lifetime nerd status by choosing to go to school on our honeymoon.  We studied Spanish in Antigua for a couple of weeks and took two weekend trips, one to the Mayan ruins at Tikal, and one to stay at the beautiful Posada de Santiago, on Lago Atítlan.

We were not looking for a project, but realized while there that I am uniquely situated to help out with some issues there. Public schools are grossly underfunded there, and Guatemala is the second poorest country in the western hemisphere (after Haiti), so it’s hard to raise funds for schools from parents, many of whom are supporting families on less than $2 per day of income.

We set out to help out one school that I had visited, and gradually grew a small non-profit organization called PEG Partners.  It is run by all volunteers, and all donations go directly to the projects unless the donor specifies that they would like to designate a portion to contribute to our small admin budget for transportation, printing, etc.

As of now, we’ve raised a bit over $100,000, primarily in very small donations. That’s not a lot of money in the US, but it goes a very long way in Guatemala. My musician buddy John Smith also raises money at concerts. The rest of the story, and pictures of some of the children affected by it, are below.  If you would like more information on PEG, please check out the PEG web site.

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Gareth Higgins and Brian Ammons are hosting The Po Gareth Higgins and Brian Ammons are hosting The Porch Gathering in March in Montreat, NC, just up the road from my place. It will be a beautiful time, with leadership from a bunch of folks I love and respect, including Micky ScottBey Jones, Anthony Smith, Dan Snyder, Tim Tyson, Jasmin Pittman Morrell, Laura Hope-Gill, Daneen Akers, Melvin Bray, Nancy Sehested, Suzanne Ross, Mark Yaconelli, Brian, Gareth, and me.

Great conversations, movies, music, and transformative storytelling. For real, friends, this would be an amazing gift to give to yourself and/or someone you love. Highly recommended, if you can join us. About 120 are already registered (close to capacity) and only 6 rooms are left for people who want to stay on site, so if that’s you, please reserve your room today. If you’re staying offsite or live nearby and haven‘t registered yet we‘d love to have you with us too. You‘ll find all the details you need at: theporchgathering.com
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Back On the Road … Near You?

November 18, 2022

As the world continues to gradually reopen, I’m so enjoying being back on the road. To facilitate that process, I’ve just begun working with not one, but two new booking agents to help me organize the … Read More

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"The cover art is by artist Scott Neely, who doodled this guitar drawing while actually sitting at a concert of mine, listening to me play my instrumental song Shadows."
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