DEL MAR-SOLANA BEACH ROTARY DONATES $2,000 TO HOPE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES FOR TJ DISADVANTAGED KIDS
Posted by Charles Foster
on Feb 14, 2015
Del Mar-Solana Beach Rotary donated $2,000 again this year to Hope Without Boundaries to help children who live in Canon de las Carretas at the old Tijuana dump attend public school.
(Hope Without Boundaries’ President, Lesley Sagar, and CFO, Paul Sagar, (on right) accept the $2,000 donation from Del Mar-Solana Beach Rotary’s President, Diane Huckabee, and International Service Director, Ken Barrett (on left).)
To enroll in school, which is otherwise free, students must wear the school’s uniform and have the required gym clothes and school supplies, costing up to $150. Many parents cannot afford this cost. This is where the non-profit Hope Without Boundaries comes in. Its volunteers encourage these children to attend school, provide the funding for school uniforms and other costs, and follow up to ensure that the children are benefitting from this encouragement and support.
Hope Without Boundaries volunteers travel from the Solana Beach area down to Carretas on the second Saturday of each month to provide cooked breakfasts, crafts, games, and occasional facilities improvements. Often they are joined by Del Mar-Solana Beach Rotary volunteers and Interact Club students from Canyon Crest Academy. (CCA’s Interact Club is sponsored and supported by Del Mar-Solana Beach Rotary.)
Lesley Sagar, President of Hope Without Boundaries, noted that the CCA students truly inspire the children that they work and play with. In fact, “the children are very excited when they see the CCA students.” These are the children that will benefit from Rotary’s donation.
Contact Ms. Lesley Sagar at ljsagar@hotmail.com for information about Hope Without Boundaries or see http://www.hopewithoutboundaries.com.
Del Mar-Solana Beach Rotary invites readers to learn more about it and its many activities by contacting Paul Butler (619-559-3213; info@DMSBRotary.com) or seeing www.DMSBRotary.com.