Students in Chocolá need your help

Amigos de Chocolá was established in 2005 to assist in providing foundations for long-term social and economic development in the town of Chocolá, Guatemala. Early on, we identified poverty and a lack of education to overcome it as major challenges for residents. Amigos continues to focus on educational support to provide opportunities to rise out of conditions that contribute to poverty.

Our programs include educational and financial assistance to students and school sites. During the 2023 school year, students returned to the classroom after nearly two years of virtual instruction due to the Covid 19 pandemic. A total of 64 students received scholarship funding in 2023. All but 4 of those students finished the academic year and look forward to continuing their education in 2024.

Providing a vehicle for students to stay in school, practice good work habits and learn to succeed at whatever they do is central to our mission. Amigos has encouraged education by supporting scholarships to students whose families simply can’t afford to send them to school otherwise.

In the developing world, there is a premium on learning and retaining life skills. Today’s students are tomorrow’s leaders. You can help fulfill the promise of tomorrow with a donation to an educational scholarship.

 
 
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It takes a relatively modest sum to fund a scholarship for one of these deserving students

• $250 (£200) will provide one year’s scholarship for a middle school student**

• $350 (£275) will provide one year’s scholarship for a high school student**

• $100 (£80) will provide 100 educational CDs, plus books and paper supplies for the Amigos’ Computer Learning Center

Please tell us if you would like to sponsor a student for one, two or three years.

Of course, any amount will help sustain educational opportunities for needy students in Chocolá.

You can be assured that over 95% of donations received go directly to our scholarship and social initiatives that benefit the students and their families in Chocola.

 

how to Make a Contribution

You can easily donate through PayPal; however, a 2.2% + $0.30 amount will be subtracted from your donation to cover PayPal fees if donated in the USA. A 3.7% fee will be deducted if donated from outside the USA.

Alternatively, please send a check to:

Cheryl Trinidad

Treasurer

Amigos De Chocolá
450 S. Alandele Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Regardless of the method you choose you will receive a letter from the Treasurer acknowledging your net donation for personal and tax purposes. Note that if you wish to donate in behalf of another person, such as a specific Scholarship Fund, you may do so either through a PayPal notation or a note with your check.

We Celebrate and Thank Our Donors

Our students join us in thanking you for supporting our students in Chocolá. We continue this educational progress only with your help!

2023

ANN AUSTIN

JAMES BAWEK & YOLANDA MOSES Claremont, CA

BEN CHAMBERS Portland, OR

SYDNEY CHAMBERS Bend, OR

BILL & CAROL CHRISTIANSEN Claremont, CA

JIM & PAT COLEMAN Santa Rosa, CA

CINDY DASHER Thornton, CO

JANICE & JOHN GREER Olympia, WA

MARGARET HENDERSON Golden, CO

JOHN & BRENDA HILL Claremont, CA

HOLLY HOGLUND Laurel, MD

STEVE HOPE Lakewood, CO

BASIM & KARI KADHIM Bend, OR

ROBERT & ROBERTA LATTIM ORE Denver, CO

SUSAN LOMINSKA & JACK MILLS Claremont, CA

SIEGLINDE LUG-CHAMBERS Denver, CO

RON & JEAN MEYER Golden, CO

CHRIS & KAY MORELL Alexandria, VA

DAVE & ANN NECKER Castle Pines, CO

ROSALIE NEWTON Longmont, CO

CHRISTOPHER & CAROL OBERG Ventura, CA

LORNE & DARLENE OLFMAN Claremont, CA

ROB & DEB REILEY Phoenix, AZ

THOMAS REILEY Golden, CO

RIESTER FOUNDATION Phoenix, AZ

JOE & MARGARET RETTIG Centennial, CO

CARL & JULIE SCHWESER Iowa City, IA

NANCY SHRADER Missoula, MT

BOB & JAN SWOPE Elizabethtown, KY

CHERYL TRINIDAD Los Angeles, CA

RENUKA VISHWANATHAN Upland, CA

KAREN YOSHINO Pasadena, CA

2022

KATHE ALLISON Belmont, NC

  • JIM BAWEK/YOLANDA MOSES Claremont, CA

  • BETSY & DAN BIKLE Mill Valley, CA

  • BEN CHAMBERS Portland, OR

  • SYDNEY CHAMBERS Bend, OR

  • PAT & JIM COLEMAN Santa Rosa, CA

  • CINDY DASHER Thornton, CO

  • PHILLIP FASANO Ohio

  • MARCELLA FASANO & MICHAEL REICHERT Nederland, CO

  • JANICE & JOHN GREER Olympia, WA

  • MARGARET (PAT) HENDERSON Golden, CO

  • JOHN & BRENDA HILL Claremont, CA

  • ADRIENNE HILL Charlotte, NC

  • ELLEN & CHRIS HILL Philadelphia, PA

  • JOHN & BRENDA HILL Claremont, CA

  • LAUREN HILL Los Angeles, CA

  • HOLLY HOGLUND Laurel, MD

  • STEVE HOPE Lakewood, CO

  • AJ & BONNIE JOHNSTON Golden, CO

  • BASIM KADKIM Bend, OR

  • TOM & SHARON KIDD Moscow, OH

  • CHRIS & CHET KNAPP Charlotte, NC

  • ROBIN LADEBUE Golden, CO

  • ROBERT & ROBERTA LATTIMORE Golden, CO

  • SUSAN LOMINSKA & JACK MILLS Claremont, CA

  • SIEGLINDE LUG-CHAMBERS Denver, CO

  • JERRY & MARGENE MAXWELL La Verne, CA

  • DAVID MEAGHER Beavercreek, OH

  • RON & JEAN MEYER Golden, Co

  • CHRIS & KAY MORELL Alexandria, VA

  • ROSALIE NEWTON, Longmont, CO

  • CHRISTOPHER & CAROL OBERG Claremont, CA

  • LORNE & DARLENE OLFMAN Claremont, CA

  • DAVID PENNINGTON Columbus, NM

  • NED REDDENBARGER Broomfield, CO

  • ROB & DEB REILEY Phoenix, AZ

  • TOM REILEY Golden, CO

  • JOE RETTIG Centennial, CO

  • RIESTER FOUNDATION Phoenix, AZ

  • NANCY SHRADER Missoula, MT

  • BOB & JAN SWOPE Elizabethtown, KY

  • RENUKA VISHWANATHAN Upland, CA

  • PK WARE Scottsdale, AZ

  • ART & ROBERTA ZELLER