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Like Christmas morning all over the world, children in
Mexico wake up the morning of January 6th to
find toys and gifts left by the Three Kings.
Día de los Reyes Magos, “Three Kings Day” or “Epiphany”,
is the most special day of the year for children
throughout Mexico, and historically portrays the arrival
of the Wise Men in Bethlehem bringing gifts to baby
Jesus.
However, many children in the Mayan rural villages
have never experienced the joy of receiving a toy from
the Reyes Magos. Help us change this!!
ATD began on 2006 when a small group of Akumal business
owners, residents, home owners, and guests raised
money and toys and drove a carload of new toys out to
the rural villages 60 miles south of Tulum. They put
smiles on over 200 little faces that year.
This past January 6th, vacationers brought a toy to
donate, money was collected to buy toys, and over 500
children received a special gift from the Reyes Magos
which they normally would not have. Take a look at the
photos and look all those beautiful smiles!
We are very grateful to all of our supporters past and present and in
special to:
Jorge & Elizabeth Calles
Kay & Gary Walten (locogringo.com)
Rhet Schober (Akumal-Villas.com )
Memo & Marcy Essy
Laura Bush
Diane Mahan
Jaime Medina (Servitodo Akumal)
Angel Mezeta (Vipaksa Security)
Thanks you so much for your generosity in the name
of hundreds of Mayan kids or as they say in Maya
Language:
"dyos bo'otik"( God bless you),
The Akumal Toy Drive Team
Gina Austin, founder
Ingrid Datica
Jorge Palma
Malu Guijosa, photographer
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