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Photo Gallery - The Santa Lucia Children’s Home

A volunteer, Lisa Nilsen, helping Gustavo at the fishing booth
Volunteer Stormy Carroll and Pablito posing for the camera little Jessica getting a kiss from volunteer Caleb Thomas Volunteer Caleb Thomas explaining the bobbling for apples game Javier getting ready to race around on his bike Gabriela trying to blow up a balloon
Volunteer David Hargadon and Aanni Isaacson hanging out with (L-R): Pablo, Fabián, Paola, Carmen and Estefanía Jefferson playing with his balloon sword Little Isabel smiling after her attempt at bobbing for apples 70 Nicole getting blindfolded for her shot at the piñata Alex(L), Fabián and Nicole(R)
Gabriela trying out the homemade ice cream she made with volunteers Fernando, showing off his recently grown-in teeth Teela (R) hanging out with Omar and his sister Jessica (L) Mishell playing with a volunteer’s hoodie Azucena (L) and David (R) playing on the monkey bars
Volunteer Chelsie dancing with Yoselyn Alex getting a ride from our volunteer Carley We cut out paper kites for one activity for the children to color. They loved this activity. Alex in Familia/Group 1 was running around with his kite as soon as he finished the craft project. He wanted to go outside to “fly” it right away. A few of the kids gave their project to me as a gift. I love when they do that! They all did a great job with coloring. When we left the last family/group, we walked outside and a bunch of the kids had already made colorful new additions and were running around trying to fly their paper kites! Alejandra, aka “Dulce” playing in her walker 60 Yoselyn (R) taking care of one of her little sisters, Dulce (L) Gabriela grinning for the camera
Azucena getting flipped by volunteer Carley Volunteer Mikaela giving Grace (L) and Azucena (R) a piggy back ride Volunteer Chelsie teaching the kids to dance “The Egyptian” Volunteer Carley and Rocío Grace (L), volunteer Mikaela and Rocío (R) playing on the swings
“chupando chupetes” (clockwise from top: Fabián, Pablo and Rocío) One afternoon, we made “cotton ball sheep” with the kids. We brought photocopies showing an outline of a plain sheep, along with bags of cotton balls, glue and crayons to create the background. They loved it—especially the younger ones. They went crazy with the cotton balls and got creative. They all did a really good job with this craft project, and they really enjoyed it. We cut out paper kites for one activity for the children to color. They loved this activity. Alex in Familia/Group 1 was running around with his kite as soon as he finished the craft project. He wanted to go outside to “fly” it right away. A few of the kids gave their project to me as a gift. I love when they do that! They all did a great job with coloring. When we left the last family/group, we walked outside and a bunch of the kids had already made colorful new additions and were running around trying to fly their paper kites! Mishell posing with the “carnaval” sign Several kids sticking their heads through the bean-bag toss
“chupando chupetes” (clockwise from top: Fabián, Pablo and Rocío) Marjurie smiling at the camera while she swings Anita trying her hand at “pin the tail on the donkey” Posing as clowns at the fiesta (clockwise from top: Javier, Jessica and Gissela) A volunteer, Lisa Nilsen, helping Gustavo at the fishing booth
Fishing for prizes at the fiesta’ fishing booth (clockwise from top left: Jorge, David and Marjurie) A few kids posing with Alex Probert (a Santa Lucia volunteer) at the farewell fiesta for departing volunteers; the kids loved the pig piñata that the volunteers made for the carnival-themed fiesta [L-R: Isabel, Mishell, Alex (volunteer), Samanta, Gustavo, and David (bottom, yellow shirt) A family of four sisters who recently arrived to the Santa Lucia Children’s Home (L-R: Alejandra, Irene, Gabriela and Yoselyn)
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