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Thank you from the Escuelita Abierta Project in Peru. Corina Rodriguez of the Escuelitas Abiertas in Iquitos, Peru, has asked us to pass on Christmas and New Year greetings to all the congregation. The Escuelitas, which are projects offering homework clubs for the poorest children in the city of Iquitos, were one of the organisations helped by our charity collections last year. As you may know, I spent a year working in Iquitos and am familiar with the wonderful work done by the Escuelitas. The children are given glasses of milk and bread and assistance and supervision with their homework, which is often not available to them at home. In her Christmas email, Corina told us how our donation had helped them expand their service and also allowed all the children to have a special Christmas treat of hot chocolate and cake – the Chocolatadas. We hope to hold another collection for the Escuelitas this spring. Sorcha Pollak
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