聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Donations from Kamsack residents were delivered to a Mexican orphanage in January.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Before leaving for a three-week vacation to the Puerto Vallarta area of Mexico, Joan Barron of Kamsack accepted financial contributions and assembled about 20 kilograms of donations including toiletries and clothing, which she delivered to the Casa Hogar government-operated orphanage in Puerto Vallarta.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 About 32 children ranging in age from newborns to about 12 years live at the orphanage which includes a school and church, Barron said, adding that while there, she spent three days working with the children, both in the classrooms and the kitchen and helped to provide a storytime for them.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Barron said she is appreciative of the contributions made by Amanda Burback and Naomi Tensen at the school, and Nicole Rossback, manager of the Fields store in Kamsack.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 That was the fourth time that Barron has taken items to an orphanage in Mexico.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The Casa Hogar facility is wonderful and clean and the children are so well taken care of, she said. 鈥淭he kids have tons of love to give and many foreigners visit the place.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Barron said that when she visits Mexico next winter she will again take donations to an orphanage. Persons wishing to contribute may contact her. 聽聽
