Today is the Tony Reyes memorial being held at the Pavillion at El Dorado Ranch.  It begins at 11:00 a.m.  Tavo Garcia (of the pharmacy next to the bank) will serve as master of ceremonies.  Yesterday, Martin Romo of Rositas Restaurant wrote to tell me this: “Hi Kat, we have already many more products and items so far. Early in the morning more people came to deliver more help. With the money received I bought in the morning items such as toothpaste,  body soap, whole dry milk,paper toilet, feminine products, cookies, salt crackers, tuna cans, nutrimilk, trim nail clippers.  Total for different stores are

I spoke with another woman who lives in the Ejido today and she and a few people she knows were also called by our newest scammer.  She was called quite a few times with the ruse that she knew the gentleman on the other end of the phone.  The only suggestion I have is to hang up, even if you think it’s someone you know. Or, ask them a personal question, for example “Where do I live” or “Where am I from” or just hang up.  That’s the safest bet.  Gardina sent me this photo with the subject line of “At the fossels”.

The meeting at Rosita’s Restaurant this afternoon was attended by Martin Romo, Ruben de la Peña of Cotuco and in the words of Martin: “Dear friends,  I would like to thank all of those who were at the meeting today. We had a wonderful help. Thanks to Kat from Kat’s Korner who donated $1’000.00 pesos; to the Willmoore family $100.00 dollars and to Roy and Lorraine gardner who after the meeting brought items already.  On Sunday, Jim & Shirley Moore from Lions [are] going to deliver plenty of food. God bless all!!! Luis has built a web page for our group and you can see the status of donations and items needed here.  Thanks to all who are helping those in need.

I have some earthquake relief news from various persons in San Felipe.  This is from Martin Romero: “Dear friends, yesterday a group of teenagers from our church in San Felipe,went to the Valley of Mexicali,to deliver help speccially in Guadalupe Victoria Valley. The police Department took us over one of the worst places to give our assistance.Since last weekend our group of teenagers at the church,were asking for help in several streets. They were blessed and collected $1’000.00 dollars. We bought plenty of items such as canned food,diapers,whole dry milk, cereals, bottled water, feminine products, vegetable oil, potatoes, juices, cookies among others items.