Located on Privada Gonzalez Ortega,
Jocotopec, Jalisco, MX
Purpose: To provide professional education
of deaf children, to teach
them sign language, how to read, do sculpture, carpentry and arts. The organization provides all
types of hearing devices and everything related
to the enhancement of their hearing
defect. The school in Jocotopec presently serves 110 children.
The official registered name for our organization is Escuela para Sordos de Jocotepec, A.C. We are an all-volunteer, government-registered, not-for-profit charitable organization serving the Lake Chapala area in Mexico. We are audited annually by the state of Jalisco's directorate of charities (IJAS).
Upcoming Events
January 28, 2010 - Spring Home Tours
February 19, 2010 - Annual General Meeting
La Nueva Posada at 10:30 am
All Welcome!
March 11, 2010 - Annual Ball: 1001 Nights
For more details, see our events...
Organization News - FUNDS DONATED
The financial organization Casa Popular Mexicana presented a donation of $25,000 pesos to the School for the Deaf at a Ceremony at the School in Jocotopec on December 7, 2009. The funds will be used to provide Audiology Services and Speech Therapy for the deaf children at the school as well as help provide daily lunches. (Left to right, David Serrano Corro, Adriana Torres, Jose Salazar and Mike Campo)
School Audiologist, Citlali Bravo, applied for the grant and organized the hand-over ceremony. School Principal, Jose Luis Delagadello Salazar, introduced President of the School for the Deaf Association, Mike Campo, who accepted the gift on behalf of the more than 100 children at the School. Mike then presented Casa Popular Mexican Jalisco representative, Adriana Torres and Jocotopec Manager, David Serrano Corro, with a Certificate of Appreciation for the generous donation from Casa Popular Mexicana. ..see more
Win two nights' stay at The Grand Bay Hotel
at Isla de Navidad...
Just one of the exciting door prizes
awaiting a lucky winner at our Annual
Ball in March!
...or two nights' stay at Four Seasons PuntaMita..
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"CASI NUEVO" THRIFT SHOP
"Casi Nuevo" (almost new) is located in Riberas del Pilar on the North side of the Carretera, across from Seven-Eleven. Why not stop by to peruse our updated shop, including a jewelry boutique by Hector Hernando... New expanded hours are 10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., Monday through Saturday. (Donations of clothing and other items are always welcome.)