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. Some of the students are hearing impaired, and others suffer from Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, quadriplegia, paraplegia, autism and visual impairment. The school in Jocotopec presently serves over 100 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).
Recently a very significant donation of 25,000 pesos was made to The School for the Deaf and Children with Special Needs by Fernando Gomez and Steve Cross who own the Casa Flores Bed and Breakfast in Ajijic Village. This generous donation will help the School support the 96 children who attend it. This donation will go a long way to meet the School's 35,000 pesos a month basic operating costs. It comes at a particularly good time since more than 100,000 pesos have been spent in the first 8 months of 2011 improving the school's facilities, and more work needs to be done.
But the gift of 25,000 pesos is not the end of the b&b owners' story. In addition to that, Steve and Fernando have pledged $5,000 pesos a month to the School for the Deaf for the next year!
"CASI NUEVO" THRIFT SHOP NOW A SUCCESSFUL
"TRI-PARTNERSHIP" " Casi Nuevo"
(almost new) Thrift Shop, located in Riberas del Pilar on the
North side of the Carretera, benefits three charities for children: Lakeside
School for the Deaf, LCS' Community Education Program, and Have Hammers...
Will Travel. New expanded hours are 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Monday
through Saturday.
Monday, February 6, 2012 at 6 pm is this year's Charity Dinner/Dance. "Chefs Under the Stars" has an array of Lakeside's top chefs... (more)
We certainly kicked up our heels at the 2011 Roaring 20's Benefit Gala...
and our 2012 February 6 event plans to be even better!!
Get your tickets now for our ever-popular benefit Lakeside Home Tours! The next tour on the Spring 2012 schedule is Thursday, February 23! (more)
"BEYOND THE WALLS" BOOK PROCEEDS BENEFIT SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF & CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
The completely revised Beyond the Walls book by Alison Pickering
features 240 pages of all new homes and photos. All profits from the sale of this book go toward supporting the children at the School.
Look for it at popular Lakeside boutiques.