Orphanage needs donations, volunteers
This was published in the Nogales story, but in a much shorter form. It was intended as a sidebar.
Writing and photo by Daniel Woolfolk/Aztec Press
About an hour south of the border in Imuris, Sonora, the Casa de Elizabeth Orphanage is getting hit hard from both sides. The increased violence has kept volunteers away and the economic crisis is producing fewer and smaller donations.
More than 80 children live at the orphanage. They don’t eat as well as they used to but their spirits remain high, Director Manuel Vergara said in Spanish.
One child told him not to worry because he had eaten enchiladas. Another told him he had eaten a steak. Both children had actually eaten beans and rice, but were only pretending to eat well.
For details on tax-deductable donations or volunteering, log on to www.casadeelizabeth.org.
