Marcos, Claribel, and Antonio

Claribel

2010-11-09T15:17:00.001-08:00

Sweetness its self Claribel is a joy at the club. She always participates and loves to play, but never gets in trouble.

Marcos!

2010-11-06T09:19:00.001-07:00

Marcos is Antonio’s older brother. They are from a very dangerous area and have very poor living conditions. You can see the hardships in Marcos’ eyes but you also see how much he enjoys being at the club and really just wants a place to play and be a kid. He focuses really well when he does activities with Teresa and is always taking care of his brother.

Antonio!

2010-11-06T08:44:00.000-07:00

Two words come to mind when I think of Antonio. Hug and smile. As soon as he walks in the room, if he catches your eye, be prepared to be jumped. A year ago, he almost never smiled and was so shy. He lives in one of the most dangerous neighbourhoods and you can see how excited and happy he is to come to the DOVE club after school. Now he’s running around with the other boys and hugging any volunteer he meets. What a beautiful boy. His older brother is Marcos V.

July - Marcos!

2010-07-08T09:54:00.000-07:00

Hola!

Wow! What a great summer we've had thus far! It's been so busy and such an adventure but we couldn't be happier! The kids are loving spending so much time in the club and we're more than happy to spend that much time with them:) We've added more classes, more teachers, more volunteers from all over the place - we love summer!
Here is a picture of Marcos just hanging out at the club one day after one of his classes - we love summer!

Happy seasons to you and yours!

July - Antonio!

2010-07-08T09:35:00.000-07:00

Hola!

Wow! What a great summer we've had thus far! It's been so busy and such an adventure but we couldn't be happier! The kids are loving spending so much time in the club and we're more than happy to spend that much time with them:) We've added more classes, more teachers, more volunteers from all over the place - we love summer!
Here is a picture of Antonio just hanging out at the club one day after one of his classes - we love summer!

Happy seasons to you and yours!

July - Claribel!

2010-07-05T07:58:00.000-07:00

Hola!
Wow! What a summer it's been, and we're only halfway into it. We can't believe how fast the time is going but we're loving spending so much time with the kids and being able to see them as often as we do. With the addition of classes, teachers and so many volunteers coming from all over we certainly are busy, but we're loving every minute of it! Here is a picture of Claribel after finishing a class at the club on day. She was just hanging out, having a great time! We love summer! :)

September-October

2009-09-30T09:18:00.000-07:00

Claribel at the Halloween party

Marcos (left- with a fresh haircut!) playing card with his friend Almondo and below with his friend Yoandi

Antonio

Marcos

Marcos with Boys Club teacher, Teresa

Claribel with her friend Raysa

Claribel working hard in the Club

Summer Photos

2009-08-09T19:06:00.000-07:00

Claribel, on the left, holding up a butterfly craft with friends Erica, Raysa, and Sindi.

Marcos (in the center) with friends, Almondo and Luis Manuel, and a volunteer, Jenny.

A volunteer, Lauren, with Rosemary and Claribel (in the center).

Claribel

Claribel and Antonio with their mother.

Pool Party!

2009-08-09T17:21:00.000-07:00

Liz, along with Jencen and Jenny (two Canadian volunteers in the DR for 2 weeks) took the girls of the Girls Club to a pool party, and Claribel was able to attend!

*photos taken in July 2009

Their House

2009-08-09T17:14:00.000-07:00

And a correction for the video- I call the little one Jose Manuel by accident. His name is Antonio.

The Boys

2009-08-09T16:35:00.000-07:00

The boys are pictured with their mother, Teresa.

*photos taken in June 2009