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Fundraiser for Ak Lu'um School a Spectacular Success!!

435836 — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:24:00 GMT

Pinche Gringo's Sports Bar provided the perfect venue for the Fall fundraiser for Ak Lu'um International School. Given the time of year and the incliment weather, we had no way of anticipating what a huge turn-out we would have for this event! Every seat in the house was filled with standing room only! We actually SOLD OUT all of our printed raffle tickets due in no small part to the fabulous prizes donated by local businesses and generous individuals.

There are so many people to credit with the success of our event but I will name just a few:

Thank you to Jimmy Brown, owner/operator of PG's for giving us the space for the evening, paying for the live music permit and compensating out talented musicians for their time and efforts. Thank you to the band, Jeff Johnson, Brad Ryan, Barefoot Skinny and Gary for rocking the house and making our evening into a real party! Thank you to Judy, Paty and all the Ak Lu'um moms who solicited donations and worked tirelessly to organize this event. Thank you to all of our generous supporters and everyone who attended our fundraiser and bought raffle tickets! I took a gazillion pictures and have posted most of them so this page may take some time to load up. I haven't tagged everyone in every photo but you all know who you are and your presence was noticed and much appreciated!

Faculty Leader, Gaby, looking beautiful

Paty working hard on the raffle set up

Dave and Julie (Abyss Dive Shop) with son Ryder (the little dude) and Laurence

Birdie with her best pal Stuart

Rick and Andy (Peanut Pet Shelter)

Hi Bob!!

Siobhan and Richard

Heather (Caribe Sunrise) Erika, Jill and Michael

Doug eyes up the prizes...later winning the Mayakoba Classic passes, damn it.

John (In the Roo) and Michael

Chris and Carrie and friends

A seriously packed house

Bjorn and friends

Ak Lu'um Faculty Leader, Siobhan, and Vaughan (Ajua Maya)

Libby (In the Roo) and Mary (Rancho Mayab)

Ak Lu'um interns, Sascia and Laurence, took a turn entertaining the crowd

The Playa All-Stars!!

Ak Lu'um students and future musicians

Waldorf Girls Gone Wild!!!

MIss Edie and Jill

Julie and Emily

Franklin and Stacy

Melissa, Judy and friend

Thank you again to everyone who played a part in the success of this Fundraiser. We managed to raise nearly $20,000 pesos which will be put to good use improving our jungle campus and providing a stimulating educational environment for the children of Playa del Carmen.

Fundraiser to Benefit Ak Lu'um School in Playa del Carmen!!

435836 — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:40:00 GMT

Come one! Come all!!

Jimmy Brown has kindly offered to allow us, the members of the Ak Lu’um Community, to hold a fundraiser at “The Pinche Gringo Sports Bar” on Friday October 24, 2008. I am hoping that you will all come on down for a night of music and fun to support this wonderful young school. Local musicians will be sharing their time and talents with us and there will be a raffle with lots of great prizes!!

Fundacion Ak Lu’um AC, the Riviera Maya’s only non-profit private learning institution, was established in 2006 in response to the evolving needs of our rapidly growing and diverse community. Ak Lu’um accommodates students from all over the world and from all socio-economic levels. Placing an emphasis on recognizing and celebrating our children’s differences and particular strengths, the classrooms provide each child with a safe place to explore and experiment, to succeed and sometimes fail without fear of scrutiny or alienation. Rather than forcing every student to adhere to a singular methodology for learning, Ak Lu’um understands that each child’s learning style is as individual as the child himself. With a maximum of 15 children in any classroom, the student to teacher ratio is kept low, ensuring that each child is given the personalized attention they need and deserve as they blaze their individual educational path.

Ak Lu’um is truly unique in its integration of special needs children into mainstream classrooms as well as its social integration of economically underprivileged students attending the school on scholarship. This integration encourages tolerance and compassion for not only the members of the Ak Lu’um community but for everyone with whom we share this planet. Currently, 36% of the student body is receiving full or partial assistance. 10% percent of the students are classified as having special needs.

Tuitions paid cover the costs of daily operations but our new jungle campus is still in need of so much! We need the support of our community if Ak Lu’um is to continue on with its mission of providing a meaningful educational experience to the children of Playa del Carmen. I hope you that you will join us for an evening of fun to support this worthy cause.

Please, tell your friends. With your help, I am sure we can draw a big crowd and raise these necessary funds. Please contact me for details and/or directions.