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Christmas Dreams Playa - Putting Big Smiles on Little Faces

This year, one of the Christmas Dreams projects is to answer these "toy wish" letters which were written by school children from the impoverished village of Nuevo Noh-Bec, which is in a rural area outside of Playa del Carmen. This is the same village BuyPlaya is supporting with the "Kicks 4 Kids" Holiday Sneaker Drive. Read More...

Posted Tuesday, December 3, 2013 5:07 AM by Rob Kinnon | 0 Comments

Filed under: Announcements, Events, Community , Mayan Riviera , Playa del Carmen , Holidays, Charity, 12 Days/12 Ways, 2013, Kicks 4 Kids

KKiS Needs Volunteers for Classroom Reading & Mentoring Program

This week, KKiS - Keeping Kids in School started up their regular in class English reading and mentoring program at the Pelopidas School in Guadalupana. This year volunteers will be in the 4th and 5th grade classrooms every Wednesday at 1:00 pm. Read More...

Posted Friday, November 1, 2013 5:06 AM by Rob Kinnon | 0 Comments

Filed under: Community , Playa del Carmen , Family Life, Schools, Charity, Volunteering, 12 Days/12 Ways, 2013

An Update from KKiS - Keeping Kids in School

What follows is an update from Gayle Collins the organizer for KKiS - Keeping Kids in School. As we have featured KKiS in our 12 Days/ 12 Ways Holiday Giving Series and many of our readers have shown an interest in KKiS and similar community outreach projects, we are reprinting it here. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or would like to find out how to get involved! Read More...

Posted Thursday, September 26, 2013 8:05 AM by Rob Kinnon | 0 Comments

Filed under: Community , Schools, Charity, Volunteering, 12 Days/12 Ways, 2013

Used Computers and Laptops Needed for Local School

The Rotary Club of Playa del Carmen Seaside, an English speaking club in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico - on the Yucatan Peninsula - is soliciting used PC laptops, desktops and tablets in good working order to provide to the classrooms of Mayan children in our area. Read More...

Posted Friday, February 15, 2013 5:00 AM by Rob Kinnon | 1 Comments

Filed under: Community , Playa del Carmen , Schools, Charity, Volunteering, 12 Days/12 Ways, Rivera Maya, 2013, Rotary

12 Days/12 Ways 2012 - PEACE Isla Mujeres

PEACE Isla Mujeres is an initiative of PEACE, a nonprofit community organization based in Punta de Mita, Mexico. PEACE is a recognized 501(c)(3) in the United States and a recognized A.C. in Mexico. PEACE Isla Mujeres is a nonprofit organization created to improve the community of Isla Mujeres through Protection and Education re: Animals, Culture & the Environment. A focus is placed on educational opportunities, youth development, environmental responsibility, animal care and protection and economic empowerment. Read More...

Posted Monday, December 24, 2012 1:00 PM by Rob Kinnon | 1 Comments

Filed under: Holidays, Isla Mujeres, Charity, Volunteering, 12 Days/12 Ways, 2012, Animal Rescue

12 Days/12 Ways 2012 - Casa Hogar Para Ninos Esperanza A.C. (Cancun Christian Orphanage)

Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza is located in Colonia Alfredo Bonfil, Mexico and is Cancun's only Christian based orphanage. The "Children's House of Hope" was founded by Pastor Asencio Mancilla and his wife Esther 23 years ago when someone left an infant on their doorstep. Read More...

Posted Sunday, December 23, 2012 5:15 AM by Rob Kinnon | 1 Comments

Filed under: Community , Cancun , Holidays, Charity, Volunteering, 12 Days/12 Ways, 2012

12 Days/12 Ways 2012 - Society of Akumal´s Vital Ecology A.C. (SAVE)

The Society of Akumal´s Vital Ecology (SAVE) is a grass roots not-for-profit organization created in 1998 to protect the fragile and most valuable natural resources in central Quintana Roo, Mexico. Akumal, in particular, offers to the world a delicate and unique interconnected ecosystem, containing a fresh water filled cave systems gently flowing to the sea, a thriving coastal mangrove, the sandy beach bluff, and most important of all, the Mesoamerican Reef, the second largest reef system in the world. Read More...

Posted Saturday, December 22, 2012 5:18 AM by Rob Kinnon | 0 Comments

Filed under: Community , Chemuyil , Development , Holidays, Cenotes, Charity, Volunteering, Wildlife, Akumal, 12 Days/12 Ways, 2012, Rivera Maya

12 Days/12 Ways 2012 - Centro Equinoterapia y Atencion Integral de Playa del Carmen A.C.

The Equine Therapy Center in Playa del Carmen AC was created in March 2008 to address the concerns of local parents with children with disabilities. Located at the Equestrian Club Hipico Playa del Carmen , this therapy program was launched to provide alternative therapies to people with disabilities living on the Riviera Maya. The Equine Therapy Center of Playa del Carmen works with children and adults with many different types of disabilities including cerebral palsy, autism, motor coordination impairment, down syndrome and hydrocephalus. Read More...

Posted Friday, December 21, 2012 5:20 AM by Rob Kinnon | 0 Comments

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12 Days/12 Ways 2012 - El Mundo Para Puerto Morelos SC (EMPPM)

El Mundo Para Puerto Morelos SC is a charitable organization for the community of Puerto Morelos, Mexico - Determining the Need, Implementing the Solution. Our goal is to inspire the citizens and friends of Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo, Mexico to enrich their lives and their community in the areas of health, education, and welfare through financial generosity and volunteer commitment. Read More...

Posted Thursday, December 20, 2012 5:24 AM by Rob Kinnon | 0 Comments

Filed under: Puerto Morelos , Holidays, Charity, Volunteering, 12 Days/12 Ways, 2012

12 Days/12 Ways 2012 - CEA Centro Ecologico Akumal

Centro Ecologico Akumal is a non-profit conservation organization working on the Mexican Caribbean to monitor the impact of development on the regional ecosystems and culture; to report findings and their significance to the public through education; and, through education, to influence public policy. Read More...

Posted Wednesday, December 19, 2012 5:31 AM by Rob Kinnon | 1 Comments

Filed under: Holidays, Charity, Volunteering, Wildlife, Akumal, 12 Days/12 Ways, 2012, Animal Rescue

12 Days/12 Ways 2012 - Hekab Be Library in Akumal

Hekab Be Library promotes literacy and learning opportunities among children and adults in Quintana Roo, Mexico, in order to meet their educational goals. Serving as a tool for educational, social and economic progress, we provide individuals and families with resources for scholastic advancement, helping improve people’s language and literacy skills, while promoting cultural preservation and awakening the desire to understand other customs and ways of thinking. Read More...

Posted Tuesday, December 18, 2012 5:01 AM by Rob Kinnon | 1 Comments

Filed under: Community , Holidays, Charity, Volunteering, Akumal, 12 Days/12 Ways, 2012

12 Days/12 Ways 2012 - Tierra de Animales Cancun

Tierra de Animales sanctuary was founded in March 2011 as a refuge for Cancun's forgotten and abandoned street dogs, known locally as ‘perros callejeros'. Animals rescued by Tierra de Animales from the streets now have a safe place to call home, and a place to heal from the unfortunate circumstances that left them alone and abandoned. The mission of Tierra de Animales is clear....to rescue, rehabilitate, sterilize, socialize and adopt. Read More...

Posted Monday, December 17, 2012 5:01 AM by Rob Kinnon | 0 Comments

Filed under: Community , Cancun , Holidays, Charity, Volunteering, 12 Days/12 Ways, 2012, Animal Rescue

12 Days/12 Ways 2012 - Playa Animal Rescue A.C. PAR

Playa Animal Rescue A.C. is a non-profit no kill shelter located in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. PAR is dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating injured and abandoned dogs and to finding permanent loving homes for each of them. PAR is committed to promoting responsible pet ownership through community outreach and education as well as promoting sterilization of companion animals. Read More...

Posted Sunday, December 16, 2012 5:00 AM by Rob Kinnon | 0 Comments

Filed under: Community , Playa del Carmen , Holidays, Charity, Volunteering, 12 Days/12 Ways, 2012, Animal Rescue

Holiday Zumbathon Raises Money for Playa del Carmen's Needy

On Friday December 14, 2012 BuyPlaya Real Estate Advisors and FurnitureMEX hosted a Holiday Zumbathon in Playa del Carmen to support the efforts of Christmas Dreams Playa. The event was organized by Mary Martinez and lead by certified Zumba instructors from around the globe. Over 100 people turned out to dance and have fun and raise money for this fledgling charitable organization. Read More...

Posted Sunday, December 16, 2012 5:00 AM by Rob Kinnon | 0 Comments

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12 Days/12 Ways 2012 - Coco's Cat Rescue A.C.

Coco's Cat Rescue is a non-profit organization started by Laura Raikes in March of 2009. Since Laura was a young girl she was helping her dad in farming and started rescuing all kinds of animals from bats to dogs, cats and even bottle feeding goats and lambs. One of the rescued cats was Igor who had only one eye after an attack by a crow. He is still a much loved family pet back home in Wales. Read More...

Posted Saturday, December 15, 2012 5:00 AM by Rob Kinnon | 1 Comments

Filed under: Community , Playa del Carmen , Family Life, Holidays, Charity, Volunteering, 12 Days/12 Ways, 2012