Fund Raiser in McAllen

For the past nine years McAllen, Texas friends of Casa Hogar MAMi have hosted community supporters to celebrate the accomplishments of the ministry. I was blessed to be able to attend this year. Many of you know Celia Thrash (pictured with her friend Anne). The apron and bag were Celia's latest project for raising money for Casa MAMi. 

In this photo you see Sister Elma with some of the Reynosa directors. I was also able to attend a meeting with the lead staff and McAllen directors Celia Thrash, Maria Leonard, and Elaine Brady. Here are a few statistics I learned. Plates of food served in 2012: 195,500 / in 2013: 198,260 and through October 2014: 165,000.  

Currently there are 44 girls sleeping at the Casa MAMi location on Rio Frio street in Reynosa. There are 20 boys, mostly brothers, sleeping at the boys home, which was started in June 2010. They take all of their meals at the Rio Frio location. In addition, there are 31 girls and 27 boys who eat all of their meals and study at Casa MAMi five days a week. 

Our non profit, Casa MAMi MX, was founded in 2005. In the past ten years we have been blessed to give $332,315.00 to the ministry. 

The children prepared heart shaped sugar cookies in small bags for Sister Elma to offer to guests.