The Piarist Fathers have been very busy with several projects in their missions this year thanks to the generosity of donors.
In Cuba, they were able to install new water containers and a walk-in freezer with a generator and to update plumbing in some of the bathrooms. Rolling blackouts, food, water and general health supplies remain major issues in Cuba.
At San Juan school, Colegio Calasanz, new air conditioning units were installed in the middle school, and a week was spent painting all of the classrooms. Volunteers helped to stretch donations further.
In Guatemala, we continue the No Child Goes Hungry project that provides free lunches to all students in three schools in Cabrican and Huitan. In addition, much-needed professional training was provided for teachers and staff members. Finding qualified teachers in this remote mountainous region is a challenge.
The Piarist School in eastern Kentucky continues to provide a tuition-free Catholic college preparatory school with a 100% college acceptance rate in a region that is plagued with academic and financial difficulties. This year, the Piarist Outreach Program supplied Christmas gifts for over 600 children in the hollers in addition to providing food, hygiene, clothes and over-the-counter medical supplies to people in need. All of this is possible because of our benefactors.
As St. Teresa of Calcutta said, “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”
The Piarist Fathers run missions in Kentucky, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Cuba and Guatemala. 100% of your donation goes directly to our mission projects.
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