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FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2020  –  #4113


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LOST-FOUND-FIDO-MORRIS.

a.  Give Momma Kitty or her one of her three kittens a forever home.  White and black cats, two kittens are tuxedo coloring.  Momma is gentle, soft spoken and less than a year old.  Kittens are 8 weeks and so fun.  All box trained and well minding.  A cat is a must for every home!!!  Don’t have to take all, just one is fine.  Pictures on FB, or I can email you pictures.  Also have a kitty cam set up… let me know if you want details.    jandcinthebaja@gmail.com

DISCUSSIONS – ANSWERS – ANNOUNCEMENTS

a.  **Los Barriles Food Bank Update: 29 May 2020**

The Los Barriles Food Bank has developed a nice rhythm over the past few weeks which is why we wanted to give you an update on where we currently stand. It’s important to mention that the teams have been working so hard over the past weeks. For those leaving us now to head north, please take a well-deserved break! You are the unsung heroes of the past few weeks and have been amazing!
1.Households – this week we are hovering around 900 households across the region. We expect to be peaking in-step with the pandemic, so we hope that numbers will start to decline from mid-June onwards. (Construction is due to go back next week, and then on the 16th June, hotels and restaurants are due to reopen, but the after affects are going to be felt into the Fall).
2. Delivery System – in case you wondered how we deliver, Joe and his office team at the HQ have set up a system with Google maps and pins with corresponding numbers placed on gates. This helps the team, whoever the volunteers are, to identify the houses that need help. It’s working really well for the community because they’re not missed off the delivery drop, and helps to speed up the LB Food Bank delivery team’s day.
3. Donations – we are thankful that we have such a great bedrock of donations that we can keep the LB Food Bank ticking along. We have been advised to no longer include financial amounts in our communications, but if you would like to see a summary of where we are, please email emma.nicholson@kwmexico.mx.
4. Joe’s Deli & Veggie Girls – if you can continue to buy an item and drop it into the LB Food Bank donation box at both these stores, it really does help! It provides the variety that the families need in their diet, and helps to make our bank account stretch further.
5. Rations – our ration boxes typically include flour, oil, sugar, tomato paste, fresh vegetables, pasta, lentils, frozen chicken and are topped up with any food donations that are donated to the LB Food Bank. We are still running at the same cost amount per ratio box (comparable/slightly under what the BCS Alliance is able to do in La Paz, Cabo etc). This is thanks to Joe’s amazing efforts in negotiating great deals with suppliers and a meticulous focus on making the money work hard for us.
6. San Bartolo & El Cardonal – we would like to thank Mary (Quad Girl) and Sergio (Sergio’s ATV Rentals) very much for coming up with a great plan to deliver ratios to these areas. Their commitment to ensuring that we have an efficient delivery system in these harder-to-deliver areas is going to help us considerably. Thanks guys!
7. Packing Volunteers – the teams continue to break records every week by packing up hundreds of ration boxes in faster and faster times! We had a great response to our call for new packing volunteers for the summer. Thank you to Jeane for coordinating our merry band of volunteers.
8. ** MORE Volunteers Needed ** –We are now looking for DELIVERY VOLUNTEERS for Mondays and Thursdays. For Monday, we need 5 people with side-by-sides that are able to commit to delivering every week in the Los Barriles town. On Thursday, it’s our Buena Vista day and we need 2 people with side-by-sides that can commit every week. If you have a side-by-side and would like to be a driver, please let us know. You will have a guide in front of you and all you do is follow this guide around the area while your helper will jump out to drop off the rations. If you are interested, please email emma.nicholson@kwmexico.mx.
9. Reserves – we have three weeks of inventory at any one time, and 350 ration boxes ready to go which has considerably helped our set-up times.
10. Suppliers – we continue to work with existing suppliers to get good deals. Our vegetables are largely provided for free by friends such as Martinez & Sons Gourmet Produce in Todos Santos – thank you.
11. Spa and La Ribera – the guys in Spa Buena Vista continue to operate their own food bank which is a great help to the region. The La Ribera Food Bank, supported by Rotary, is also going great guns! You can follow their progress at https://www.facebook.com/LRFoodbank
And finally, while this is never an exact science, and sometimes we run into challenges, we are all doing our best to make this work. If you have any questions, please let us know. Thanks from us all!
Joe, Jeane, Emma, Ian
QuadGirl ATV Rentals Sergio’s ATVs Martinez And Sons.

QUESTIONS

a.  Have a stamped US letter to go to the states.  Cheryl  bajaduck@bajaduck.com

b.  Need a washing machine computer board repair person.  Cheryl  bajaduck@bajaduck.com

WANTED –  Repeats in one week

a.  Wanted:  Electric guitar for 15 year old musician who will absolutely love it, and if possible the cable that comes with it. – palomacota05@gmail.com

b.  Wanted:  Leaving for Canada June 5.  Driving and looking for audio books – trishchalmers@me.com

RESTAURANTS and FOOD

a.  “911 Organic”   Delicious local vegetables delivered weekly right to your doorstep. 2 sizes of boxes, the weekly cost per box is:
-heaping box (600 cocos)
-medium size box (400 cocos), limited supply, contact Fany to reserve now! +1.206.403.8923  / 911organic@gmail.com

b.  Delicious beef & fish jerky!  – tasty & healthy snack  – 3 flavors:
1. soy + pepper + onion
2. BBQ + maple + pepper + soy
3. habanero + soy + pepper
Order on: ivanmartello@gmail.com  metztlibcs@gmail  cel: 6241924597

c.  Delicious dehydrated fruit & vegetable!  – last very long (until you eat it 🙂
– contain all the vitamins as fresh – tasty & healthy snack – good use for cooking as it can be restored by steaming it  Order on: ivanmartello@gmail.com
metztlibcs@gmail  cel: 6241924597

HEALTH & EXERCISE & ART

a.  Dra. Iliana Ortiz – Radiologist and breast ultrasounds specialist, will be at the East Cape Health Center next Saturday, May 30th  Appointments can be made at our front desk or by calling 624 124 8203 – eastcapemedical@gmail.com

BAJA BIZ –   Repeats every TWO weeks. 5 lines/10-15 words per line/50 words total – subject to editing

a.  Palm tree trimming!  – leaf trim, flower trim and palm trunk brushing, fast service for a good price  ivanmartello@gmail.com    metztlibcs@gmail  cel: 6241924597
WhatsApp +521 55 6710 2153 –

b.  Construction is allowed starting June 1st. Need your roof sealed before hurricane season?  Free estimates. Lots of references. – bajasynergy@gmail.com

c.  compost from santiago. free delivery. 6241554036 or irisleonides@yahoo.com.mx

NOT WANTED – THREE LINE LIMIT!! –   Repeats in one week. All Coconuts are US in origin. Subject to editing. (Bad words: sell, money, $, dollars, pesos) – Keep it short!  Sorry, no photos. Use Craig’s list and include link.

a.  FREE cactus plants and aloe vera plants.  Some cactus are larger and some are smaller – aloe vera are smaller.  Just making room patio.  You have to dig up the larger cactus plants, but the smaller ones are outside our gate in the ground and you can get any time.   I can email photos of the plants.   jandcinthebaja@gmail.com

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