Corazón for Christmas 2004

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On Saturday, December 11, 2004, Self Storage Economics sponsored the first annual "Corazón for Christmas" in Nuevo Milenio, Mexico.

Fifty volunteers labored to build a house in one day for a family in need. The day started at 6am and concluded at nightfall. It was a day of hard work and dedication to the completion of a 16' x 20' home.

Corazón is an all-volunteer, nonprofit, nondenominational corporation formed in 1978 to serve the poor in Mexico. The familia Corazón program is not a handout to the poor; rather, it is a proven method of assistance that allows the poor to help themselves.

Corazón helps the poor by letting them earn hours through working in their community. These hours can be exchanged for food, clothing and other needed supplies. This helps the families to help themselves and work alongside their neighbors.

Colleagues and friends of Self Storage Economics lent their support to the house build in two ways: by contributing their time and/or money. $5,500 was needed to build the house plus any additional expenses. Their generosity and charitable spirit made the project possible.

Self Storage Economics is committed to helping the poor within our reach. Through annual "Corazón for Christmas" projects, we hope to work together to provide hope and holiday cheer to a family in Mexico every year.
 
Associated files:

  SSE Corazon 2004 Letter
  Cover letter describing the program
  86K PDF (Adobe Acrobat, Acrobat Reader, or Adobe Reader required; see below)
 
  SSE Corazon 2004 Registration
  Registration/donation form
  86K PDF (Adobe Acrobat, Acrobat Reader, or Adobe Reader required; see below)
 
  SSE Corazon 2004 Primer
  Answers to frequently-asked questions
  69K PDF (Adobe Acrobat, Acrobat Reader, or Adobe Reader required; see below)
 
  SSE Corazon for Christmas 2004
  All of the above documents in a single file
  230K PDF (Adobe Acrobat, Acrobat Reader, or Adobe Reader required; see below)