Saint Charles Parish, Imperial Beach, San Diego, CA

Dear Friends of Saint Charles Caritas: Charity on the Border:

May your 4th of July be blessed and full of joy!

It was a very fulfilling experience for us to distribute food at the TJ dump site residence. These are the poorest of the poor so close to our border. When we arrived a the clinic, the people and children were waiting for us lining up to receive food from the Caritas. It was hot and the people and children were so patient to have this food. They were very thankful to us and to you who contributed to this Project# 13. You had to be there to see and feel the need of these poor people.

THANKS A MILLION to our donors and volunteers! A family donated the 1000 lbs of oatmeal. Each family received more or less 4 lbs. Also we distributed: 750 lbs of rice, 500 lbs of beans, 250 lbs of brown sugar, a bag of food (in a bag were 13 items of assorted canned and packages of food), bars of soap, shampoo, used clothes. For the children: Snicker Bars, candies, a package of cookies, and assorted cookies (from Guadalupana).

Thank you to our 12 volunteers: Richard Palmer, Susan Field (from north park), Joe & Barbara Miller (spent their day with us on sabbatical leave from San Luis Obispo), Cecilio Salamanca, Ed Vinluan, Alex Rullan, Elsa Guitierez, Lupe Zamora, Elvia Valdivieso and Marina Vera. Each one of us had our own task to do. It always feel good to be there to distribute these foods.

Distribution for June 2008 by means of basic food and cleaning products:

$4,336.58 > Project#13. Distribution of Food and other items for 250 poorest of the poor familles in the TJ dump site

$502.91 > Casa de Cuna orphange/disadvantaged children

$474.41 > Santa Teresita, home for girls

$500.13 > Casa Eudes, home for girls

$507.81 > Asilo de Ancianos, home for the elderly

$481.80 > La Esperanza Clinic, located at the J dump site

$661.00 > Adoratrices del Santisimo, contemplative nuns: pastry ingredients for their fund raising to build a church. A donor from El Cajon earmarked a $150 donation to the Adoratrices.

$500.00 > Birthline of Chula Vista, helping young mothers

$500.00 > Pastoral Charity Fund of St. Charles, at the discretion of Fr. George Decasa, pastor

$8,464.64 Total distribution for June 2008

The distribution for May for our 8 charities was $4,115.72.

The volunteers were: Diane Martin took care of 6 masses. The Salamanca were in charge of the 5pm mass. 10 nuns helped us during the Caritas Day. Mary Jane Delphenich, John & Ruth McDormott, Ed Vinluan. Thank you for Diane & Elsa Guitierez for their donations for the volunteers lunch and hot-dogs. combo. Other dedicated volunteers for the bagging of food were: , Lupe Zamora, Elsa Gutierez, Cristina Ortega, Imy Gates, Marina Vera, Elvia Valdivieso, Patricia Briseno, Joe & Barbara Miller,Christine Philipps, Janiley Camarista, Nita Blackinton, Sheila & Carolina Martinez, and Midolie Loyola & Bob Cizeck ( donated pizza for the volunteers during the bagging of food), Richard Palmer & Michael Blas. Thank you so much to our anonymous donors who wanted to remain anonymous.

Our next Project# 14 will be on Aug 30th bagging and Sept 27 Distribution of Food in TJ dumpsite. If you want to earmark your donations, please place it in the memo line of your check for "TJ dump site." The poorest of the poor needs your help. They need food!

Our next Caritas Day is on July 19 & 20. Please help the poor in the TJ dump site. 100% of your donations will go to buy basic food, cleaning product and basic necessities. We have zero overhead costs and no administrative layers.

Thank you everyone!

Merlyn Baker
Saint Charles Caritas
990 Saturn Blvd
San Diego, CA 92154
tel# 619-428-0199
mbaker2020@aol.com
www.saintcharles.org