Last year, thoughtful donors gave over $13,000 during A Mother’s Wish, allowing 10 students to attend 3 Mariposas Montessori (3MM). Let’s extend this opportunity to 5 more students and their mothers this year!

Why 3 Mariposas Montessori?

The “3″ in 3 Mariposas Montessori represents children, parents and teachers. Together, we create a program that is sustainable, meaningful and responsive to the needs of the community. In fact, if 3MM did not exist, most of our children would not be able to attend school. We provide a child-centered education that addresses each student’s needs and interests in a nurturing environment. And we have a lot of fun doing it!

Why you?

While our 3MM team is dedicated to creating an effective model for early childhood education, our success depends on your support. 70% of our students live in poverty, and your donations are the only way we’re able to offset these disparities. Your A Mother’s Wish donation will be used to sponsor a child and cover the cost of his/her tuition for the 2013/2014 school year.

Sponsorship includes:

• bilingual Montessori education (indcludes peace education, movement programs, health & hygeine, environmental awareness)
• wellness checks & emergency medical insurance
• healthy snacks, purified drinking water & daily vitamins
• educational materials to use at school & at home
• field trips
• Christmas gifts
• enrollment in our new Summer Program

Why mothers?

The mothers at 3MM have taken the first step. They have enrolled their children in school. Each mother is an active school volunteer, collaborator and believer in her child’s sucess. The role of these mothers is key to a sustainable future for the school, its students and families, and the community as a whole. They deserve to celebrate and be celebrated this Mother’s Day! They deserve to know that their children will be returning to school in September.

♥ When you donate in honor of a special mother in your life, just click “Dedicate my donation to someone” in the donation form and put her name blank. We’ll personalize our Mother’s Day PDF card and email it to you, so that you can share your gift with her. ♥

Why now?

As families around the world celebrate Mother’s Day this May, please remember that the gift of education is a gift that lasts forever. On May 26th, Mother’s Day in the Dominican Republic, we hope to present 15 of our mothers with the gift of education for their children. Give in honor of your mother, your grandmother, your librarian or your favorite teacher. Honor her achievements and love by helping a mother at 3MM.

Please donate now and share with your friends and family.

Prefer to donate by check? Please contact Michelle at michelle@3mariposasmontessori.com or 011 (33) 652 24 18 72.

We could still use a little more help: Create your own fundraising page in just a matter of minutes by clicking the green “Fundraise” button on this page: http://www.razoo.com/team/A-Mothers-Wish-2013. Follow the instructions and start spreading the word!

Any questions about donating or fundraising? Just email (michelle@3mariposasmontessori.com) or call (011 (33) 652 24 18 72).

Learn more about our early childhood programs:

www.3mariposasmontessori.com

www.facebook.com/3MariposasMontessori

B2 is a long time favorite for families and if you stayed with us before do take a look at the changes….

We offer a

• 10 % discount on our posted rates for select properties for a weekly stay
• 18% 2nd week and beyond for a stay up to 2 month!

Morning…

Rhythmic hammers conversing,

Scraping of cement swishing, scraping

Punctuated by ‘Gracias, gracias, por favor, buenas días, buenas días.

Windy cloudy white, grey

Fluttering in circles

A sudden shower dancing on graveled walkways.

A lazy fan humming a quiet song.

A double door opening to the day.

Palm fronds rattle their long fingers.

Primo comes sweep, sweeping curled petals

Shaken from sleeping boughs

when the night winds came.

Sweeping, sweeping.

Wiping clean the bubbled table tops and plastic seating.

Smiling, nodding, smiling his generous grin.

Buenas días!

Colored sails tugging, twisting, bobbing

Kites along the choppy-waved shore

Criss-crossing, air-born delight.

Salty  waves lapping a corrugated shore

Leaving morning treasures

To be raked away in early light.

The Shell Man…

One-legged he stands

Guarding his shop.

Black summited rock breaking the drift of waves at the shore’s edge

Ladened with shells.

Large, small pink-polished conches

Swirling cones reflecting sun and sparkle.

His gaze meets your eyes.

Pride. Self-confidence.

I am a man, too.

Elva…

Quiet, shyly smiling gestures towards the sheet-hung doorway.

Brittled lines of worn leather

pattern the table beneath its shroud.

But soon her hands begin their quiet magic.

Kneading, pressured rippling spineward.

Encouraging wings to unfold and flutter

Pulsing warm kindness and healing.

Cards..

Two three four five around the table

Solitaire? High lo Jack? Back to solitaire.

Money swapped.

Stories told.

Laughter rises and falls.

Poking playfully in knowing and wanting to know more.

Maribel…

Enters smiling. Laden with bags and boxes that she empties

Into our lives

Displaying her wares.

Fried yucca, rice and shrimp floating in limes and spices.

Avacado, tomato, sliced into flower petal designs.

Beans, saucy eggplant, and a mountainous hill of rice pudding

Speckled with cinnamon and raisins…

Smells, sounds, colors, warmth, laughter

Melt into my cells

Chocolate coated memories.

Family with family

People sharing time space

Etched into my being

Bringing smiles and a comforting mind massage through the year.

Thank you for a wonderful trip!

xxoo

(Staying at Pool side Villa Chez January 2013 with extended Family, adults and children)

Event date: JULY 27h, 2013.

A worldwide movement celebrating women in ocean sports. Here are some impressions from the last event:

Here is a little information from their website and a few pictures of the event in Cabarete.

Mission

Beach Clean up

The Butterfly Effect brings women together for non-competitive water sport gatherings in coastal cities all over the world. The aim is to instill self-confidence and a love for the ocean in women of all skill levels by providing one-day downwind events, ocean sport holiday trips, and/or ocean sport clinic trips. The Butterfly Effect also aims to work with the local community by providing requested necessities, volunteer work and other community services. This movement helps empower and give confidence to women and communities worldwide resulting in fun, camaraderie and unity.