This afternoon a casa was completely destroyed by fire. It is owned by Beto, a friend and a long time maintenance man in the area. He lived near the
highway above the Jungla. This happened during the Yellow Tail Tournament ( hint hint ). There will be a benefit fund raising dinner in the next 10
days. He needs your support. What can you do? Purchase a dinner ticket, Bring a side dish to the dinner, Pledge a few pesos for his construction fund,
Donate any extra building material you may have, Donate your labor, Donate food and clothing { at the Jungla}
All funds will go direct to Beto.
Dinner date and details will be published in the next day or 2.
Post any and all questions. Post your pledges here or u2u.
He is a good guy and needs help.
Thanks to all.willyAirstream - 2-17-2014 at 07:25 PM
Dinner tickets will be 250 pesos each. In the last 10 minutes, 6 tickets were pledged and 5 days labor donated!! Keep it coming. ThXMulegena - 2-17-2014 at 09:11 PM
Oh, God! How horrible.
Beto is a friend to everyone.
Yes, I want to help of course.55steve - 2-17-2014 at 09:15 PM
Set up a PayPal account and people will be able to donate from anywhere.
Quote:
Originally posted by willyAirstream
Dinner tickets will be 250 pesos each. In the last 10 minutes, 6 tickets were pledged and 5 days labor donated!! Keep it coming. ThX
willyAirstream - 2-18-2014 at 07:53 AM
You can paypal donations here
zgdesignstudio AT gmail DOT com
A little $ on the way via PayPalwillyAirstream - 2-18-2014 at 01:39 PM
Thanks Taowheat, John, Tony, Richard and Ellen, Butch and Betty, Mike, Wan Carlos, Brian, Lupi, Koky and koky2, Ray and others.
Beto with his daughter and grandchild, all homeless. Beto is waist size 32, medium shirts. Daughter is in pink shirt, guess her size. Immediate needs
are food, cooking utensils, tarps and clothes. Future needs are rafters, doors,windows, roofing, plumbing, elec and furniture. 2/3 rds of the
structure is stable. Details of the fund raising dinner will be posted this evening.
willyAirstream - 2-18-2014 at 07:11 PM
Update
thanks for the generous donation John, JB. !
We also have a pledge to cover the cost of a clean up crew!!for 3 days. It will be a 10 day job at least. The crew is 3 women who helped during the
last Hurricane. They have agreed to work for less pay at 300 p per day. Any matching donations?
The grandchilds bike will be replaced tomorrow, thanks to " B "
And thanks to all for the direct contributions of food, clothing and bare essentials.
Fund raising dinner will be Sat. March 8th. Tickets -option A ...80 pesos plus a donation of food, clothing, building materials or other tangible
items and/or a side dish. option B... 250 pesos. Local Fishermen have been asked to donate fish on the 7th, Wan Carlos and his crew will fillet that
night for a fish Bar B Que on the 8th
All proceeds , 100%, will go to Beto.
Thanks to Mulegé En Movimiento AC which will provide the dinner prep and service labor, ticket sales etc. What a great group of volunteers!!
We are still working out other details. Stay tuned.willyAirstream - 2-19-2014 at 09:21 AM
Update
We have received $520 so far and additional $160 in pledges.
Many people have dropped off supplies and the clean up crew is growing.
Thanks!!!!Mulegena - 2-19-2014 at 10:05 AM
Please let Maria, Beto's wife, know that I'll sew curtains for the whole house, if she'd like. When the time is right, she and I can go to Sta.
Rosalia and she can pick out the materials of her choice.BajaBlanca - 2-19-2014 at 11:04 AM
I cN help with kitchen items ...let me gather some and I willmake a list with picture so we can all perhaps coordinate this effort!
WillyAirstream, thanks for letting us know about the problem.jbcoug - 2-19-2014 at 11:33 AM
I love the nomad response in time of need!willyAirstream - 2-19-2014 at 06:53 PM
LisaMaria, Beto is solo with his daughter and grandchild, but I will let him know.
Blanca, all items will help Beto or his family.
Thanks to all the lurkers on nomads also. 1000s , pesos, were raised today at the fishing tourney!!
The fund raising dinner will be March 8th, sat. 3 to 6pm. All you can eat fish bar b que buffet. Tickets are now 50 or 250 pesos. 250 ticket gets you
extra good karma. 50 peso tickets are for those on a limited budget, ie locals.
Yes, nomads are amazing!
[Edited on 2-20-2014 by willyAirstream]willyAirstream - 2-21-2014 at 01:48 PM
update
Big thanks goes out to Nick, Ron, Linda and Bert !!!!!!!!!!!!
Keep em coming.Janzie - 3-2-2014 at 09:14 AM
Anything new on Beto and his family? We're coming down near the end of March. Are there things they need that are difficult to get locally? What's
the progress on restoring their home?mulegemichael - 3-2-2014 at 09:22 AM
richard, you DID get our $, correct??.....roz and i are driving down end of next week...anything you can think of we can bring?willyAirstream - 3-2-2014 at 10:12 AM
Mike, yes, sent you a reply. ThX!!
After several dump runs, scrap metal sold, cooper wire and pipes sold and many hours of sweeping, clean up is almost done. 3 walls had to be demoed,
but most are structurally sound. Family, friends and the bomberos , as well as visiting well wishers all pitched in on the clean up.
Beto has received lots of clothes, but his grandchild could use some more, as well as his daughter. Beto is a Gardner and mason and lost all his
tools. Clippers, pruners, hoe , rake etc.could be useful as well as trowels, knee pads, and a masons hammer. Pots and pans and dishes and silverware
would also appreciated. Hit up a yard sale for the family. Also, they have 2 dogs and dog food prices here have skyrocketed.
The benefit dinner, this coming Sat. From 3-6, will be a huge event. As of 2 days ago, over 320 tickets have been sold. I expect we will sell over
400. In addition, many donations of money, food and basic needs have been received.
Mulege fishermen.... please donate some fish for the dinner! Drop off your fish on friday after 2pm or sat. Morning. Juan Carlos will fillet them.
Dinner tickets are for sale at the jungla, or from myself, Terri, Kevin, extra lap Al, the bicycle man... Celso or any of the Mulege n Motion AC
volunteers.
We also need cooking oil, paper plates, napkins, forks, . The governors secretary donated half of what we need, but tickets sales are still strong.
Due to the extraordinary support of the people of Mulege, the family is comfortable and their spirits are high.
Thanks to all , from the Beto Meza family.
On edit.....All the moneys, as per Beto`s request, iare being held in escrow by M n M.
Jorge and Beto will solicite bids for building materials and will release funds per Betos invoices.
[Edited on 3-2-2014 by willyAirstream]BajaOkie - 3-3-2014 at 09:36 AM
Willy,
Keep up the good work - Just got 5 more tix sold.
KCJanzie - 3-3-2014 at 09:42 AM
We're coming down sometime after the 22nd, so will inquire again as to what is needed after the benefit.willyAirstream - 3-6-2014 at 07:39 PM
ThX Janzie.
More donations have come in from Cabo Magic, Tom, Lori, Jim and others. Thank You!!!
Now we need fish to feed over the 400 people who have purchased tickets. So, no catch and release this Fri and Sat. Bring it all to the Jungla,
Please.
