IN MEMORY OF OUR PARENTS

BOB AND KITTY ZIMMERMAN

JIM AND FRAN MORRIN

We have spent the past three winters in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. At the end of this winter, we will have spent 9 months living and volunteering in San Miguel. During this time, we have volunteered many hours teaching English at a very poor primary school (grades 1 – 6) in the countryside called, Los Ricos de Abajo. Sam is the lead teacher for the 5th/6th class, and Bob helps Sam and all of the other teachers.

Feed the Hungry is a 501(c)(3) organization. It has a kitchen at the Los Ricos school that feeds the kids each day. We have also donated food to one needy family and last year we sponsored a scholarship for one student to attend secondary school. This is a very poor community and many kids don't go on to 7th grade because the families must pay for books, uniforms, etc. beginning in 7th grade. In Mexico, the kids are not required to attend school beyond 6th grade. We identified a 5th grade student last year, Ailyn, who is now in our 6th grade class, and we are going to sponsor her for 7th, 8th and 9th grades.

With the passing of Bob’s mom, we decided to do something in memory of both sets of our parents. We are who we are today, because of them, Jim and Fran Morrin and Bob and Kitty Zimmerman. Bob’s parents had six children and Sam’s had seven. Later, Sam’s parents adopted three more children, actually their grandchildren, when their son, Gary died in a car accident leaving the three boys behind. Jim and Fran also raised another grandson, raising a total of eleven children. Both sets of parents loved kids. So, in memory of them we established the tax deductible Morrin/Zimmerman Fund through Feed the Hungry to help feed and educate needy kids who attend the Los Ricos school where we teach.

Here is a link to a web site for Feed the Hungry www.feedthehungrysma.org/ and to a short video about Los Ricos de Abajo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1uJYPf5uIg The video was made last year.

We made an initial $1,000 contribution to the fund. We will direct the money to be used for educational scholarships and food. It costs $200 to fund a student for one year of secondary school which consists of 7th, 8th and 9th grades. As mentioned earlier, we are funding the full secondary education of Ailyn. We haven't yet decided how the remainder of our initial contribution will be used.

As another point of reference, it costs $.56 per student per day for food. The kids are given a well balanced meal and can have all the food they feel they need to eat. There are about 200 school days per year so it costs about $112 to feed a student for the year. For annual budgeting purposes, Feed the Hungry uses a figure of $125.

Contributions in any amount will be welcomed to the fund and will be put to good use. Each donor will receive a written acknowledgement of the donation which is tax deductible in the United States. Contributions are confidential. We will not know how much any particular person gave, however, we will be provided with a periodic accounting for the fund.
If you are interested in making a contribution it should be made by check and payable to:  Feed the Hungry.

The memo line of your check should state, "Morrin/Zimmerman Fund" to ensure that it gets to the proper account.

Your check should be mailed to:

Feed the Hungry San Miguel, Inc.
PMB 636
220 N Zapata Hwy #11
Laredo, TX. 78043-4464

Thanks for helping us celebrate the lives of our parents.