All the pilots here had a presentation today at our hotel to give
$2,900 from monies received from pilots around the world to the English school.
The money will go toward building a classroom (the total required for one
classroom is $6,000) and paying the yearly salary for one teacher ($3,000).
Obviously we haven't collected enough to pay for either of those two goals yet.

We envision a classroom with the sign on it saying: Donated by Hombres Pajaro
(Birdmen). We need to raise an additional $6,000 to be able to have that sign
and pay for the teacher for a year. We are hoping that hang glider and
paraglider pilots will reach out to others to help these children and their
school.

The women in blue on the left is Moya, administrator, $150/month part time
salary. Ricker is shaking hands with James Dean Byrd, who started the foundation
that supports the school. He has paid most of the teacher's salaries for two
years. Jeff O'Brien is standing next to Ricker. The man in the white shirt next
to Moya is Victor, the principal. He was working in the state school system for
$600 as a principal (he is a Canoa native) but hadn't been paid in four months,
so he quit. He never got his back pay. He works for $400/month at the school.

James Dean Byrd with the money from Jeff O'Brien. Moya reaching out to Ricker.

You can donate by clicking here: rgg1@charter.net with a credit card or PayPal.