Chapter 1
Marisol
Chapter 2
San Gregorio
Chapter 4
The Decision
Chapter 5
Heading Out
Chapter 6
Loreto
Chapter 7
Northbound
Chapter 8
Mulege
Chapter 9
Catavina
Chapter 10
Ensenada
Chapter 11
Afterward
Updates
2002-07

Spring 2002
We were ecstatic when we learned Marisol was accepted into Rancho Sordo Mudo where she would learn sign language and become literate. Sadly, we realized her parents, Nabor and Delia, and her brother Luis, would not be able to visit her because they couldn't afford the cost of even one round-trip bus ticket. The fare from La Purisima to Villa Insurgentes, Villa Insurgentes to Ensenada and back, is about $150 US per ticket.

My husband, Kirk Connally, runs a small non-profit 501(c)3 in Santa Barbara, Terra Marine Research & Education [TMRE]. Kirk founded TMRE in 1986 to have a venue to gather financial support for a variety of marine-related research and educational projects, many of which have been sponsored in Mexico. No one is paid. With a broad mission statement and support from the TMRE board, we set about to raise enough money to buy a panga for the Higuera family. By providing them with a needed panga, they will be able to raise their standard of living, which in turn will benefit not only Marisol, but also their entire extended family which is so sadly challenged with two who were born with Down's syndrome.

Copies of Marisol's story were sent to family and friends. Within a few weeks, enough donations were received to order a new panga, Marisol.

TMRE thanks the following people for their generosity, each of whom helped to make this direct relief possible:

Charles Blitz, Santa Barbara, CA
Brad & Sue Connally, Grayland, WA
Peggy Dahl, Santa Barbara, CA
Tuck & Jax Donnelly, Bainbridge Island, WA
Rob & Judy Egenoff, Santa Barbara CA
Steve Enright, Tahoe, CA
Darwin & Inga, Santa Barbara, CA
Will Godfrey, Clayton, Idaho
Jim & Mary Harmon, Bainbridge Island, WA
Keith & Lauren Herold, Los Angeles, CA
Frank & Darlene Hester, Ensenada Blanca, BCS, Mexico
Roger & Robin Himovitz, Santa Barbara, CA
Eric Hvolboll, Santa Barbara, CA
Sey Kinsell, Santa Barbara, CA
Lou & Francis McGuire, Gustine, CA
Mimi Michaelis, Santa Barbara, CA
Don Mills, Ventura, CA
Bill & Jody Reed, San Diego, CA
Hugh Reilly, Seattle, WA
Paul Saffo, Palo Alto, CA
Dave & Judy Shiefen, Santa Barbara, CA
Matt & Karen Yonnally, Santa Barbara, CA

Contributions are gratefully accepted, and are tax deductible
Terra Marine Research and Education
665 Tabor Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93108
805-969-5322
kirk@tmre.org

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