A great time was had by everyone at this year’s Mexican Schools Project Fundraiser in Medicine Hat.  Over 200 people showed up, and they raised the $7000 needed to finish building a new school and bathrooms in Pedro Moreno, Jalisco; this is the school begun with funds donated by the Medicine Hat High Grad Class.   As soon as the Grad Class money was sent to Mexico everyone came out in full force to start building.   They wasted no time, and now with the money from the Rotary Fundraiser, this school is ALMOST FINISHED.   In total the residents of Medicine Hat have raised half of the cost of building this school and the Mexican government is matching all funds raised.  The construction is all being done by the local community.

The rest of the money raised by the Sunrise Rotary Club(an additional $2500.00) will go towards purchasing all the school supplies for some 30 schools next year (guess the tequila sampling bar was a good idea after all )

Here are photos of Randy and Caroline Van Dean, members of the Sunrise Rotary Club, pitching in at the construction site.

WAY TO GO EVERYONE!  The children and teachers of Pedro Moreno Thank Everyone involved.