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10/12/2023

I hope you have all had a great Sunday! Just a reminder about the 10th Annual Nana’s House Christmas Fundraiser in memory of Estelle Nuebling this Tuesday at 4.

For all of the people still up in Canada (including those fro SJR who are doing well, Kevin Manswell) the link to donate via PayPal or e-transfer is in the original post.

https://facebook.com/events/s/10th-annual-nanas-house-christ/1439689203263695/

09/12/2021

Tomorrow is the big night!! The annual Nana’s House Christmas Tree fundraiser will be held at Esquina 22 (Avenida Mexico #27) in Bucerias from 5-8 pm!

Please join us for drinks, dinner and fun with the kids. There are no tickets to attend the event but we will be raising money to give these kids a great Christmas! We always appreciate the generous hearts in this community for their ongoing support of charitable organizations.

Nana’s House provides a loving environment to children who have escaped horrific circumstances and gives them a bright future.

Starting back in 2015, Estelle Nuebling wanted to help provide a Christmas for these kids. She came up with the idea of a Christmas Tree where each child would write their Christmas wishes on ornaments and the wonderful people in our community would take an ornament and make these kids Christmas wishes come true!

This year the kids made ornaments for the tree but as they are getting to (or are at) the teenager stage, we are raising funds so that we can get them gift cards to buy whatever they want for Christmas. For many of them, being able to go the store and buy what they want is a new experience and a step on the road to independence.

Please come join us and some of the wonderful kids who are coming down from Tepic tomorrow for a wonderful evening! We would like to thank Esquina 22, Alain, Arturo and their amazing staff for graciously hosting this event and for their ongoing support of charitable organizations in the community.

04/03/2020

Sorry for some reason Facebook would not let me upload pictures of our trip to Nana’s House to my other post so here they are!

04/03/2020

We had a great time in Tepic at Nana’s House yesterday. It was a long day but a fun and interesting one!

Thanks to Mary Jo Hansen, the director of Nana’s House for arranging the tour in Tepic of the current house as well as the new construction that is taking place.

Nana’s House is a safe and loving environment for children and offers hope for the future by providing a quality education as well as vocational skills taught at a local technical college. In this way the children will always have marketable skills such as cooking, sewing, welding or mechanics to use throughout their life. Yesterday we were able to see the small coffee shop that the older children in high school and university run and work in so that they may gain work experience and earn their own money to gain financial freedom. We also were able to sample the delicious baking and cooking skills of a few of the girls who were kind enough to make lunch for our group!

Nana’s House is currently building a new building to house the girls and will begin working on a new house for the boys. The government of Nayarit did provide the land but all of the funding to build and run this amazing organization is only possible because of the generous donations from all of you. The hope they provide to the children that they house and care for as well as the community outreach programs that they run are making a dramatic difference in people’s lives.

I have heard from a few people that they do not want to support Nana’s House because it is not in Bucerias. To that I would like to say that Nana’s House in Tepic accepts neglected children from all over the state and currently has 3 children from Bucerias. These kids are not “Monday to Friday” orphans who have family they can visit on the weekend. These kid’s “families” (and I use that term very loosely!) severely abused these kids mentally, physically and in some cases sexually and Nana’s House, their staff and volunteers are giving them a future they never knew that they could have. That to me is far more important than the area that they were abandoned in. The need to help is bigger than Bucerias and I hope that people realize that together we can make a difference locally in Bucerias and that by providing hope to children for a better future we can help change the world.

I would like to thanks all those that came with us yesterday to Tepic. It was a great day of fun and friendship and I hope that we can organize another trip up there in the future.

I have attached some pictures from yesterday as well as a link where you can donate to Nana’s House. An ongoing donation of $30 per month helps to feed one child at Nana’s House.

Thanks again to Bucerias for all,of the support you provide to the community!

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01/03/2020

Last chance to join us for our fun bus trip to Tepic and Nana’s House on Tuesday. The bus will depart from in front of Telmex in Bucerias at 8:15. Please bring snacks for the bus. We will tour Nana’s House where we will be served a light lunch, then a tour of downtown Tepic before we have a great late lunch/early at restaurant https://www.facebook.com/realdedonjuanrestaurant/.

We will board the bus for a fun filled trip back to Bucerias with an arrival time around 9pm.

The cost is $350 (based on 32 people coming). We have 25 confirmed and can take up to 40 people so we have lots of room and it will be a great day of sightseeing and fun.

Please add a comment to this post if you would like to come and you can pay me on Tuesday morning for the bus.

Cerca Del Palacio De Gobierno

27/02/2020

Nana’s House bus trip to Tepic on Tuesday March 3rd 8:30 am to 9 pm.

So we now have a bit more information on our trip. Good news, thanks to the one hour time difference between here and Tepic we can leave later than planned!

Here is our itinerary for Tuesday

Meeting point: In front of Telmex at the north end of Bucerias at 8:15 so that we can depart at 8:30. Please bring any snacks and drink that you would like for the bus.

Arrival in Tepic around 10am (11 am Vallarta time).

We will tour La Fuenta, where Nana’s House runs a small coffee shop, then tour the school and the girl’s home. The kids will also do a little presentation Then we will go to see the land and construction site for the new house followed by a light lunch (provided by Nana’s House but donations would be greatly appreciated). We will be finished by around 2pm (3 pm Vallarta time).

Then we will go on a tour of downtown Tepic where you have the option to shop or sightsee before we head to a late lunch early dinner at 4:00 (5pm Vallarta) at Real de Don Juan.

The bus will be departing around 5:30 (6:30 Vallarta time) so that we will arrive back home to Bucerias around 9pm (our time lol!)

There are still a number of spots available but I need to know very soon so I can finalize the bus size.

The following people have confirmed they are coming so if you aren’t on this list and want to come, please leave a comment.

Thanks to everyone for their support of such a great cause!

Heather Valks
Barb Blacklaw
Brucine
Sonja Ennis
Brenda Simpson
Carol West
Pat Rosendall (2 seats)
Nancy Pol
Sue Marshall
Carol Whitmer (2 seats)
Sylvia Gottschalk
Lyn Tombs
Colin Maruk (3 seats)
Ron Habing
Isabel Habing.

24/02/2020

Trip to Nana’s House in Tepic, Tuesday March 3rd

I am organizing a trip to Nana’s House in Tepic next Tuesday March 3rd. This is a great opportunity to see the great work that they do for the kids everyday as well as see the progress of the new building and the plans that they have for the future.

I am renting a comfortable highway bus that holds up to 47 passengers. The idea is to leave from a central point in Bucerias around 7 am (early I know lol!) so we can get to Tepic before 10 am. We can tour the house and the construction, maybe do a bit of sightseeing in Tepic (I will ask Mary Jo Hansen from Nana’s House if she would recommend something that we should see) and then a late lunch/ early supper with the aim of leaving there around 6 so we would be back here by 9pm.

The cost of the bus is $11,000 pesos so with 35 people, the cost would be a little over $300 pesos per person for transport. You would be responsible for the costs of any food, snacks or attractions in Tepic.

Please let me know if you are interested in coming by replying to this post. I will have to pay the bus in advance to secure the date so payment in advance would be much appreciated lol!

06/02/2020

The sun is finally shining again! This is a great morning to enjoy a walk in the sunshine and visit this great house in Terralta 3 from 10 to 1:00.

Tim’s coffee and some amazing homemade apple turnovers are waiting for you. After your visit, you can stroll over to the beach or over to the Bucerias Street Festival and ChalkArt Walk and enjoy all of the fun things that Bucerias offers to visitors and residents. See you soon!

Casa Tammy is a recently renovated 3 bedroom, 2.5 house with a large community pool in Terralta 3. The house has been renovated to include a much larger kitchen, new bathrooms and terrace areas overlooking the jungle area behind the casa. The house has many subtle upgrades not typical in the develop...

24/01/2020

Such a great organization!

Nana’s House opened its doors in 2008 to rescue children living on the street in Mexico and since then, we have been able to help more than 150 children.

We are so thankful for our founder, Mary Jo Hansen, for her heart and vision to open this house and for all the time and strength dedicated to each child over the past 11 years. Also, thank you to all of our faithful supporters, volunteers, and prayer warriors that have stood by our side and believe in the vision of Nana’s House. ❤️