It’s Almost Chocolatada Time!

Schools will be closing early this year on November 30 in anticipation of a severe El Niño, which means villages that can afford them will schedule their chocolatadas in the first two weeks of December. For newer readers who may not know what a chocolatada is, here is a link to a post written last year at this time that describes the event.

We had decided last month to try to sponsor two chocolatadas this year; one at the primary school in Los Reynoza and the other at the pronoei in Las Salinas Norte.

We were in the village of Los Reynoza yesterday to meet with teachers and parent’s association members to begin planning. We agreed that Friday, December 4 will be our target day. Parents will provide music, chocolate milk and food. Promesa Peru will provide:

Toys for 25 students at $7 each = $175

Six packages of Panetone (sweetbread) at $6 each = $36

A clown for entertainment = $25

Candy = $25

The subtotal is $261. Transportation will add another $65 for a total of $326.

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The target date for the Las Salinas Norte pronoei chocolatada is Wednesday, December 2. As in Los Reynoza the parents will provide music, chocolate milk and food. Our budget for this school is:

Toys for 21 students at $7 each = $147

Six packages of Panetone at $6 each = $36

A clown for entertainment = $25

Candy = $25

The subtotal is $233 – transportation brings it to $298.

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We need an estimated $587 to give the kids at both schools a Christmas party that they and their parents will cherish and remember for a long time. The good news is that we already have a good junk of that money. We need another $250 to finance both chocolatadas. If you can help us with these activities please visit the Promesa Peru webpage. Thank you.