2004 - 2010 - Long Way Home

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2004 - 2010 - Long Way Home
LongWayHOME
SevenYearReport
2004 - 2010
Dear Supporters of Long Way Home,
My first exposure to San Juan Comalapa, Guatemala was in August 2005. I was a passenger in a three-wheeled,
exhaust-spewing, beetle-like taxi called a tuc tuc. My teenage gel-coifed driver accelerated around a corner on
two wheels announcing our visit to the dusty hillside headquarters of a community development organization
called Long Way Home.
Armed with the motto “from the ground up” and a five-acre patch of raw land plus the dedicated service of a few,
Long Way Home (LWH) began in 2004. Volunteers soon joined LWH in its mission to create a better life for the
local residents through educational opportunites, civic engagement and environmental stewardship. At first LWH
established a park containing a terraced organic garden, soccer field, basketball court and volunteer and staff
housing in a community lacking in recreational options. In January of 2009 LWH began construction on a 17building educational complex built from earth-packed tires and trash-filled plasic bottles.
BoardofDirectors
Elizabeth Rose
President
Evan Johnson
Treasurer
Michael Dougherty
Secretary
Matteo Arnold
Lars Battle
David Colvin
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Volunteers with LWH have the chance to experiene the cultural and social challenges of everyday life in a country
that has only marginally changed over the last 500 years. As a nation struggling with poverty, lack of educational
opportunities, government corruption, environmental degradation and a recent history of civil unrest, a stay in
Comalapa affords the volunteer all the joys and miseries of a grassroots economic and social development
project. LWH home is not only building a school, but also reinvesting in the earth through wide-scale
environmental cleanup.
LWH has faced numerous challenges over the years...an intermittent lack of resources including water, electricity
and operating capital along with a changing volunteer base with shifting skills. Despite these LWH has remained
steady, thriving today due to the dedication of a constant, innovative crew who have upheld the vision of a future
world complete with educational and employment opportunities under the mantle of environmental stewardship.
While the tuc tuc rides have remained harrowing, a lot of change has come to this dusty hilltop town in the last
seven years. The streets are cleaner because children pay for park admission with inorganic trash-filled bottles.
Tires that used to lie in ditches have been transformed into walls for an otherwordly educational complex made of
solid earth and waste materials. The school can be seen from many vantage points and is a constant reminder to
the community that they are no longer invisible and marginalized.
The addition of this organization to my life has humbled and stretched me in unforseen ways and given me gifts
beyond anything I have personally contributed. It thrills me to see Long Way Home drawing beings of light and
genius into its expanding flame as it impacts Comalapa and the world beyond.
A warm thank you,
www.longwayhomeinc.org
Dear Friends,
People often raise the question, “How do you know if what you are doing is working?” Let me answer by sharing
some recent experiences...A few days ago I was sitting on the curb in Comalapa waiting for a tire to be repaired
when a group of kids stopped and said, “Mateo, buy us a soda.” I told them I’d be happy to provided at least one
of them was carrying an empty plastic bottle for stuffing trash. Imagine my delight when all five reached into their
backpacks and produced bottles! Their enormous smiles and obvious pride made the moment even more special.
We drank our sodas, toasting their success as environmental stewards. When we finished I threw my bottle on
the ground, just to see their reaction. They dog-piled me, pulled on my ears and shouted, “How dare you?”
giggling all the while.
Last week the local cops brought us their used tire stash from the Comalapa police station...Recently, a group of
high school students from a town an hour away brought us 115 glass bottles. Several months ago a woman from
Guatemala City contacted us to arrange for delivery of the tires littering her neighborhood streets. Our idea is
spreading now that people have been given an alternative to throwing their trash on the ground. It’s contagious.
It’s change. It’s what keeps me inspired.
LWHStaff
This change had humble beginnings. When I moved back to Comalapa in 2005 to start Parque Chimiyá, I knew
the park would be the start of something huge...I just wasn’t sure what. When we built the soccer field we could
see the connection we were making with the community. When 25 local volunteers showed up to help pour the
basketball court, we had tangible evidence of that connection. As we’ve added to the park and begun the school,
we’ve seen this relationship grow in strength. The park remains a popular place for family picnics and pick-up
games and the construction site has a regular stream of visitors wanting to know when their children can begin
attending classes.
Matt Paneitz
Executive Director
Lisa Massey
Director of Administration
Parque Chimiyá remains our direct link to San Juan Comalapa. Through years of working and playing with our
neighbors, we have been able to learn about community needs directly from the source. Most express similar
concerns: clean water, better jobs and more educational opportunities. Building Escuela Técnico Maya from
re-purposed materials is LWH’s solution to these challenges. When we started construction in January 2009
it seemed hard to imagine children actually in the classrooms. Now that time is upon us. We are excited and
inspired by the fact that our first students will be joining us in January 2012.
I hope you enjoy this summary of LWH’s first seven years of operation. We are honored to share this powerful
testament to the impact of your support. A million thanks to all of you, the individuals and groups who have made
this dream a reality.
Hasta la Victoria!
Genevieve Croker
Director of Operations
Adam Howland
Construction Manager
Liz Howland
Construction Assistant/Group Liaison
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Parque
Chimiyá
Long Way Home’s flagship
project is a recreational oasis on
five acres approximately one mile
from San Juan Comalapa’s city
center. It is here, nestled on a hill
in the village of Chimiyá that our
organizational story begins…
In 2004 Mateo Paneitz finished
his US Peace Corps service
but was not yet finished with his
adopted community of Comalapa.
He was approached by his counterpart organization, Guatemalan
NGO Chuwi Tinamit, with a proposal. They had land that they
wished to turn into a community
park but lacked the funds to get
the project off the ground.
Filled with purpose, Mateo returned to the United States, enrolled in nonprofit management classes, began the legal process of
forming a 501(c)3 tax-exempt charity, and, perhaps most difficult of all, started raising funds.
After successfully auctioning off his 1973 Chevy Capri Classic convertible, Mateo and a handful of volunteers purchased a beatup van, loaded it with supplies and drove through the United States, Mexico, Hurricane Mitch and the northern half of Guatemala.
They arrived tired, without the van (which broke down shortly after they crossed in to Guatemala) and short on funds. But they had
reserves of energy, compassion and good humor – essential qualities for development workers.
Safe and accessible recreational space leads to a myriad of positive community outcomes: improved health, reduced gang activity
and increased environmental awareness. In addition, providing a place for children and families to play and learn increases civic
ties, strengthening the fabric of the community and significantly impacting its capacity to meet modern challenges. By enabling
area residents to bring trash-stuffed bottles or used tires in lieu of the entrance fee, the park is truly open to everyone.
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“I’m proud to have helped
provide a safe recreational
space for Comalapan youth to
further develop their physical
and mental well-being.”
≈
Valeriano Pichiya, Director of Chuwi Tinamit
As Long Way Home puts final touches on Parque Chimiyá and prepares to hand the administrative reins back to Chuwi Tinamit,
we’re certain that the facility we’ve created will last well into the future. Through the nominal entrance fee, sale of plants and trees
from the nursery, and the hosting of community events, funds are generated for maintenance, utilities and the salary for a park caretaker. With over 85,000 visitors to date, we are confident that the community is invested in the park’s long term success.
ParkFacts
• 84,550 Visitors
• 23,200 Bottles Collected
• $58,700 in Facility Development
What began as a block storage structure and two thatched roof cabanas has been transformed into a community treasure. After
six years and over $50,000 dollars, the park now boasts a regulation sized grass soccer field, basketball court, community kitchen,
• 60 Local Laborers Employed
playground, outdoor classroom, organic gardens, tree nursery and recycling center. It was in the creation of the recycling center that
Part-Time in Construction
Long Way Home began to refine its purpose as an organization: to break the cycle of poverty through sustainable construction.
• 33,500 Volunteer Hours Invested
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TécnicoMaya
By 2008 Parque Chimiyá was
a popular spot in Comalapa
and the trash bottle revenue
was mounting. One of the local
groups taking regular advantage
of the recreational space was
Técnico Maya, a small primary
school struggling with funding.
The school’s decision to teach
the government-approved
curriculum in Kaqchikel and
Spanish, rather than just
Spanish, meant that they were
ineligible for full government
support. Herminia, Técnico
Maya’s Director, approached
Mateo and Long Way Home for
help.
The Long Way Home team had been discussing their next steps for some time. The park
was nearly complete and while proud of the result, we were wondering how we could
begin to address Comalapa’s more systemic problems: unemployment,
environmental degradation and lack of educational opportunities. The combination of
bottle accumulation, an interest in alternative construction and Herminia’s request led the
organization in a bold new direction – school construction.
ConstructionCrew
Long Way Home employs five full-time local laborers.
Romeo Apen, Foreman
Juan Chex Elio Tuyuc
Fredy Orlando Gerson Churuchich
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August2008
It is a model where truly the
medium is the message.
♦
We believe that cleaning
the environment through the
building of homes or schools
with waste materials
communicates both a
respect for the earth and the
people who inhabit it.
Ground broke on our 17 building educational facility in the village of Paxan, one-half mile from downtown Comalapa, in January
2009. Progress was slow at first; volunteers and staff spent four months digging out the hillside by hand in order to have level land
to begin construction of the first set of vocational workshops. In August 2009 a $50,000 grant from the Juan Bautista Guitierrez
Foundation provided a welcome boost to the project and Long Way Home was able to move more swiftly. Among other things it
enabled us to purchase more materials, hire a crew of ten local Mayan laborers, purchase a concrete mixer and rent a backhoe.
This last item allowed the excavation for the second set of vocational workshops to be completed in just ONE day.
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“With the change to the new facility, the students will become innovators and will have a better
understanding of technology, environmentalism and other cultures. This will nourish a
harmonious coexistence based in principles and values of the Mayan culture.”
≈
Herminia Son Bal, Directora of Escuela Técnico Maya
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ReforestationProject
For three years, from 2005 to 2007, field technicians from the Alliance for International Reforestation (AIR), trained Long Way Home staff in agroforestry. This
relationship was very important to our early development. LWH staff accompanied AIR’s staff to visit schools, youth groups and church meetings to give
presentations about the importance of reforestation.
While working with the AIR’s staff LWH volunteers acquired the skills necessary to start a tree nursery from scratch. We did everything from harvesting the soil
necessary for filling planter bags to planting trees in Comalapa’s villages with local leaders. They also taught us which trees were appropriate trees for our region:
Roman Cypress, Cypress, Elm, Pine, Apple, Lime and Gravilea (used to shade coffee plants).
In addition to reforestation we learned how a tree nursery could be managed as micro-enterprise to sustain Parque Chimiyá. The sale of over 35,000 trees was used
to provide part-time jobs for local residents to build the park. The Simajuleu Civic Committee bought 3000 elm trees which we planted with them on a hillside near a
natural spring. Almost 300 people participated in this reforestation effort.
After our third year with AIR they told us we had graduated from their reforestation course as technicians with “flying colors.” A tree nursery will be a fundamental
element of the education provided at Escuela Tecnico Maya in addition to contributing to the school’s financial sustainability.
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“One of the most difficult
challenges for our
organization is to relate to a
community of which we have
very little inside knowledge;
therefore we need people we
can trust to work as
ambassadors between
ourselves and members of
the community. Long Way
Home has served this role
beautifully.”
≈
David Buck, EWB - Twin Cities Chapter
EngineerswithoutBorders
Long Way Home has long had an interest in tackling the problem of potable water in San Juan Comalapa but lacked the resources to
address the issue. In 2006 we were fortunate to form a partnership with the Twin Cities Chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB).
They had the professional skills and funds to implement a sustainable project but weren’t intimately familiar with the ins-and-outs of
doing business in Guatemala. We were able to offer the translating services, materials procurement, lodging and guidance in cultural
details that helps make a project successful. As EWB is only able to send groups a couple of times each year, LWH maintains communication with local leaders so that
they can maximize their on-the-ground impact.
Since our first meeting, EWB has been able to conduct a detailed investigation of the existing water distribution system in the village of Simajuleu and construct a
130,000L tank and rainwater harvesting system at the local school. Improvements to the spring line responsible for distributing water to the entire village are scheduled
for 2011. LWH also owes them a debt of gratitude for our pump system and electricity at Parque Chimiyá, without which we wouldn’t have been able to operate there.
In 2008, LWH began a relationship with the EWB - North Texas Chapter. We’ve been honored to help them as they’ve implemented a drip irrigation system at the
elementary school in the village of Panimicac. They have designed and will soon construct a new holding tank as well as implement improvements to the water
distribution system. The students and professionals associated with both chapters continue to offer invaluable advice as LWH manages the water issues in the
construction of Técnico Maya.
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2004 - 2010Expenses
Total = $276,489.92
2004 - 2010Income
Total = $308,175.92
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$7,217.77
ResourceAllocation
VocationalSchool
$52,411.07
Re-Purposed Materials
$77,151.26
Purchased Materials
Paid Labor
Volunteer Labor
$47,233.20
Stats
• 2576 Tires Used
• 2652 Trash Bottles Used
• Re-Purposed Materials are Valued at the Cost Saved from not Purchasing
Materials to Achieve the Same End
• 2220 Glass Bottles Used
• Volunteer Labor is Valued at the Cost per Hour of Unskilled Labor in Guatemala
• Above Numbers Represent 61.6 Tons of
Garbage Used
• Paid Labor Includes Guatemalan and American Staff and Represents Dollars
Invested into the Local Economy
• 700+ Volunteers from 20 Countries
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2004
Income
Total
Individual Contributions
$4,790.17
Total Income
$4,790.17
Expenses
Fundraising
Operations
Program Services
Not Specified
Total
Services for Volunteers
$94.49
$94.49
Total Personnel Related
$94.49
$94.49
General Expenses
$23.00
$578.12
Travel & Meetings Expenses
Fundraising Expenses
$122.04
Total Expenses
$487.72
$2,929.80
$555.00
$2,952.80
$1,255.16
$2,952.80
$1,255.16
$555.00
$94.49
$487.72
$4,695.68
$487.72
$4,790.17
Net Income
$0.00
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$609.76
$2,929.80
Business Expenses & Taxes
Total Nonpersonnel Related
$601.12
Financials
Salaries and Contract Services
Expenses are Split According to the
Overall Staff Time Spent on
Fundraising, Operations and All
Program Services
All Program Services Includes Parque
Chimiya, Vocational School,
Reforestation, Appropriate Technologies
and Environmental Education
General Expenses Include
Supplies, Telephone/Internet, Website
Expenses, etc.
All monies reported in USD.
2005
Income
Total
Individual Contributions
$8,609.13
Related Organizations
$50.00
Total Income
$8,659.13
Expenses
Fundraising
Salaries & Related Expenses
Operations
$5.73
$90.00
$829.00
$451.27
$1,370.27
$394.32
$829.00
$457.00
$1,735.34
Other Expenses
Total Expenses
$365.07
$1,802.50
$521.45
$563.16
$233.00
$249.78
Business Expenses & Taxes
Total Nonpersonnel Related
Total
$55.02
$408.00
Facility & Equipment Expenses
Travel & Meetings Expenses
Not Specified
$304.32
Project Costs - Materials
General Expenses
All Program Services
$55.02
Services for Volunteers
Total Personnel Related
Parque Chimiya
$1,802.50
$318.82
$230.00
$2,041.43
$1,075.86
$1,075.86
$38.33
$521.11
$50.00
$50.00
$5.61
$32.34
$760.06
$895.28
$2,210.50
$1,433.01
$230.00
$5,528.85
$37.95
$815.08
$1,289.60
$3,039.50
$1,890.01
$230.00
$7,264.19
Reconcile
-$1,452.97
Net Income
$2,847.91
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2006
Income
Total
Individual Contributions
$25,583.47
Related Organizations
$100.00
Total Income
Expenses
Salaries & Related Expenses
$25,683.47
Fundraising
$82.97
Operations
$319.37
Services for Volunteers
Total Personnel Related
All Program Serives
$6.05
Travel & Meetings Expenses
$56.75
$740.62
$11,503.10
$11,503.10
$234.00
$951.80
$281.53
$72.50
$359.47
$285.83
$176.96
$890.90
Other Expenses
Total Nonpersonnel Related
$330.00
$408.39
$332.23
$319.37
Business Expenses & Taxes
$278.50
$39.47
$5.00
$1,006.91
$921.43
Net Income
$1,089.88
$1,240.80
$491.46
$1,260.37
$50.00
$325.30
$12,015.60
Uncategorized Expense
Total Expenses
$36.00
$50.00
$43.51
Total
$56.75
$82.97
Facility & Equipment Expenses
Not Specified
$275.48
Project Costs - Materials
General Expenses
Parque Chimiya
$606.83
$12,072.35
Passion is needed for
any great work, and
for the revolution
passion and
audacity are required
in big doses.
$1,408.68
$1,457.19
$1,444.68
$15,713.92
$121.01
$121.01
$1,565.69
$16,575.55
≈
Ernesto Guevara de la Serna
$9,107.92
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2007
Income
Total
Individual Contributions
$21,517.50
Volunteer Contributions
$9,300.00
Related Organizations
$2,650.00
Total Contributed Income
$33,467.50
Earned Revenue
$5.80
Total Income
Expenses
Salaries & Related Expenses
$33,473.30
Fundraising
$179.26
Operations
Parque Chimiya
$169.16
Services for Volunteers
Total Personnel Related
$179.26
$169.16
Project Costs - Materials
$24,215.90
Project Costs - Labor
General Expenses
$70.44
Total Nonpersonnel Related
$735.97
$32.43
$1,197.40
Business Expenses & Taxes
Other Expenses
Not Specified
$930.00
$100.00
$948.42
$76.33
$76.33
$676.33
$1,024.75
$143.96
$24,359.86
$2,000.00
$522.83
$1,329.24
$278.00
$1,240.43
$500.00
$1,797.40
$286.86
$286.86
$54.48
$709.53
$764.01
$1,322.32
$1,864.79
$27,145.90
$1,444.79
Uncategorized Expense
Total Expenses
$1,501.58
$2,033.95
$27,145.90
$2,121.12
Net Income
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Total
$600.00
$2,000.00
Facility & Equipment Expenses
Travel & Meetings Expenses
All Program Services
$31,777.80
$342.44
$342.44
$342.44
$33,144.99
$328.31
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2008
Income
Total
Individual Contributions
$24,199.20
Volunteer Contributions
$16,000.44
Total Contributed Income
$40,199.64
Earned Revenue
$3.81
Total Income
Expenses
Salaries & Related Expenses
Contract Services
$40,203.45
Fundraising
Operations All Program Services Parque Chimiya
$871.65
$6,973.13
$8,716.42
$52.68
$421.38
$526.73
$4,386.86
$4,386.86
$924.31
$924.33
$11,781.37
$59.46
Project Costs - Labor
$59.14
Facility & Equipment Expenses
Travel & Meetings Expenses
Other Expenses
Total Expenses
Net Income
$1,055.87
$13,630.01
$3,417.26
$2,848.29
$6,325.01
$2,456.83
$197.75
$2,654.58
$240.16
$1,458.01
$102.84
$20.73
$1,160.43
Business Expenses & Taxes
Total Nonpersonnel Related
Total
$52.67
Project Costs - Materials
General Expenses
Not Specified
$871.64
Services for Volunteers
Total Personnel Related
Vocational School
$182.84
$10.66
$214.23
$52.78
$1,213.21
$227.61
$227.61
$245.27
$62.03
$390.07
$135.39
$832.76
$1,464.84
$1,478.48
$102.84
$6,056.93
$3,676.27
$146.05
$12,925.41
$2,389.15
$2,402.81
$11,884.21
$6,056.93
$3,676.27
$146.05
$26,555.42
$13,648.03
Breaking the cycle of poverty through sustainable construction.
Poverty does not
belong in civilized
human society. Its
proper place is in a
museum...I have
always believed that
the elimination of
poverty from the world
is a matter of will.
≈
Muhammad Yunus
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2009
Income
Total
Individual contribution
$54,115.82
Volunteer Contributions
$8,433.98
NFPO Grants*
$22,236.89
Total Contributed Income
$84,786.69
Earned Revenue
$2.25
Total Income
Expenses
Salaries & Related Expenses
$84,788.94
Fundraising
Operations
Other Program Services
Fire Truck
Parque Chimiya
Vocational School
Not Specified
Total
$1,653.27
$1,725.77
$13,153.66
$16,532.70
Staff Development
$150.00
$150.00
$1,200.00
$1,500.00
Contract Services
$136.67
$93.75
$749.97
$980.39
Services for Volunteers
$0.00
$0.00
$2,862.56
$2,862.56
Total Personnel Related
$1,939.94
$1,969.52
$17,966.19
$21,875.65
Project Costs - Materials
$147.03
Project Costs - Labor
$4,875.36
$22,016.36
$27,038.75
$227.32
$9,270.22
$9,497.54
$6,964.75
$6,964.75
Project Costs - Land
Gifts to Other Organizations
General Expenses
$1,500.00
$1,806.47
$2,286.67
Facility & Equipment Expenses
Travel & Meetings Expenses
$2,060.08
Fundraising Expenses
$4,007.50
Other Expenses
$81.11
Business Expenses & Taxes
Total Nonpersonnel related
$1,500.00
$1,445.46
$524.30
$3.68
$6,066.58
$272.47
$97.94
$3,071.91
$3,442.32
$2,060.08
$4,007.50
$107.00
$155.54
$1,147.98
$1,147.98
$7,955.16
$3,541.65
$1,864.96
$1,500.00
$5,724.92
$41,326.92
$155.54
$85.43
$85.43
$9,895.10
$5,511.17
$19,831.15
$1,500.00
$5,724.92
$41,326.92
$240.97
$84,030.23
Uncategorized Expense
Total Expenses
$62,069.15
$758.71
Net Income
*Juan Bautista Gutierrez Foundation Award - Managed by Chuwi Tinamit
To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.
≈
Mahatma Gandhi
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2010
Income
Total
Individual Contributions
$42,889.68
Volunteer Contributions
$24,739.75
Corporate Contributions
$12,425.00
NFPO Grants*
$19,519.40
Foundation & Trust Grants
$3,000.00
GAAP In-Kind Services
$8,000.00
Contributed Income
$110,573.83
Earned Revenue
$3.63
Total Income
Expenses
Salaries & Related Expenses
Contract Services
$110,577.46
Fundraising
Operations
Fundraising Expenses
Business Expenses & Taxes
Other Expenses
Total Nonpersonnel Related
Not Specified
$8,302.26
$503.00
$9,229.91
$7,835.33
$7,835.33
$2,521.58
$11,737.05
$24,729.02
$85.97
$38,987.65
$3,478.06
$22,368.55
$25,932.58
$4,109.70
$20,514.89
$24,624.59
$300.48
$300.48
$604.41
$2,146.29
$516.18
$32.25
$71.69
$598.20
$3,969.02
$5.91
$864.05
$47.25
$755.13
$1,316.78
$1,023.24
$4,012.36
$958.19
$112.95
$4,124.63
$303.38
$31.88
$1,103.02
$7.50
$4,132.13
$464.90
$188.89
$10.30
$6,185.41
$3,598.56
$768.35
$199.19
$949.88
$8,375.14
$44,311.29
$1,621.44
$65,041.72
Uncategorized Expenses
Total Expenses
Total
$424.65
Gifts to Individuals**
Travel & Meetings Expenses
Split
$21,922.41
Construction Costs - Labor
Facility & Equipment Expenses
Vocational School
$16,390.69
Construction Costs - Materials
General Expenses
Parque Chimiya
$3,434.79
Services for Volunteers
Total Personnel Related
Program Services
$2,096.93
$8,706.99
$15,335.61
$25,678.90
$8,375.14
$44,311.29
$1,621.44
100.00
100.00
$100.00
$104,129.37
Net Income
$6,448.09
*Juan Bautista Gutierrez Foundation Award - Managed by Chuwi Tinamit
**Six families received rainwater harvesting systems.
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IndividualDonors
DonorSpotlight
After their visit to Guatemala in May 2010,
friends Kelli Nielsen and Kristin Meyer
Lovell returned to the United States filled
with a purpose: to help the people they
had met in San Juan Comalapa realize a
brighter future. The ladies hosted 88 of
their friends for an evening at the Sakgit
Country Club in Burlington, Washington
and raised over $10,000 to benefit Long
Way Home! Funds from their event paid
for the bond beam that now ties the roof to
the walls of the second set of vocational
classrooms, a burly work truck, boots for
the Guatemalan construction crew and a
variety of other necessary materials. Kelli
and her husband, Henrik, took their support
to a new level when they included a testamentary gift to Long Way Home in their will.
Long Way Home is able to fulfill its mission
through the generosity and dedication of
friends like Kelli, Kristin and Henrik. Hard
hats off to you!
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OrganizationalDonors
Adventure Life
Anacortes Yacht Charters
Anna Jaques Hospital Gift Shop
Asher Homes, Inc.
Ashland Paint & Body
Atlas Realty Inc.
Bridge to Health
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
California Pizza Kitchen
Carina & Co
Casa Leaders Huntingtion Park
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Christ’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Chuwi Tinamit
Cromwell Plumbing
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Elbaz Family Foundation
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First United Methodist Church
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apologize in advance if we have neglected
to mention you. Gifts of all sizes are
tremndously important to our success!
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IndividualVolunteers
VolunteerSpotlight
Ben Lancette came to Long Way Home with
a mission: to build water catchement
systems for the poorest families in
Comalapa. In the summer of 2010, we
were concentrating the majority of our
resources, financial and otherwise, on the
construction of Técnico Maya. With that in
mind, Ben applied to long-time LWH team
member, Mark Luckhardt, to use monies
Mark had raised to pay for the materials
Ben needed to construct six cisterns. LWH
helped to facilitate the selection of families,
provided guidance on the design and lent a
helping hand with building, but it’s Ben and
Mark that our neighbors can thank for
easing the burden of a daily trek for water.
In addition to his independent efforts, Ben
went above-and-beyond at the school site.
He showed up early, stayed late and never
lost his temper. For all this and more, Ben
was inducted into our Order of the Golden
Machete...one way that Long Way Home
honors the cream of the volunteer crop.
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Johnson Aderohunmu
Norma Alejandro
Alexia Allen
Mark Allender
Koda Amadon
Lauren Amato
Eric Anderson
Michael Anderson
Steve Anderson
Beatriz Angeles
Virginia Angeles
Emily Ann Lemnah-Warner
Jason Asher
Kaela Asher
Cameron Ayers
Claudel Babineau-Boule
Liila Bagby
Trent Bailey
Veronica Barrera
Judy Barrett
Peter Baryshnikov
Peter Bass
Levi Bechtel
Jake Beil
Brain Bell
Chantal Berot
Ryan Beyer
Elena Bishop
Margaret Blair
Meghan Blair
Rachael Blasbalg
Kevin Bohn
Dorcha Boisen
Matt Boisen
Angela Bombaci
Adam Boshe
Sam Both
John Bottcher
Melanie Bouchard
Laura Boyle
Cat Brandon♠
Jennifer Bridges
Ryan Brinkworth
Lesley Brown
Iza Bruen
Krystal Brun
Tina Bruns
Jeanine Buller
Eben Burkholder
Joy Burton
Laura Busby
Peter Busher
David Byrne
Terry Carter
Andy Case♠
Noemi Castellanos
Joanna Castro
Manu Chau
Jessica Chavez
Jacquie Cheung
Jenny Cheung
Ara Choi
Renee Chong
Kimberly Church
Phil Cici
Robin Clancy
Phil Clemens
Maya Cohen
Leslie Colvin
Aaron Colvin♠ ♦
Carolyn Corbin
Karen Courington
Daneille Cousineau
Josef Crosby
Sara Crosby
Ellie Cross
Shaun Crumb
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Jeff Davis
Lindsey Davis
Meryll Davis
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Kristina Delgado
Colby Dennis
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Colleen Donahue
Shannon Donahue
Amy Downs
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Katelin Dutton
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Maureen Eden
Jesse Eidrich
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Brian Estes
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Terra Feather
Dustin Feider
Justin Feklund
Nicki Ferguson
Sarah Fernandez
Christina Figueroa
Josh Finkler
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Onice Flores
Anthony Foehrenbacher
Marie Fraisse
Matthias Francey
Chad Frankin
Neil Freeman
Simone Freeman
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John Frieseke
Kyla Gallagher
Alison Garcia
Jane Gascoigne
Whitney Gaskill
Heather Gerstmar
Camila Gillman
Rachelle Giradin
Felipe-Silva Gomes
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Janna Goodwille
Jenny Goodwin
Elizabeth Gorman
Victor Gracio-Olivera
Phil Graeve
Travis Graham
Gemma Granados
Emily Green
Max Greenwald
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Brittn Grey
Ben Grimes
Melanie Grimes
Shea Hagy
Rebecca Hamman
Mike Harding
Summer Harlow
Jessica Harris
Terry Hart
Nick Haupt
Ray Hayden
Anne Hayward
Amy Hedges
Kelsey Heeringa
Billy Hennrickus
Hannah Hermanson
Matt Hernick
Kaisa Herschleb
Laen Hershler
Laura Hitt
Dietrich Ho
Claire Hoch
Emily Holt
Thomas Horlitz
Amelia Howitt
Ashley Hudak
Chelsea Hufford
Alex Hull
Alissa Hunsacker
Abigail Huster♦
Peter Hutchins
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Nicolette Irayk
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Chris Jackson
Heather Jackson
Hyoseon Jang
Naomi Jasper
Jeremiah Jazdzewski
Ben Jefferson-Dow
Lee Jeonghwa
Sarah Jepperson
Aaron Jewell
David Johnson
Thomas Johnson
Nick Jones
Jung Jonngkun
Zoey Joyce
Phil Juan Felipe
Haemin Jung
Mark K
Katrina Kacirek
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Patrick Kelly
Katie Kenefick
Joseph Kennedy
Kelly Kennedy
Morgan Kiel
Rick Kimbrough
Jeff King
Laura Kinowski
Manuela Klann
Nickolas Kleespie
Zach Klein
Jacob Kopas♣ Emily Korven
Dylan Kreiss
Peter Krige
Mathias Kruger
Ruth Kuhnua
April Kusmierczyk
Meihua Lam
Ben Lancette♦
Claire Lanning
Claire Lanning
Ken Laubmeyer
Sophie Laughrea
Phil Leamon
Ashley Ledford
Vincent Legall
Carolin Lender
Martina Leovac
Martin Levine
Rafael Lindau
Kenny Lo
Craig Lockhart
Kirsten Longmeier
Alec Lorraine
Imani Lucas♣ Mark Luckhart
Maya Lukoff
Abigail Lutz
Soeren Madsen
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Courtney Mason
Kayleigh Mason
Rae Mathieu
Mackenzie Mathieu-Busher
Mellanie Mayol
Adam McBurnie♦
Suzanne McBurnie
Monica McClain-Smith
Matt McClure
Kelly McCracken
Brooke McFair
Taylor McKenney
Jacqui Mckenzie
Sean McKenzie
Fred McLeary
Dave McLeod
Melanie Mcmeans
Ben McNary
Scott Michaud
Jeremy Micley
Keshia Milbauer
Jessie Milstead
Jacque Minarik
Gael Minville
Anastasia Mohammed
Oirana Monteiro
Lien Moonen
Kelsey Moore
Matt Moore
Jonathan Morgan
Dave Muldoon
Kirsty Muldoon
Brendan Murn
Tom Murphy
Sarah Mykkanen
Aaron Nakano
Michael Nash
Liz Needham
Nick Nelson
Molly Noel
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Anindiati Nurhapsari Sally O’Sullivan
Derick Ocampo
Lisa Oczak
Cali Olds
Tara Olfert
Sergio Oliva
Silvana Oliveira
Jamie Olmstead
Cynthia Ord
Alexandre Ouellet
Jeremiah Page
Clara Painchaud
Greg Paneitz
Joey Paneitz
Siu Tuen Pang
Kanani Paritt
Yun Park
Jenny Parker
Dustin Parks
Joe Parnell
Sara Parnell
Guillaume Pascual
Derrick Passe
Anna Patterson
Javen Pauly
Sarah Payne
Danny Paz♦
Grace Pedersen
Kyle Peets
Jenni Pekkarinen
Zeke Perkins
Leah Petermeier
Kelly Phillips
Jordi Pich-Caneda
Damien Pichereau
Holly Pierson
Gilda Pikelin
Cody Pine
Jonathan Pineault
Montina Pittman
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Ben Poston
Johanna Poston
Joe Pryor
Greg Querel
Ana Quiroz
Rekha Ramacandran
Amy Ramirty
Reyna Ramolete
Kari Ramsey
Nadia Ranney
Lauren Rasch
Nadeige Raymonvil
Mike Razzano
Kim Reijs
Anne Reiland
Dylan Rhea-Fournier
Rosie Richards
Michelle Ripple
Chelsea Rittchen
Faiza Rizvi
Bonnie Robinson
Anthony Rochel
Richie Rochel
Carolina Rojas
Hannah Rolston
Jason Roth
Tina Rounsch
Gabe Rowland
Mark Ryan
Bryon Salaz
Connie Saldana
Rebecca Sanchez♠
Andrew Sander
Ilis Santillan
Ben Schlamb
Peter Schlamb
Jordi Scholten
Melanie Schrull
Linde Schuylenburg
Nick Scott
Alex Seidel
LeeYoon Seo
Aubrey Sharp
Laila Sharp
Dylan Sheldon
Darius Shemaria
Owen Sheperd
Ellen Sherck
Steve Shisler
Kenny Short
Renee Sibera
Ryan Sierra
Tone Sigrell
Lena Silver
Eric Sizemore
Mark Skeith
Jeremiah Skender
Mary-Ann Skender
Theodora Skolnik
Grady Sloan
Bella Smith
Nicky Smith
Ben Smith♦
Hana-Akalani Smythe
Miles Smythe
Brandon Sotiroff
Lindsey Souza
Analise Spacucello
Michael Spacucello
Liam Sperl
The Stacey Family
Kryssi Staikidis♣
Laurene Stanton
Michael Stanton
Andrew Stevens
Ben Stevens
Peter Stewhardt
Kathleen Stuart
Trillium Swanson
Dominic Sweeting♦
Ericka Temple♠ ♦
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Gabriella Thurman
Matt Tiedemann
Ali Tilly
Christin Tomy
Laura Torres
Cecilia Toscana
Forrest Townsend
Ariel Trahan
Ryan Truxton
Nicole Uhre
Cindie Unger
Daniela Uribe-Juarez
Andrea Valladares
Catherine Van Dyke
Lauren Versagli
AnnaBeatriz Vilela-Moreira
Heidi Vogel
Paula Von Haaren
Lindsey Weinberger
Joshua Weinzettel
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Alva Westlund
Morgen Wettergren
Jenny Wetzel
Mary-Kate Wheeler
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Ben Wilcox
Taira Wilhelm
Monique M Williams
Kevin Winiarz
Michael Wisniewski
Sandra Wisniewski
Tony Witkowski
Angeline Wolski
David Yletalo
Alit Zaganjor
Hatidza Zaganjor
Mari Zagarins
Deena Zeplowitz
Max Zipursky
GroupVolunteers
Bomberos Municipaes de Comalapa
Cocode de Simajuleu
Colegio Americano de Guatemala
Colegio Maya
College of St. Benedict & St. John’s University
Engineers Without Borders - Minnesota
Engineers Without Borders - North Texas
Florida International University
George Washington University
Institute for International Cooperation &
Development
University of Illinois
SpecialNote
Long Way Home would like to give a special
thanks to IE3 Global Internships. They
continually send us academic interns from
their network of colleges and universities in
the western United States. Their students
have helped us in the areas of construction,
organic gardening, program evaluation and
more!
Legend
♠ Indicates former LWH Staff.
♣ Indicates former LWH Board
Members.
♦ Indicates those inducted into the
Order of the Golden Machete.
We, who have so much, must do more to help those in need. And most
of all, we must live simply, so that others may simply live.
≈
Ed Begley, Jr.
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You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in
order to enable the world to live more
amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and
achievement.
You are here to enrich the world, and you
impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.
≈
Woodrow Wilson
Long Way Home
Breaking the cycle of poverty through sustainable construction.
For more information on how you can be involved with Long Way Home, please contact genevieve@longwayhomeinc.org.
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Published 14 July 2011