YalÚ Library
with The PETERKINS FAMILY
We are John and Vicki Peterkins. We live in Pennsylvania and are the parents of three amazing children.
I started going to Guatemala in 2015 and instantly fell in love with the country and its people. I have returned many times including leading two teams to Guatemala with John and our daughter Samantha. We are passionate about helping the children and staff at El Amor de Patricia children's home. We also love being in the village of Yalu. It is a very impoverished village and in desperate need of help. We have delivered bunk beds, water filters and food to many of the families that live there. One of our greatest interests is providing education for the children in Yalu. Many children have to leave school very early in their childhood to help work for their families. We strongly feel that education will help these children have a future filled with hope and opportunities for better jobs. They will have a chance to possibly change their impoverished lives. Last year I lost my dad, Tom Anderson. Tom was a librarian for many years and a strong supporter of the need to get an education. He worked on many boards helping the homeless and less fortunate in his hometown of Bracebridge Ontario. He was a an avid reader and my dad and I had a strong bond formed over our love of books. We have been given the opportunity to build a library in Tomʼs memory at the new school being built in Yalu. We appreciate any support you can provide to make this a reality.
We are so blessed and grateful to have this opportunity to honor his memory.
Thank you,
Vicki Peterkins
I started going to Guatemala in 2015 and instantly fell in love with the country and its people. I have returned many times including leading two teams to Guatemala with John and our daughter Samantha. We are passionate about helping the children and staff at El Amor de Patricia children's home. We also love being in the village of Yalu. It is a very impoverished village and in desperate need of help. We have delivered bunk beds, water filters and food to many of the families that live there. One of our greatest interests is providing education for the children in Yalu. Many children have to leave school very early in their childhood to help work for their families. We strongly feel that education will help these children have a future filled with hope and opportunities for better jobs. They will have a chance to possibly change their impoverished lives. Last year I lost my dad, Tom Anderson. Tom was a librarian for many years and a strong supporter of the need to get an education. He worked on many boards helping the homeless and less fortunate in his hometown of Bracebridge Ontario. He was a an avid reader and my dad and I had a strong bond formed over our love of books. We have been given the opportunity to build a library in Tomʼs memory at the new school being built in Yalu. We appreciate any support you can provide to make this a reality.
We are so blessed and grateful to have this opportunity to honor his memory.
Thank you,
Vicki Peterkins
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