Dear Friends of Saint Charles Caritas, Charity on the Border:

 Greetings to all! I hope you had a wonderful weekend.

 April 12, Saturday we are invited by the Adoratrices del Santisimo in their convent. The sisters will pick us up at the St. Charles office at 7am. A mass is going to be held dedicated to the donors and volunteers of Saint Charles Caritas, followed by breakfast, and a tour of their convent/church that the sisters are building. If you would like to come, please call me or send me an email by Wednesday. The sisters need a head count. Please bring your passports or driver's license or green card or birth certificate or naturalization certificate. we will be back in the US before 12 noon. 

April 19 & 20 Caritas Day. We need volunteers at the two 5pm masses. 100% of your donations will be used to buy basic food and cleaning products. We are all volunteers. 

April 22, Tuesday at 6pm is the Costco buy for our 6 charities. 

April 25, 26, & 27 Celtic Retreat run by Sister Paula Smith. Registration is going on. Please send me an email if you are interested to come and I will send you the registration form or call Sister Paula at 619-690-9237. Sister Paula, medical Missionary of Mary is a dedicated volunteer of Saint Charles Caritas. Please support the Celtic Retreat. I will see you there. 

March distribution of basic food, hygiene products and basic necessities:

$490.68    > Casa de Cuna orphanage/disadvantaged children

$465.90    > Santa Teresita, home for girls

$503.83    > Casa Eudes, home for girls

$580.72    > Asilo de Ancianos, home for the elderly

$533.21    > La Esperanza Clinic, located at the dump site

$497.58    > Adoratrices del Santisimo, ingredients for pastries, fund raising to build a church

$500.00    > Birthline of Chula Vista, helping young mothers

$500.00    > Pastoral Charity Fund of St. Charles, distribution at the discretion of Fr. Peter Ruggere

Special Projects:

$3,183.58    > Project# 12 Distribution of Food for 250 poor families and children (approximately 1200 people) at the TJ dump site.

$7,255.50 Total distribution for March 2008

 We would like to thank the volunteers who work hard on the day of the distribution of project# 12. The volunteers were delighted and happy that they were able to do one on one distributing the food and etc. to the poor people: We distributed: rice 750 lbs, pinto beans 500 lbs, oat meal 300 lbs; tarps; canned food: refried beans, tuna, chicken, corn, pineapple, green beans, sweet peas, ramen (10 per bag); salt, spaghetti, pasta and many more assorted dry food and brand new T-shirts, clothes, hand made knitted hats for children, snicker bars and assorted chocolates and candies. We are humbled to see the need of the poor people in the TJ dumpsite.

 We thank Nita and her sister Marilou for the hand made 150 knitted hats for the children. These were done with the labor of love from these 2 siblings. Thank you so much. we enjoy putting them on the heads of he children.

 The volunteers last March 29, Saturday were: the Cizeck family invited by Bob: Michael, Janice, Alexandra and Rob came from the state of Washington arrived that night and the following morning volunteered for the Caritas distribution of food at TJ dumpsite, the professors from San Luis Obispo: Joe & Barbara Miller, were very happy to volunteer; The Ross family: Michael and his 2 daughters, Madisson & Morgan from Oceanside; John & Mary Mautino; Belia Campos, Elvie Valdivieso, Beth Welner, Mary Wilson and her friend vacationing from another state, Jan Bednurz and Sister Paula Smith, Madre Teresa from Mexico and Eric de la Feunte. 

 March 27, Costco buy of food for the 6 charities were: Jack Stroh, Diane Martin, Elaine Rechs. Jack bought hot-dog combos and pizza for all the nuns and volunteers.

 Thank you very much donors for March.

 I hope to hear from you soon!

  All the best,

 Merlyn Baker
Saint Charles Caritas
990 Saturn Blvd
San Diego, CA 92154
tel# 619-428-0199
mbaker2020@aol.com
www.saintcharles.org