RECENT NEWS & UPDATES


August 29, 2020 - even the the middle of the pandemic the students at the school are able to do some "socially distanced" learning.  Many thanks to the teachers and the parents of the students and the support group in Honduras for working hard to give the students a safe environment to work in!  Go to the Photos page on this website to see some pictures of the learning in action.

April 28, 2020 - bags of rice and beans have been distributed to some of the needier families of students at the school.  With the school being closed because of the COVID pandemic students have not been getting their usual daily meal....hopefully these food staples will assist them with some much needed nutrition.

January 7, 2020 Notice of the Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Honduras Society: Friends of Honduras Society - Annual General Meeting at Rickys All Day Grill, 2900 Douglas Street, Victoria, B.C. on Monday, January 27, 2020 at 7 PM. All Welcome!

November 30, 2016 - Notice of the Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Honduras Society: Friends of Honduras Society - Annual General Meeting at Rickys All Day Grill, 2900 Douglas Street, Victoria, B.C., Monday, January 30, 2017 at 7 PM.  All welcome.

November 20, 2016 - final plans and cost estimates for the medical clinic have now been approved and the work will be getting underway shortly....very exciting!  Stay tuned to this page for further updates as the work progress....

September 15, 2016 - a total of $10,050 in donations has now been received, making the grand total, including the $5000 in matching funds, just over $15,000!  Thanks and well done everyone for your generous contributions to this fund raising effort.  These funds will go a long way toward supporting the schools and getting the medical clinic up and operating.

 September 8, 2016 - just one week left to go in the current fundraising campaign and the grand total is now at $13,250...it looks like there is a very real possibility of reaching $15,000 in total funds raised!

September 1, 2016 - As of late yesterday the "matching funds" total surpassed the goal of $5000 and now sits at $7250!  There is still 2 weeks to go in the fundraising promotion and there appears to be a real chance that the donation total could reach the $10K threshold by Sept 15th.  

August 2016 - The "matching funds" donation total is now over $4000 and there are still three weeks left to go until the September 15th deadline....it looks like we have a real chance of making the goal of $5000 (which then turns into $10K)! A huge thank you to all the folks who have so generously donated so far to this worthwhile cause. Hopefully we can meet, and even exceed the goal....the dream of having a functioning medical clinic at the school for use by the children and the folks from the surrounding community is getting closer to becoming a reality....any monetary assistance that you can provide would be much appreciated. Check out the Donations page on this website for details on how to donate....

August 2016 - Donations are continuing to come in for the "matching donations" fundraiser and the total is now over $3000...well on the way to the goal of $5000 by Sept 15th. Thanks to everyone who has participated so far and let's keep the momentum going!

August 2016 - We are now just over two weeks into the "matching donations" fundraiser and the total in so far is up to $2650! Well done everyone and let's keep it going! The goal is to get to (or exceed) $5000 by September 15th and whatever funds are raised by that date will be matched (up to $5000) by a very generous supporter of the Society. Check the "Donations" page on this website to get information on how easy it is to donate.

August 2016 - We are now 10 days into the "matching donations" fundraiser (runs until Sept 15th) and donations are up to $1800 and climbing! A big thank you to all the folks who so generously continue to support the work that FOH is doing in Honduras.

July 2016 - In the 4 days since the "matching donations" offer was put forward, over $700 in donations has been received....what a great start toward the goal of raising a total of $10,000 for the school, clinic and most importantly, the children, in Honduras. Thanks everyone for your support of this project!

July 2016 - NEWS FLASH!!!!!  Here is a great way to make your money go further!  A very generous donor has come forward with an offer to match any donations made to Friends of Honduras by Sept 15, 2016, up to a total of $5000!  So, if you were considering making a donation to help support the children at the school and build the medical clinic, this opportunity will double your donation!  Let’s see if we can make this $5000 offer turn into a $10,000 reality.  All monetary donations from Canadian sources will be provided with a charitable donation tax receipt.

March 2016 - The bake sale, organized by Ally Guevin and held at DFH Real Estate on Shelbourne St, was a huge success! Over $1500 was raised through the sale of a wide variety of delicious baked goods and by other monetary donations. A big thank-you to Ally for organizing everything and thanks also to everyone who contributed items for the sale and of course to all those generous folks who purchased something....well done everyone!!

February 2016 - the 4th Annual Friends of Honduras Bake Sale, organized by Ally Guevin and ably supported by some of the best volunteer bakers in Victoria, will take place at DFH Real Estate (3914 Shelbourne St in Victoria, BC) on March 8th, starting promptly at 9:30 AM.  Come one, come all!  There will be some amazing baked goods for sale and all the proceeds will go directly to the continued support of the school and the building of the medical clinic in Honduras.  Thanks for your support everyone!  

January 2016 - Notice of the Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Honduras Society; Friends of Honduras Society - Annual General Meeting will be held at the ABC Restaurant, 2900 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC on Monday February 1, 2016.  All Welcome!

December 2015 - another school year has now come to an end and the students are away for a well deserved 2 month holiday.  Many thanks to all the faithful donors who continued monetary support keeps the school running and helps with property upkeep, school supplies and daily meals.  The renovation fund for the medical clinic is now well over $10,000 (CAN$) and plans are ongoing to get that project underway in the new year.  If you would like to make a donation to the school and/or the medical clinic fund and would like a 2015 tax receipt then there is only a week left for you to do that......please visit the "Donations" page on this website for instructions on how to make a donation.  It's really easy and the children in Honduras appreciate all that you do for them!  Feliz Navidad / Merry Christmas to all!

September 2015 - The vision of having a medical clinic at the school is getting closer to being a reality! Donations are continuing to come in, including a very generous $1500 donation submitted recently by a good friend of FOH....total monies collected so far are nearing $8000 or almost halfway to the goal of $20K! Thanks everyone for your continued generous support of this project.

March 2015 - check the "Photo Albums" page of this website to see pictures of the building that will be renovated into a medical clinic for the school and surrounding area, plus pictures of the newly finished, and vastly improved, bathroom.

February 2015 - Great news.....another $2250 in unsolicited donations has come in for the work in Honduras over the past few days!!  The Society continues to be blessed by the support of a wide and diverse group of donors and supporters.  The Society Treasurer recently checked back over the books to look at donation totals and in the past 15 years over $92,000 has been raised and has gone directly to Honduras to help with the projects there.  The team leaves on Monday for Honduras and they are eagerly looking forward to spending almost two weeks at the school.

January 2015 - The Society held their 2015 Annual General Meeting last evening and gratefully looked back on another successful year of helping the children and the school in Honduras. Almost $14,000 was raised in donations in 2014 with only $275 in overhead costs....which means that virtually all of those donations went directly to helping the children by way of food, school supplies, textbooks, uniforms/shoes, infrastructure improvements, etc. Four FOH directors from Canada will be travelling to the school in late February and they look forward to interacting with the children, seeing the improvements made at the school, discussing with the local authorities the logistics of building & supplying a medical clinic at or near the school and facilitating ongoing and future projects. If you would like to make a tax deductible donation in support of this work please visit www.friendsofhonduras.org for further information.

December 2014 - Notice of the Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Honduras Society: Friends of Honduras Society - Annual General Meeting at ABC Restaurant, 2900 Douglas Street, Victoria,  B.C.  Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 6:30 p.m.  All Welcome

November 2014 - Plans have been finalized and flights have been booked!  A team from Victoria will be at the school in Honduras from February 23 thru March 7, 2015.  Fundraising is ongoing and there are a number of projects that the team will be working on, including an upgrade to the bathrooms & septic tank/field, and ongoing planning/groundwork for a medical clinic at or near the school.

September 2014 - FOH continues to be blessed by the generosity of a wide range of amazing donors....a $1500 cheque arrived in the mail today and another donation of $500 was received at the end of last month. Thanks so much to everyone who continues to faithfully support the work in Honduras!  Preparations are moving forward for a trip to the school in February/March 2015 with the intention of having a medical clinic built at or near the school.

Summer 2014Donations toward the medical clinic building fund are continuing to come in…fund total is now upwards of $5000!  Thanks so much to all you faithful supporters who believe in this project.  Another fundraiser is taking place later in August at the DFH Real Estate office parking lot…Ally & Dennis Guevin are holding their annual office bbq and part of those festivities will include a 50/50 draw and a donation jar with proceeds being split between Friends of Honduras & Santa’s Anonymous.  Plans are well under way for a group from FOH to visit the school and local community in Honduras in the Spring of 2015…..very exciting, and more updates to come!

May 2014 - The FOH Medical Clinic building fund just received another kind and generous monetary donation from a lady who raised the funds by getting people to sponsor her on a per kilometer basis in the 2014 TC 10K….over $600 was donated!!  A huge thank-you to L.D. and all her many sponsors….much appreciated!

March 2014 - the gracious folks at DFH Real Estate held a bake sale fundraiser for FOH today (spearheaded by AG...you know who you are!)  Over $560 was raised and donated to the construction fund for the medical clinic in Honduras!  Well done and thanks so much to everyone who participated.  The fund has now topped $1000....a great start toward our goal of $50,000!

January 2014: Notice of the Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Honduras Society:

 Friends of Honduras Society - Annual General Meeting at ABC Restaurant, 2900 Douglas Street, Victoria,  B.C.  Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.  All Welcome

Fall 2013 - tentative plans are now in the works for a trip to Honduras in either October/November 2014 or March/April 2015....lots of needs at the school....let the fundraising begin!!

Fall 2013 -  The Friends of Honduras Annual General Meeting will take place at 7 PM on January 28, 2014 at the ABC Restaurant, 2900 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC.

Fall 2013 - Angela & Myron, a young couple who have a family connection with the Friends of Honduras Society, made a very generous gesture just prior to their wedding in August 2013.  The wedding invitations they sent out contained a request from the couple asking their guests, in lieu of buying the couple a wedding present, to give a donation to the Friends of Honduras Society.  To date, that request has resulted in well over $2000 in donations to the Society.  Many thanks to Angela & Myron!

April 2013 - FOH was privileged to be invited to be one of approximately 15 exhibitors at the Women on Mission event at Central Baptist Church in Victoria on April 13, 2013. With almost 90 women in attendance it was a great opportunity to present the FOH mission to a diverse group of ladies from many different backgrounds.

March 2013 - The student's are back in school and thanks to some generous donations over the past few months FOH has the funds to supply them with school uniforms (including shoes!), food for a noon meal each school day and school supplies. Each of the students will also receive a small backpack so they can more easily carry their books and papers. There has also been a donation of some medical supplies which will be transported to Honduras later this Spring. Many thanks to all those who continue to so graciously support the work of FOH.

November 2012 - Another successful school year has ended and the students have a 2 month break before the new school year starts. Thanks to everyone who has helped out with monetary donations over the past year allowing us to provide meals, school supplies and continuing education for approximately 190 students....muchas gracias!!

February 2012  Four of us went to Honduras during the first two weeks of February and, due to your generous donations (over $16,000), we were able to get a lot accomplished:

  • food for a noon meal for the students for the school year is now funded
  • new textbooks & curriculum materials have been purchased
  • a backpack containing school supplies (3 notebooks, 2 pens, a pencil, ruler, etc) have been supplied to each student
  • some new metal framed desks & chairs have been purchased (the old wooden ones were termite infested and not repairable)
  • the last old, original (and potentially dangerous) classroom has been demolished and a new one is being built in it's place
  • plumbing in the bathroom is being repaired and upgraded
  • 100 needy families in the poor mountain community of Macueliso (had to have a 4-wheel drive truck to get there) were provided with food and some clothing
  • some medical supplies were provided to a small clinic in the inner city part of Tegucigalpa

Check out the "Photo Albums" page of this website to see pictures of some of the places we went and people we met.

January 2012  Donation total is now up to $10,000 and still growing!

 December 2011  Since the trip to the school in Honduras was announced in early December almost $2000 has been donated to the charity!!  Thank you so much to the very generous people/businesses that have made the donations...these funds will be taken to Honduras to feed the children and assist at the school.

December 2011  A trip to the school has now been booked for the first two weeks of February 2012.  Four of us will be going and we look forward to seeing the students & teachers, doing some cleanup & renovation to the buildings & grounds and identifying areas of need for future projects.  If you would like to assist in this by way of a monetary donation, please see the "Make A Donation" page on this website.  100% of any monies donated for this trip will go directly to assist at the school....all administration, travel & accommodation costs are being paid by the people going on the trip. 

March 2011  Take a look at the "Photo Albums" page of the website...there are some new pictures of the December 2010 Christmas party for the students at the school and some updated photos of recent work done to the buildings and fencing.

January 2011  A new fence is needed around the perimeter of the school property to help keep out stray animals (and people!).  Here are a few photos of the existing fencing....

Dec 2010  Check the "Photo Albums" link on the main page to view photos of the new classroom (now finished) plus renovations completed on the older classroom!  There are also photos of the foundation being put in for the new kindergarten classroom. 

July 2010  A new classroom is being built!!  Many thanks to all the people whose kind donations have made this possible.  Here are a few photos of a couple of the existing classrooms (showing some of the weather related damage that they have suffered) and some photos of the new classroom that is under construction....

  

 

 

  

August 2010  Here are a few more photos of the new classroom...it is nearing completion...just doors and windows to go in now...