We gather at a nearby, former coffee plantation and share a meal prepared by the people at our hotel, the Mamapan in Ahuachapan. The owner of the hotel, Claudia, also owns this location. She is a former Miss El Salvador.
All the work crews, the masons, the Habitat help, the ladies from the co-op who provide our lunches, and our friends from Kewanee, IL, join together to watch as everyone is given a certificate of thanks. The pinata rests patiently in the vicinity. Beti and 2 of her daughters, Yamileth and Glenda are behind the pinata. Juan, our lead mason, is at the far right. Douglas and Peggy are in the foreground.
Below, the Llanes family, whose house we helped build. From left, Giovanni, Javier, Mirna, and Felipe. On the right, Juan's fellow mason, Hermando. All the family members, even the boys, individually expressed their personal thanks to the work crew.
Below, our project masons, Hermando & Juan, and Dean. These guys really embraced what we tried to do. Through we are not the pros they are, I believe they truly know we did our best to help, and they genuinely appreciated our efforts.
The kids go nuts at the pinata bursts open with candy. Most of the kids gave some candy to each of us.
I remember Adriana from last year, but it is only this year that I learned her name. I believe she is a cousin to Beti's daughters. We met her in 2015 at the Ladies Co-Op for this very same Friday afternoon Thank-You event.
Below, Jason does his best pinata imitation. He'd better be careful! I'm not sure the bat has been retrieved from the kids just yet.
Nathan Hack puts on a new face with a couple of new friends, Javier and Felipe.
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