Altagracia Rose lives in La Grua a small community near Imbert, west of Puerto Plata. Bill & Maxine first became interested in helping her because she had taken in an abandoned, little girl name Katiana. Katiana’s father died and approximately 1 year later her mother left the community abandoning her 4 small children. The other 3 children are being taken care of elsewhere but that is another story.
Alatagracia Rose has 6 other children to care for and since receiving financial support has transformed her life and is no longer the poorest person in the batey. She works in the community garden plot growing flower cuttings to sell and she also sews. Unfortunately her treadle sewing machine has some broken parts so the gift of a “new” machine has been a blessing to make ends meet.
Michelene (Eva) Israel is the mother of two and has been a widow for 6 months. She is an excellent seamstress and has already started "sewing classes” for a group of women from San Marco on the west side of Puerto Plata.
Thank you to the donors of the sewing machines for giving us the opportunity to reach out and make a difference in the lives of these two women.
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