On December 13th, Reed Olson escorted 26 people to Casa Vida Nueva para Niños (the orphanage) in Nogales, Sonora, MX. The people learned about the Home; were given a RISE Scholastic Achievements presentation; saw the awarding of RISE T-shirts to new high school students; met the 4 college students; toured the facility; had lunch (one little boy gave the prayer); watched 4 dance performances from the children; then witnessed the children opening up their Christmas gifts. Fabulous day. If you want to learn more about the orphanage or RISE, go to: www.risesa.org

​Thank you to everyone who worked and donated to make this trip a possibility!

Link to short video of the kids beginning to open their presents. (on VPC YouTube Channel)

Link to a 7 minute video of the show the kids put on for their visitors from Valley. (on VPC YouTube Channel)
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