Organizing a Sayulita Food Bank during COVID19

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Dear Donors and Supporters of the Sayulita Cuida/Sayulita Cares Food Bank,

Back on March 19^th, 2020, when Sayulita began to shut down due to the CoVid-19 pandemic, Jess and Tom Wyton started a GoFundMe campaign to help Sayulita families and animals.

At the same time, SayulitaCares, as well as many other individuals and groups, began to organize their own programs.

SayulitaCares contacted Jess + Tom and asked if we could coordinate efforts and build on the early success that they were having with fundraising, in order to create a Food Bank + Food Delivery System that would help both Sayulita’s and San Ignacio’s most vulnerable during the tough times ahead.

At the time we started our program, we had no idea how much food would be needed, or if we would be able to contribute anything substantial -- and if we were able to help -- how long we would be able to keep the program going.

Nevertheless, by March 21st, Sayulita Cares created a steering committee of amazing women who worked together to figure out the logistics of the program, while members of the Gavilanes Vigilantes worked to assess the needs of the communities.

We also began to gather parts of the HUGE 100+ team of volunteers who would be needed for everything from fundraising at local and international levels, to sourcing, ordering, unloading, packing, storing, and securing the food.

When urgent requests for medication started coming in, we found a team of physicians who agreed to vet and validate each request, as well as more volunteers to buy the medication from pharmacies whose supplies were there one day, and gone the next.

We bought dog and cat food, then received generous donations of even more pet food from SayulitAnimals.

By March 25^th, we put in our first order for enough food to feed 800 families. The first dispensas (food packs) contained rice, beans, flour, cooking oil, canned tuna, canned tomatoes, animal food (if needed/asked for), and disinfectant that families could use to keep their homes safe.

By April 1^st, just 10 days after committing to action, we were on the ground delivering food to 800 families in San Ignacio and Sayulita!

By April 14^th, we were using our Facebook page to help individuals help each other with day-to-day challenges, and to get still more volunteers to cook for the Vigilantes as they guarded our town and kept us safe.

By May 1^st, we were delivering 1300 dispensas to Sayulita and San Ignacio, and continued delivering 1300 dispensas per month until the end of July.

With our last bit of money, we recently created a program that will get free masks into the hands of locals, so that they and their families can stay safe as Sayulita reopens.

NEEDLESS TO SAY, NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOU, OUR DONORS, AND WE WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR YOUR DONATIONS!!

You may not have been with us physically, but your donations were what made the program both possible and able to be sustained for 5 deliveries, totalling 6,000 dispensas and over 25,000 kilograms of food!

YOU DID AN AMAZING THING!
You stepped up when we needed you most and kept vulnerable families and pets fed and healthy during this pandemic. WE and THEY are FOREVER grateful.

THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN THE POWER OF COMMUNITY, AND THE POWER OF PEOPLE TO CARE FOR EACH OTHER no matter how challenging the circumstances!

Gracias! Gracias! Gracias!

Sincerely

The Team from Sayulita Cares, and the 100+ Food Bank + Food Delivery System Volunteers

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Estimados donantes y partidarios del Banco de Alimentos Sayulita Cuida/Sayulita Cares,

El 19 de marzo de 2020, cuando Sayulita comenzó a cerrar debido a la pandemia de CoVid-19, Jess y Tom Wyton iniciaron una campaña de GoFundMe para ayudar a las familias y animales de Sayulita.

Al mismo tiempo, SayulitaCares, así como muchos otros individuos y grupos, comenzaron a organizar sus propios programas.

SayulitaCares contactó a Jess + Tom y preguntó si podíamos coordinar esfuerzos y construir sobre el temprano éxito que estaban teniendo con la recaudación de fondos, para crear un Banco de Alimentos + Sistema de Entrega de Alimentos que ayudara tanto a los más vulnerables de Sayulita como a los de San Ignacio durante los tiempos difíciles que se avecinaban.

En el momento en que comenzamos nuestro programa, no teníamos idea de cuánta comida se necesitaría, o si seríamos capaces de contribuir con algo sustancial -- y si podíamos ayudar -- cuánto tiempo podríamos mantener el programa en marcha.

Sin embargo, para el 21 de marzo, Sayulita Cares creó un comité directivo de mujeres increíbles que trabajaron juntas para averiguar la logística del programa, mientras que los miembros de los Vigilantes de Gavilanes trabajaron para evaluar las necesidades de las comunidades.

También comenzamos a reunir partes del ENORME equipo de más de 100 voluntarios que se necesitarían para todo, desde la recaudación de fondos a nivel local e internacional hasta el abastecimiento, el pedido, la descarga, el embalaje, el almacenamiento y la seguridad de los alimentos.

Cuando empezaron a llegar solicitudes urgentes de medicamentos, encontramos un equipo de médicos que aceptaron examinar y validar cada solicitud, así como más voluntarios para comprar los medicamentos en las farmacias cuyos suministros estaban allí un día y se fueron al día siguiente.

Compramos comida para perros y gatos, y luego recibimos generosas donaciones de más comida para mascotas de SayulitAnimals.

Para el 25 de marzo, hicimos el primer pedido de comida suficiente para alimentar a 800 familias. Los primeros dispensarios (paquetes de comida) contenían arroz, frijoles, harina, aceite de cocina, atún enlatado, tomates enlatados, comida para animales (si se necesitaba/pedía), y desinfectante que las familias podían usar para mantener sus hogares seguros.

Para el 1 de abril, sólo 10 días después de comprometernos a la acción, estábamos en el terreno entregando alimentos a 800 familias en San Ignacio y Sayulita!

Para el 14 de abril, estábamos usando nuestra página de Facebook para ayudar a las personas a ayudarse mutuamente con los desafíos del día a día, y para conseguir aún más voluntarios para cocinar para los Vigilantes mientras ellos custodiaban nuestro pueblo y nos mantenían a salvo.

Para el 1 de mayo, estábamos entregando 1300 dispensas a Sayulita y San Ignacio, y continuamos entregando 1300 dispensas por mes, hasta finales de julio.

Con nuestro último dinero, hemos creado un programa que pondrá máscaras gratis en manos de los locales para que ellos y sus familias puedan estar a salvo cuando Sayulita reabra.

NO HACE FALTA DECIR QUE NADA DE ESTO HUBIERA SIDO POSIBLE SIN USTEDES, NUESTROS DONANTES, ¡Y NUNCA PODREMOS AGRADECERLES LO SUFICIENTE POR SUS DONACIONES!

Puede que no hayan estado con nosotros físicamente, pero sus donaciones fueron las que hicieron posible el programa y pudieron sostener 5 entregas, totalizando 6.000 dispensas y más de 25.000 kilos de comida!

¡HICISTE ALGO INCREÍBLE!

Se movilizaron cuando más los necesitábamos y mantuvieron a las familias vulnerables y a las mascotas alimentadas y sanas durante esta pandemia. Nosotros y ELLOS estaremos siempre agradecidos.

GRACIAS POR CREER EN EL PODER DE LA COMUNIDAD, Y EL PODER DE LAS PERSONAS DE CUIDARSE LAS UNAS A LAS OTRAS, sin importar el desafío de las circunstancias!

¡Gracias! ¡Gracias! ¡Gracias!

Sinceramente

El equipo de Sayulita Cares, y los más de 100 voluntarios del Banco de Alimentos + Sistema de Entrega de Alimentos

Organizing a Sayulita Food Bank during COVID19
Sayulita Cares!

What originally started as a GoFundMe Campaign now has a FlipCause option! FlipCause is used by many volunteer groups, and is a safe and reliable platform, and will help us get the funds that we need to purchase food for Sayulita’s and San Ignacio’s most vulnerable faster!

Like the GoFundMe Campaign ALL of the funds raised will go directly to the Food Bank / Food Delivery Program via the Sayulita Cuida / Sayulita Cares bank account set up by administrator, Paula Gignac.

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Lo que originalmente comenzó como una campaña de GoFundMe ahora tiene una opción de FlipCause! La FlipCause es utilizada por muchos grupos de voluntarios, y es una plataforma segura y confiable, y nos ayudará a obtener los fondos que necesitamos para comprar alimentos para los más vulnerables de Sayulita y San Ignacio más rápido!

Como la campaña GoFundMe, todos los fondos recaudados irán directamente al Banco de Alimentos / Programa de Entrega de Alimentos a través de la cuenta bancaria de Sayulita Cuida / Sayulita Cares establecida por la administradora, Paula Gignac.

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