Hekab Be Thanks Jessica Ulrich, her Family and her friend Kristin!

Jessica’s parents visited a school in Costa Maya while on a vacation cruise and she and her family were planning on returning there for a vacation, but the hotel they ended up staying at was about 3 hours away from the Costa Maya.  As such, they decided to look for another school to donate to.  They found out about Hekab Be from another donor that had shared their experience with Hekab Be online.  As it turned out, Hekab Be was only 20 minutes from where they were staying so it worked out perfectly.

Jessica’s inspiration: 


My inspiration for donating to the Akumal library came to a tangible vision when my parents came back from a cruise that stopped near Costa Maya, where they joined up with a church group that went to a small local school. The church group brought school supplies, and my parents told me all about it when they returned from their vacation. I felt compelled to do something to help children and adults alike receive supplies to aid in their learning. My ultimate inspiration is from St. Francis of Assisi who said, "Preach the Gospel and if necessary use words".

Hekab Be would like to thank Jessica, Kristin and the Ulrich family for their support and generosity!

Keith and Crystal Gravitt, Library Angels!

Crystal and her husband Keith Gravitt are relative newcomers to Akumal.  Their first visit was only last year but they quickly spotted the needs of the community, despite the fact that most first time vacationers don't focus on anything but vacation.

The Gravitt's quickly became a part of our new Library Angels program, and despite the economy, sponsored 2 children for the summer program in June and then a whopping 17 more children in July!!  We now have 19 very happy Akumal children who thank Crystal and Keith for the sponsorship and ongoing support!