Tom (aka Tortuga Tom) and his wife Maggie have been sponsoring the once yearly Labor Day Party for the Library. We are very thankful for people like the Cochrans and wanted to take the opportunity to thank them for their thoughtfulness and continued support.
A word from Tom: We live in a small town in PA of about 3000 people. It is quiet and peaceful. I have been in Production Management most of my life and Maggie is in the trust/investment business. We have one son, Steven. His wonderful wife Tara has given us two beautiful granddaughters, Jessica and Rebecca.
They are the lights of our lives.
We became enraptured with the library the first time we were there, thanks to LocoGringo's spreading the word.
We look at our two beautiful granddaughters' smiling faces and wonder about their futures. We look at all that they have and the opportunities ahead of them. One could be president, the other may cure cancer. Or they may be accountants and housewives. We can't wait to find out what the future holds for them.
Then we go to Akumal and visit the library. There we see kids that have so little but the shining eyes and beaming smiles are the same. The laughter is the same that we hear from our babies. We want to help those kids to have the same opportunities that our girls will have. They deserve no less. We are fortunate to be able to do our little piece for those wonderful kids and hope to be able to do so for a long time to come.
The Labor Day Parties sort of just happened. We planned a little get together and the thought came up to collect some money for the kids. Since then it has taken on a life of its own. This years' 4th Annual Party raised almost $600 US for the library. We were all so proud and happy, and still are. We are already looking forward to the 5th Annual Labor Day Party and what it may bring.
A word from Tom: We live in a small town in PA of about 3000 people. It is quiet and peaceful. I have been in Production Management most of my life and Maggie is in the trust/investment business. We have one son, Steven. His wonderful wife Tara has given us two beautiful granddaughters, Jessica and Rebecca.
They are the lights of our lives.
We became enraptured with the library the first time we were there, thanks to LocoGringo's spreading the word.
We look at our two beautiful granddaughters' smiling faces and wonder about their futures. We look at all that they have and the opportunities ahead of them. One could be president, the other may cure cancer. Or they may be accountants and housewives. We can't wait to find out what the future holds for them.
Then we go to Akumal and visit the library. There we see kids that have so little but the shining eyes and beaming smiles are the same. The laughter is the same that we hear from our babies. We want to help those kids to have the same opportunities that our girls will have. They deserve no less. We are fortunate to be able to do our little piece for those wonderful kids and hope to be able to do so for a long time to come.
The Labor Day Parties sort of just happened. We planned a little get together and the thought came up to collect some money for the kids. Since then it has taken on a life of its own. This years' 4th Annual Party raised almost $600 US for the library. We were all so proud and happy, and still are. We are already looking forward to the 5th Annual Labor Day Party and what it may bring.
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