Only A Child

Coming up is the organization's Annual Spring Fundraising Celebration. Follow this link for more information, to purchase a ticket to the fundraiser or to make a donation. Payments may be through PayPal, credit card using PayPal as a guest or personal check.
https://www.onlyachild.org/annual_fundraiser.html
The event will be held on Sunday, April 2nd, 2023, from 2:00 to 5:00 PM. It will once again be held at the Sons of Italy, 520 Pleasant St. Watertown, MA. The hall is large with capacity for 250 people. Our gathering draws 125 guests on average, allowing us to leave generous space between tables. As in years past, the event will feature an informal luncheon buffet, including a full dessert bar, a raffle featuring prizes both Guatemalan and local to New England, and a presentation by Only a Child founder and Executive Director, George Leger. The money raised by this event will continue to provide a much needed source of revenue in support of our work with underprivileged youths in Guatemala. General admission is $30. Seniors and students are $20. We look forward to gathering with you after an absence of 4 years, to speak with you in person and thank you for your continued support throughout the pandemic.
https://www.onlyachild.org/annual_fundraiser.html

Only A Child In 2023, the event will be held on Sunday, April 2nd, from 2 to 4 PM For the first time since 2019, Only A Child’s Board of Directors has chosen to hold our annual spring fundraiser. It will once again be held at the Sons of Italy, located at 520 Pleasant St. Watertown, MA. The hall is large with ...

Our youths usually travel to be with family during Holy Week. It is one of only 4 times per year that they are able to return home, as their schedules are hectic and, for many of them, the journey is a long and tiring one. Not surprisingly, some of them have struggled during the past few days, as this will mark the first time they will be separated from their families during what remains a holy and poignant time in Guatemala. Many areas, villages and families have religious and cultural traditions that have been in place for decades, if not longer. I’ve tried to ease the loss by creating traditions in our home and providing our days together with meaning. We have been routinely gathering in the living room at 8 PM to watch longtime favorite DVDs. Christian flavored films have taken priority of late, in honor of Holy Week. Thursday night featured the first episode of ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’. Last night we watched ‘The Passion of the Christ’, then had a surprisingly lengthy discusion about the film over lunch this afternoon. We have downloaded ‘The Ten Commandments’ from the Internet and watch the first half of this classic epic tonight, then save the rest for tomorow, Easter Sunday. We have observed these holy days in other ways. We have shared Holy Week related Bible passages and devotions over dinner. Yesterday, Good Friday, we spent an hour of silence between 2 and 3 PM, honoring the crucifixion of Jesus. This morning we continued our now 3 week old tradition of spending Saturday mornings in fasting and prayer, between 8 AM and noon. This time of social distancing has provided us with the opportunity to step back, take a deep breath, reevaluate our lives and rearrange priorities – not a bad thing during Holy Week. I find that time dedicated to my faith and all things Divine provides me and my current housemates with reassurance, perspective, hope and the will to carry on at a time when fear, uncertainty and despair stll often continue to rule the day. Happy Easter!