In 2004 when John and Vicki from the cruising boat “Low Maintenance” purchased a home in Colimilla the local elementary school had no electricity or water. The restroom was an outhouse. The outhouse used the same hole for about 40 years.
The “Low Maintenance” crew went to work. In addition to improvements to the building, water and power were run to the school. The Governor of the State of Colima toured the town and school before John and Vicki started on the restroom issue. The Governor asked how the people had improved the school. He was told that the local Norte Americanos had done a lot of work. The Governor pledged, and in fact did, build a proper restroom for the kids. He also put in a clinic staffed with a nurse for the town.
The school could now get down to the business of education. To assist in that endeavor John and Vicki provided a wireless Internet connection to the school from their home and gave them computers. They also provided the school with books including a set of encyclopedias, both print and electronic versions.
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