Our organization provides support for students who for financial reasons would otherwise not be able to achieve their educational aspirations. We provide financially for tuition, room and board, computers, housing, counseling, and leadership support.
Friends of Pimpollo- A Slideshow from the Kids February 22, 2012When Team 50 visited the Vicente Guerrero Community Center in November 2011, the English students and the computer students gave a presentation. Their slideshow demonstrates the great programs and the... […]
- Meet: Blanca! February 6, 2012At Friends of Pimpollo, we believe that education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty. While this statement is true and while it reflects the basic philosophy of... […]
- 2011:A Fabulous Year! January 9, 2012It seemed like a typical Thursday night dinner with Team 50 in Oaxaca. We ate good food, the waiter cleared our dishes, we requested the check. Then our community center... […]
- Maps Virtual Press Conference December 8, 2011Team 50 is back home and moving full steam ahead! Team members from Maps Credit Union will be holding a virtual press conference on Thursday, December 8 at 9:45 am... […]
- The End of An Era…Kind Of November 22, 2011After sixteen hours of traveling, the San Francisco airport has finally offered a strong enough Internet connection to post this, and I’m both happy and sad to report that Team... […]
- Photos: This Is Why We Are Here November 18, 2011You are probably getting tired of long, wordy posts, and tonight, I’m too tired to write one. So instead, here are some Team 50, Oaxaca photos for you to enjoy!... […]
- “I’ve never seen women who work so hard…” November 16, 2011From the middle seat of our twelve passenger van, as we bump over another road that once-upon-a-time was flat and watch the sun set behind the Oaxacan roofs, Oscar speaks... […]
- Team 50 Phase 3 November 14, 2011It’s been a few days since we’ve blogged, but today, Team 50 Phase 3 officially began! The other nine members of our team from Maps Credit Union arrived over the... […]
- A Couple o’ Great Kids! November 11, 2011Today was such a busy day, but it was busy with Pimpollo, so we didn’t mind. After spending a few days with the kids and updating our database, we will... […]
- Where fun is free November 10, 2011Over the course of the day today, I and others in the group discovered, again, a lesson we can and should learn from those we support: Having fun doesn’t require... […]
- A Slideshow from the Kids February 22, 2012