A Long Time Relationship

Read a little history from Vinicio Lopez, Rotarian and Firefighter, in a letter to Gary Pacha in February of 2013.

"Recently I have been reviewing some files from previous years and I found an email sent by Jim Peterson in which he told us about an upcoming trip to Huehuetenango by a group of Rotarians from Iowa.  This was the first visit and in the group came Gary Pacha, Jim Peterson, Bill Olin, Brock Earnhardt and Bill Burress.  This happened in February of 2005.  Incredibly eight years have passed since the first trip and the help you have given to Huehuetenango continues still.  On that visit the Rotarians from Davenport were interested in carrying out a water project and thanks to that the lives of many people in the village of Santa Barbara were changed.  It is also incredible what has been achieved with Iowa MOST.  A good number of children and adults today have a smile that before did not exist for them.  That is wonderful.  But it doesn't end there.  The Huehuetenango Fire Station today is very different than it was three years ago.  You and FAMSCO have made the difference in changing the safety of the work of the firefighters thanks to the equipment and vehicles they now have, and with that, it is the inhabitants of Huehuetenango who have benefited by having better attention in emergencies.  THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN US."