Loan #14: Syndia Salas Candia -- As of June 2013, Syndia has fully paid back her loan!

Syndia

The 14th CuscoGracias loan is going to Syndia Salas Candia, the sister of a good friend of ours in Cusco.  Syndia was recently married and moved to a town in the north of Peru, Tumbes, where she is opening an ice cream stand. She requested this loan to help her get started.

Lenders to Syndia 
(Loan Repayment Complete as of 6/2013):

Spangler, C. (re-loan)
Bustos, S. (re-loan)
Doan, T. (re-loan)
Adams, S. & K. (re-loan)
Leonard, G. (re-loan)
Burgess, A. & B. (re-loan)
Safran, C. (re-loan)
Parr, S. (re-loan)
Parr, M. (re-loan)
Bissett, K. & S. (re-loan) 
Rowland, P. & P. (re-loan)
University of Richmond 2010 Cusco May Term Students (re-loan)

Total loan to Syndia: $1000
amount of loan to Syndia collected to date: $1000
amount still needed: $0


LOAN REPAYMENT COMPLETE!

Loan #13: Gwen Marilin Mayhuiri Valencia -- As of March 2013, Gwendy has fully paid back her loan!

Gwendy with several of her students

We are extending the 13th CuscoGracias loan to Gwen Marilin Mayhuiri Valencia. "Miss Gwendy" is a second grade teacher at the school where our boys attended when we lived in Cusco. We got to know her and found her very friendly, organized, and hard-working. She has asked for loan to be able to help her pay for graduate school. She would like to become an elementary school principal one day.

Lenders to Gwendy: (Loan payment complete -- 3/2013)
 
Revell, B. & M. (re-loan)
Palhomous, A. (re-loan)
Revell, R. (re-loan)
Parr, S. (re-loan) 
Dickman, E. (re-loan) 
Stoker, C. (re-loan)
Fuchs, J. (re-loan)
Mayes, D. & E. (re-loan)
Bobowski, A. (re-loan)
Manglitz, A. (re-loan)
Zeigler, A.
Cooper, B. (re-loan)
Rowland, P. & P. (re-loan)

Total loan to Gwendy: $1000
amount of loan to Gwendy collected to date: $1000
amount still needed: $0

LOAN REPAYMENT COMPLETE!

Loan #12: Norka Luza Mellado -- As of September 2012, Norka has fully paid back her loan!

We are excited to introduce the recipient of the 12th CuscoGracias loan, Norka Luza Mellado. As can be seen in the photo above, Norka owns a pottery shop. She does all of the design and production herself, and her products are beautiful and very popular. In fact, we use some of her mugs for coffee every morning! She has asked for the loan to help her pay for some of the expenses associated with opening a second shop.

Lenders to Norka: 
(loan repayment complete -- 9/2012)

Burgess, B. and A. (re-loan)
Safran, C. (re-loan)
Birk, S./ Jibaja, I. (re-loan)
Mauney, M. and T. (re-loan)
Bissett, K. and S. (re-loan) 
University of Richmond 2010 Cusco May Term Students (re-loan)

Bagwell, C. and Hicks, D. (re-loan)

Pham, M. (re-loan)

Pham, Mel. (re-loan)
Parr, M. (re-loan)

Marcin, L. (re-loan)

Tinsley, M. (re-loan)

Trainer, M. (re-loan) 
Ward, C. and A. (re-loan)
South, J. (re-loan)
Broyles, R. (re-loan)

Total loan to Norka: $1000
amount of loan to Norka collected to date: $1000
amount still needed: $0

LOAN REPAYMENT COMPLETE!