Recently San Pedro Police asked Holy Cross to put together a march against violence and abuse for the kids.
Kids from Holy Cross, RC. School, ABC preeschool, Little Angels Preschool and New Horizons met at 8:30 am in central park to get ready for the march. Several police officers were there and fire department showed support with their truck leading the way. Kids walked through town with their signs letting people know they deserved Respect, Love, and that abuse is not ok.
Miss Francis was sure to remind the kids in central park not to litter after the march was over.
Teachers at Holy cross will continue to give the students ongoing education regarding abuse helping them to understand it is not ok and what they can do if they need help.
To see more pictures of the march, please go to tacogirlblog
Violence against our precious San Pedro children is escalating. The police and social service agencies are overwhelmed with the number of physical, emotional and sexual abuse cases being brought to their attention. The time for action is NOW! We must put an end to these terrible crimes!
All schools, churches, businesses, parents and children in the San Pedro community are urged to join with Holy Cross Anglican School on Friday, May 30th at 8:30 am in Central Park to focus on this critical issue. The “MARCH FOR OUR CHILDREN” will begin promptly at 9:00 am.
With the help of every caring person in San Pedro, we can protect our children. Right now they need your help to raise awareness of these horrible attacks and how they can be stopped.
Please voice your concern and register your support for our vulnerable children in the “MARCH FOR OUR CHILDREN” on Friday, May 30th at 8:30 am in Central Park .
All school children are requested to wear their School Uniform!
Holy Cross Anglican School
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Dr. Allen Kent, Orthopedist, from Fort Worth, Texas will return to the Poly Clinic in San Pedro on Thursday, June 5 from 9am until 4pm. Dr. Kent and members of his medical staff will be available, free of charge, to see patients with bone related problems.
On Sunday, June 8th Fr. Jambor and Fr. Erlandson, will celebrate the Anglican Eucharist. Following the Church Service a lively puppet show will be presented. All members of the community are invited to attend.
Dr. Kent, Fr. Jambor and Fr. Erlandson are part of a larger volunteer team from St. Andrew's Episcopal Church and All Saint's Episcopal Church in Fort Worth who will be working on the construction of a Computer Lab and School Library at Holy Cross Anglican School from June 5 until June 10th. The group visited Holy Cross last year and are happy to be returning to our lovely Island.
For additional information on the Orthopedic Clinic and the Sunday Church Service, please contact Holy Cross Anglican School at 226-3456.
A couple of years ago, Ed and I were at a grand opening for a friend’s business that is housed in a local warehouse space. In the corner of the space, utilizing about 4 bays, was a playground that had previously been used in a local indoor playland for children, called Discovery Zone. We both immediately thought of Holy Cross and what a nice addition this would be for the kids. We made an inquiry with our friends about ownership, etc. as it seemed a waste for this equipment just to be sitting collecting dust. They informed us that the playground was owned by a church in Louisiana and that this organization was one of their best paying customers, making rent payments every month for the 4 spaces the equipment was stored in. We made sure they knew that if the church ever wanted to get rid of the set and donate it, we would be interested in talking with them.
Fast Forward to about 8 months ago and I received a call from a person at the church asking if we would still be interested in taking ownership of the playground as a donation. I indicated that we would definitely be interested and asked what needed to be done to take possession. We worked back and forth for a few months with the church and the landlord of the rental space the playground was in. We were finally able to work out an arrangement to take possession and relieve the church of the monthly rental payment and remove the equipment from the warehouse space.
We Started looking at possible shipping options to get the equipment to San Pedro on our own but could not seem to make the right contacts. Ed made an inquiry with some of the vendors he uses for his job. Yellow Freight stepped up and offered to donate the shipping costs from St. Louis to a port in Texas where the equipment could then make the next leg of the trip. We were again having issues with the set up to transfer the equipment from one trailer to another at a mutually agreed upon time and place and Yellow Freight once again stepped up to the plate and donated a 48 Ft. Trailer to transport the equipment, and would still donate the shipping costs. In addition to the trailer and shipping, Yellow put a call out to some of their vendors and came up with about 4+ skids of office and/or school supplies. Their employees also showed up at the warehouse to start the work of loading the trailer.
The company we work for also donated several cases of hand sanitizing products that filled up another skid. Our daughter is a 3rd grade school teacher and she posted a note asking for donations from the other teachers that she works with and came up with several boxes of items. We put a note out to our co-workers asking for donations, etc. One co-worker donated several items that she used when she was a Girl Scout leader, that gives detail and ideas on craft projects, some shoes, a computer, gum, just anything she thought could be used at the school. We also had another co-worker that contacted the vendor we use to supply our first aid cabinets and we were able to acquire a pickup truck bed load of first aid supplies. This co-worker also showed up to help load the equipment.
We spent about 5 days in January sorting and loading all the pieces. The temperatures for those days was hovering in the teens or in single digits. We had help from lots of different areas, the Yellow Freight employees, our co-workers, some personal friends and relatives that gave their time and effort to help with the loading.
We still have quite a few cases of hand sanitizing products in our garage and we will transport that to the truck as soon as we are sure the weather has stabilized and there is no fear of freezing as some of this product cannot be frozen. Along with the first aid and hand sanitizers, we have about 20 pairs of children’s shoes we found on sale and purchased.
The trailer is being stored at the Yellow Freight terminal in St. Louis until we have all arrangements in place to get the equipment and the numerous donations all the way to San Pedro.
Discovery zone parts
Kids will love it
Play-land
Packing up extra donations
Every inch was used to fill trailer
Packed full 
Ed packing TrailerI was not going to say anything in addition to what Dita wrote, but after a recent tour of San Mateo with Colomojo and her husband I felt like it would be a good idea to explain just how important what Dita Ed and all their friends and everyone else who has gotten involved so far to help get the Discovery Zone and all the supplies packed up ready to come here.
Most yards are filled with water and muck
Too wet to play in yard
Future Holy Cross Student - she will enjoy the play-land for many years to come 
Waterlogged yards - imagine how it willl be after the rain starts