Fundraising – Official Opata Nation website

Nacori Chico: Supports made in Health and Food supply

Isabel Cristina Murrieta Lopez — Sat, 15 Aug 2020 19:50:32 +0000

In Nácori Chico, as in all the municipalities of Sonora and the country, there are people (among them, I: who have lived locked up for 4 months and every low-grade fever, cough, runny nose, and even pain in any bone makes us tremble.) The years, hypertension and allergies make us super susceptible to any infection. But that does not mean that we are out of work. In my case, I have been constantly managing different supports for “despensas”, medicines, medical resources, etc., even solving various problems of various people whom I appreciate and others I do not know, but who I do with the same pleasure.

In coordination with my colleagues from the Traditional Council of Government of the Ópata Nation, all its members, but especially with Edgar García Rosas, and his father Edgar García Madrid, we have managed the purchase, reception, receipt and shipping / delivery of “despensas” in a responsible manner for our Opatas brothers in various towns:

I also want to publicly thank the GANFER Foundation, which has supported us 70 “pantries” that have already been delivered with the signature of the representative of the town who received it, so that the arrival to its recipient can be verified; Opodepe and Buena Vista towns, Nacori Chico:

Publicación de Fundación GANFER

Muestra de despensas entregadas por GANFER

Entrega de despensas GANFER al Presidente Municipal de Nacori Chico

Entrega de despensas GANFER al Comandante de Policia del Municipio de Opodepe

Another special mention for MakersHMO, for their donation of 30 protective masks for the 2 health centers and 3 health houses in the Municipality of Nacori Chico:
Basic clinic center
–Nacori Chico (3 people; doctor, two nurses and driver)
–La Mesa Tres Rios (2 people; nurse and driver)

Health House (with an assistant manager in each one):
–El Sauz
–Buena Vista
–Tecoriname

Paquete de barreras faciales

Ricardo Duran Borquez de MakersHMO

Recibo de recepción

Cristina Murrieta

For these health centers and houses, the Opata Nation bought from the Opata Elizabeth Grijalva Sinohui for $ 3,800 pesos:
100 surgical masks.
5 digital thermometers.
2 oximeters.
1 infrared thermometer.

Notes:
-Elizabeth S. also donated an extra digital thermometer.
-“Foam Tape 1 Face 19mm X 25m” was bought to apply it to the masks and prevent them from hurting the forehead and a hundred of the medical personnel for $ 298.91 pesos.

This August 14, 2020, in Hermosillo, the Municipal Trustee of Nácori Chico, C. Angélica Sandoval, receives this protection material from C. Cristina Murrieta of the Ópata Council:

Friends deserve special mention who personally and in coordination with their friends on their block or family members, supported us with donations to buy food, others gave us “despensas” at the beginning of this “lochemia” (the pandemic that makes us crazy) and that we deliver to older adults who request help.

In the same way with: María Del Carmen Tonella Tréllez, with Graciela Villa, Carmen Corella, Beda Domínguez, Carlos Valenzuela, all the members of the Murrieta López Family and its different branches, with donations in kind and with Francisco Javier, Claudia Nolasco and César Edgardo, for his help in organizing and delivering packages.

Thanks to those who bought my books, because with part of that unexpected income, we were able to support several families economically and with special “despensas”.

Special thanks to my friend, Deputy of the State of Mexico Carlos Libertario Loman Delgado, for his financial donation, with which we acquired medicines and some prevention material for some localities, as well as some special pantries for the elderly.

Thanks to the Municipal President of my beloved Nácori Chico, C. Jorge Luís Portillo Arvizu, because he personally (and other shipments in the passenger bus) collected “depensas”, medical and sanitary supplies and protection material, as well as the personal delivery of both the “despensas” and another type of material and later, he sent us photographs and signed lists, for clear and timely information to our donors and our friends from Opata Nation, donors, and family members that helped us.

Also grateful to the Professor. Hilda Contreras, with the Police Commander Ricardo and the Municipal President of Opodepe Lic. Paola López Fernández, with whom we coordinate to deliver the “despensas” to our Opata family in Opodepe, Querobabi, Tuape, Meresiche and Pueblo Viejo.

Thanks to our nurses Imelda and Gerardo and our doctors Raysha and Nereida Rodríguez Noyola.

Despensas were previously distributed to the elderly, donated in kind by friends and family. Similarly, free medical care was provided to several people with the support of medical friends, who prefer anonymity. Thanks friends and colleagues.

My grandson Edgardito asked me yesterday if angels existed because he knew they helped a lot. And the answer was: YES MIJO… GOD is always present in our lives and LOS ANGELES DRESS UP AS WONDERFUL HUMAN BEINGS.

Thanks to each and every one of you who help us to help. And help us with service to our communities.

Diôs e’mêe’na (Thank you) for your help!

Update 2 status of the delivery of the Opata Care packages

opataedgar — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 00:36:55 +0000

Thanks to the monetary contributions of 5 people via the gofundme page, an Opata via Paypal and to the family of Cristina Murrieta, in the last week, to be more exact on May 25th, 7 tailored care packages “despensas” were integrated and collected again by the Commander of Public Security of Opodepe, Official Ricardo Sánchez, with the help of César Edgardo López, loaded all the product into the Police pickup truck.

Again, this has been possible thanks to the agreement with the mayor of Opodepe to allow the Police officer to utilize the car for this cause.

Also, this time the weather was not on our side, since Cristina, Cesar, and the officer had difficulties loading the bags into the car because the bags were ripping off due to the heat:

And once again the packages were delivered later that day in coordination with our contact point in the region, Professor Hilda Contreras, who is the official Chronicler of the municipality of Opodepe and a member of ACROS:

We hope to maintain the good “streak” to fulfill the support of the other remaining Opatas of the Opodepe town (same name as the municipality) and Querobabi of the Opodepe municipality.

Update status of the delivery of the Opata Care packages

opataedgar — Fri, 08 May 2020 00:02:07 +0000

Thanks to the monetary contributions of 18 people, almost a week ago, we managed to complete the purchase of the necessary food for some of the Opata families. The first beneficiaries live in the towns of Tuape and Meresichic (8 Opata families with 33 people overall).

On the morning of May 5th, the 8 packages of provisions were delivered by Cristina Murrieta, a member of the Opata Traditional Government Council in Hermosillo, Sonora, to the Commander of Public Security of Opodepe, Official Ricardo Sánchez, to be delivered later that day to the above-mentioned Opata families:

The Commander, in coordination with our contact point in the region, Professor Hilda Contreras, who is the official Chronicler of the municipality of Opodepe and a member of ACROS, delivered the packages the same evening/night of May 5th:

Our Opata relatives who first received this support of the Care Packages are deeply grateful. In the photographs, there is Professor Hilda Contreras, who helped coordinate reaching an agreement with the mayor of Opodepe in Opodepe (Municipality) so that Commander Ricardo Sánchez and Narvel officer could support us by collecting the Care Packages from the capital of the state and later take them to towns of Tuape and Meresichic for the delivery to each of the 8 Opata families.

Historical landmarks:
-Entrance to Tuape.

-Entrance to Meresichic.

-Tuape Primary School.

-Plaza from Tuape.

-Church of San Miguel de Tuape built by the Jesuits José Ma. Salvatierra and José de Aguilar, visitors of Padre Kino in 1687, rebuilt.

-The old window of the old church; Windows are double adobe.

-The saints inside the church are the original ones.

-There is a Chino Christ that dates back to 1626.

What we have completed so far has been thanks to donations in the campaign via gofundme platform, to the efforts, and to the contributions made by Cristina Murrieta, the Opata Traditional Government Council, Claudia Nolasco, César E. López, Carlos Valenzuela, Lourdes Bojórquez, Beda Domínguez, and Edgar García Madrid.

We hope to maintain the good “streak” to fulfill the support of the other Opatas of the Opodepe town (same name as the municipality), Querobabi, and Pueblo Nuevo of the Opodepe municipality.

For monetary donations:

Current Campaigns

Or visit directly:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/covid19-emergency-care-package-for-opatas

For in-kind donations in Hermosillo, Sonora:
Cristina Murrieta
+52 1 662 142 1895
email: donaciones@opatanation.org

#VaXHermosillo y #VaXSonora

Diôs e’mêe’na (Thank you)