Sayulita Gives Back April’s Recipient of Sayulita Life’s $5,000 Donation: Amigos de Corazon Senior Club
March 28, 2023 Natalia Reca 0Comment

This Month’s Sayulita life $5,000 peso donation goes to the senior club “Amigos de Corazon”. A wonderful hub for the older community of Sayulita, a place to gather, celebrate and socialize. Who is the donation going to?  The donation is going to the senior club “AMIGOS DE CORAZÓN” in Sayulita, Nayarit. What is the organization and what do they do?  The “AMIGOS DE CORAZÓN” senior club gathers every Thursday from 4 to 6 pm to discuss important topics regarding the well-being payments and key points for the members. Their main function is to welcome and defend the well-being of older…

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Sayulita Gives Back Sayulita Life’s March $5000 donation: SayuParke
March 1, 2023 Natalia Reca 0Comment

Sayulita Life’s $5,000 peso March donation goes to SayuParke. I had the opportunity to speak with Xochil Lilas, a committee member who graciously provided me with additional information on their admirable project to establish a new secure space for the children of Sayulita. 1. Who is the donation going to? The funds are going to the Sayuparke committee, SayuParke is partnering with Ser Su Voz Sayulita A.C., a local non-profit organization that is focused on environmental education, protection, and preservation. 2. What is the organization and what do you do? As a team of dedicated volunteers, we established the Sayuparke…

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Sayulita Gives Back Sayulita Life’s February $5000 donation: Jaibos de Sayulita Nayarit
February 2, 2023 Natalia Reca 0Comment

Sayulita Life’s $5000 February donation goes to The Sayulita Jaibos Baseball Teams.  Pedro Navarro Lopez, the volunteer coach for both the Junior and Infantil (young children) of the past six years, tells us a bit more about what the donation will go toward.  The Jaibitos team is trying to raise funds to buy a batting cage that will be used by all practicing, from the children to the adult teams, this cage has an approximate cost of 28,000 pesos. The Jaibitos have upcoming tournaments in the Telmex cup and the school cup on the 9th of February. 1. Who is…

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Sayulita Gives Back Sayulita Life’s January Donation: Conservación de Tortugas Sayulita A.C
December 29, 2022 Natalia Reca 0Comment

Sayulita Life’s $5,000 January Donation goes to the “Conservación de Tortugas Sayulita A.C”! I had the pleasure of speaking to Ren, the program manager of the organization, as well as a devoted volunteer. She spoke to me about the importance of protecting the Olive Ridley sea turtle and creating educational programs for the local schools.  The Olive Ridley sea turtle (Tortuga Golfina) is one of the seven species of sea turtles present in México. Currently, six of the seven species are listed as vulnerable or endangered, the Olive Ridley being one of them. In the Mexican Pacific, the Olive Ridley subpopulation is…

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Sayulita Gives Back Sayulita Life’s $5000 Donation Recipients: Azul Sayu, A.C
December 1, 2022 Natalia Reca 0Comment

Sayulitalife.com is very happy to support Azul Sayu, A.C. this month, and we hope you will too during their current online fundraising efforts to continue reducing trash. The $5000 donation will go towards setting up the 2023 recycling program, and allow for recycling to continue in Sayulita.  Azul Sayu, formally known as “Centro de Reciclaje de Sayulita”, is our local, not-for-profit recycling program.  Approximately 50% of our trash can be recycled in Mexico and Azul Sayu focuses on local education to reduce and recycle and provides local recycling services. Donations are tax-deductible in the US and can be made HERE….

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Sayulita Gives Back Sayulita Life’s November Donation: Dia de Los Muertos Altar Contest Winner Receives $5,000
November 3, 2022 Natalia Reca 0Comment

This year the Dia de Los Muertos celebrations have brought back so much joy and excitement to Sayulita after being unable to celebrate the past 2 years due to the pandemic. The festivities came at a time when the community needed to be uplifted, just a week after being hit by a category 4 hurricane. What a welcome into high season! Dia de Los Muertos is a celebration of both life and death, it is an incredibly beautiful tradition that is held all over Mexico on the 1st and 2nd of November. The festivities are a tribute to lost loved…

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Sayulita Gives Back Recipients of Sayulita Life’s October Donation: Sayulita Jaguars Soccer Team
October 3, 2022 Natalia Reca 0Comment

Sayulita life’s $5000 donation will go to the Sayulita Jaguars, a local children’s soccer team. The donation will help fund their much-awaited game coming up in November. The Jaguars are looking forward to attending the soccer tournament held in Mazatlan, Sinaloa. The children’s team hosted a “kermes” on the 8th of October to collect donations that will help cover all the costs associated with the tournament. The donations that they received went towards the organization of the “kermes” event.  20 businesses have already signed up to donate items such as food, clothing, and cash. At the event in November, there…

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Sayulita Gives Back Recipient of Sayulita Life’s $5000 Donation: Jaibitos Jr Baseball Team
September 1, 2022 Natalia Reca 0Comment

Sayulita Life’s $5000 donation will go to the Jaibitos Jr, the local junior baseball team. The donation will help buy 5 dozen new baseballs for their pitching machine which was donated a few years ago. This is very beneficial for training as it is used with a lot of repetition for the children to bat. With this donation, the baseball team will be able to continue training and competing in local events. We had the opportunity to hear from the head coach of the Jaibitos, Fernando Lopez, who told us a little about the young baseball team. Can you tell…

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Sayulita Gives Back July donation article July’s recipient of Sayulita Life’s $5000 donation: Mar y Vida Annual Surf Camp
June 30, 2022 Natalia Reca 0Comment

  Sayulita Life gives back to the community every month by donating $5,000 to a local cause or charity in need. Sayulita Life has chosen Mar y Vida annual surf camp as the recipient this month. Mar y Vida is a local non-profit summer surf camp, created by local surfer Risa, Centro Creativo and Centro de reciclaje.   The organization was created 5 years ago to give back to our Sayulita community and their children. Mar y Vida is a free camp offered to a select group of around 12-15 local kids that show promise in school and their local…

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