Colonet, Mexico Deployment
Colonet, Mexico was Lighting for Literacy's first deployment location in 2012. Volunteers from Los Gatos Morning Rotary and Los Gatos United Methodist Church come together under the amazing leadership of Pete and Marna Taylor
Project Partners:
Los Gatos Morning Rotary
Pete Taylor, Los Gatos United Methodist Church Volunteers in Mission
Middle and high school students built the power boards during three workshops at the LGUMC in 2012, enabling co-founders Jesse Salem and Doug McNeil to refine procedures for the future launch of their middle school STEM curriculum.
Volunteers in Mission
Project Lead Pete Taylor
These amazing kids are involved in all parts of the process from building the kits to installing on site
LFL co-founder Jesse Salem with a student volunteer
Let there be light and communication!LFL Version 2.0 with USB connection
Presenting keys to a family's new home which has LFL lighting and phone charging systems
Sharing lunch with a new friend
Middle and high school students built the power boards during three
Middle and high school students built the power boards during three
Middle and high school students built the power boards during three
These amazing kids are involved in all parts of the process from building the kits to installing on site
LFL co-founder Jesse Salem with a student volunteer
Years ago I was at the home of a family we knew in Colonet. While there I realized their teenage daughters were studying by candlelight. I said to myself, 'I need to do something about this.' When I found the LED strips we use, I knew we had the answer.
--Co-founder Jesse Salem