2025 Seating Clinics - Dates are set!

Orizaba, MX - 1/5-1/6 (Finished)

Lima, Peru 3/22 - 3/28/25 (Finished)

Merida, Villahermosa, and Chiapas, MX

5/17- 5/31/25 (Finished)

Irapuato, MX -7/26-8/1 (Full Staffing)

Portoviejo, Ecuador - 8/8-8/16 (Need Volunteers)

Veracruz, Mx - 9/9-9/14 (Need Volunteers)

Lima & Piura, Peru - 11/8-11/20 (Need Volunteers)

If you're interested in participating in any of the 2025 seating clinics please contact Lonny Davis at unclelonnypresents@gmail.com asap. Thanks!

July 2025 Newsletter

“There’s a kind of hush - all over the world tonight (only, it’s not "lovers in love" - it’s anxious souls waiting for the next sonic boom)… (Thanks to Herman’s Hermits)

Collectively holding our breath.

“Drums keep pounding a rhythm to the brain - La-di-da-di-di - The beat goes on”

Will boomers witness a decade that McGuire does not appear prophetic? - “Eve of Destruction” - not yet… Better come quick, some of us are running out of decades…

OK - end of social commentary. Now, to Hope Haven West news and opportunities for service…

July distribution in Irapuato - happy to report - team is filled.

August 8th through 16th - Portoviejo, Ecuador (sheesh - I need a team - how do I spin this)? First - the flights just suck - that’s right - they suck! For some reason - everything is red eye into Quito (then you have to get a jumper over to Manta) partners pick us up in Manta for a hour or so jaunt to Portoviejo. This is our fourth (maybe fifth) distribution with the LaVida clinic in Portoviejo. Great partners, great (spacious) location for the distribution, new hotel in great location this year. And for some reason - some of the most seriously handicapped kids on the planet. Not sure why that is - but, for those sturdy souls willing to make the emotional investment - you're going to make a difference in some kids (and their families) lives.

Right now - we have six volunteers that have secured passage with SS - HHW (steamship - Hope Haven West). Gonna be tough sailing for that crew if we are not successful in conscripting additional partners. These are the trips you remember - not the champagne sipping la-de-da port hopping wing dings - but. the service opportunities that require grit, dedication, endurance - the ones where you build comrades. Where, five years from now you tip glasses in some gin joint on the back side of the moon and draw down memories of shared experience where your effort, your sacrifice - made a difference. Get on that bus!

September 9th through 14th - Veracruz - I highly suggest volunteers extend time here if possible. The dates I have listed allow for Lisa and I to race in on a red eye (there are more desirable flights) but, we are squeezing this project between other commitments. Arriving Wednesday morning with our hair on fire for four days - 200 chairs - hey, what could go wrong? Seriously - this location is idyllic, has some wonderful options for folks planning to extend their stay - easy travel - if the dates work - why not?

November 8th through 20th - Peru (hot dang - twice in one year). Another tough sell - another flight from hell (at least Peru is less expensive than Ecuador - how does that make any sense)? Another compound (two locations) distribution. First, we return to Lima (new hotel, close proximity to distribution location) - I know, I keep bringing that up (proximity), trust me, it’s a big deal! Second leg of this adventure finds us catching a flight from Lima to Piura (Pope Bob Country) close to the border with Ecuador (all kinds of ways to get into trouble)! Once again - we presently register six hearty souls who have volunteered for this travel/service/adventure. Lots of opportunities to jump to extended adventure (Machu Picchu - Galapagos - Amazon - Bolivia - Patagonia) pay your money / take your pick…

There it is - 2025 with Hope Haven West - a cornucopia of good works opportunity to offset some of the evil y’all have generated through the year. We have already purchased our flights - so - if your interested in joining one of our teams just shoot me an email and let me know which location has tickled your fancy. What’s your pleasure sailor? Hope Haven West is easy to work with - we respect the abilities of our volunteers to arrange their own travel (you may choose to mirror our flights or get creative in crafting your own travel). We have a very helpful travel agent that you may choose to employ (we will provide that contact information) - or - you may wish to use your favorite search engine, points, whatever floats your boat (npi).

Y’all stay safe out there!

Waging Heavy Peace,

Uncle Lonny

Hope Haven West

Past Seating Clinics

2025

January- Orizaba, MX

March- Lima, Peru

May- Merida, Villahermosa, and Chiapas, MX

2024

April- Tepeaca/MX City, MX

June- Puertoviejo, Ecuador

June- Irapuato, Guanajuato MX

Sept- Quintana Roo (Cancun), MX

Oct- Phillippines

2023

September- Lima/Arequipa, Peru

August- Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

July- San Miguel de Allende, MX

June- Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, MX

March- San Salvador, El Salvador

January- Mexico City (Tlalpan), MX

2022

Oct- Morelia, MX

Sept- Irapuato, Guanajuato, MX

July- Villahermosa, MX

June- Orizaba/Poza Rica, MX

June- Portoviego, Ecuador

May- Vietnam

March- Orizaba, MX

January- Ciego de Avila, Cuba

2025 Seating Clinics - Dates are set!

July 2025 Newsletter

Hope Haven West has been doing seating clinics for a long time! Over 20,000 kids seated to date!

Please join us on our next one. It's a lifechanging event for the child and you!

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