guatemala

Every spring for several years, Hallmark residents, employees, and families have traveled to Guatemala to give of their time and love. 

Over the years, team members have engaged with an orphanage and daycare for children and the elderly, an AIDS Hospice, a school for street children, and a senior’s home.

We’ve helped build homes, helped with medical needs, or helped construct a community centre in a rural village. 

Many who are unable to travel with the teams contribute by giving homemade gifts such as wooden toys or knitted blankets. Some years, our local community has also pitched in, donating blankets and other sewn items. 

What a delight to share the care and love that has gone into these gifts with the people we meet in Guatemala! 

Hallmark staff and residents are connected to a small group called”Conexions”.  

You can click here to read more from the Conexions website.

When the Conexions teams are in Guatemala, we blog daily about the experiences, so that those at home can feel included.  

You can read the Conexions blog here:

Street hockey in Guatemala? Yes, it’s possible. We brought nets and equipment to the village of Tierra Linda. Click on the video below to see:

Hallmark has been involved in helping with the opening of a junior high school in Tierra Linda.  Click on the video below to see:

We are connected to a seniors’ home in Guatemala, and take the residents for a bus trip and ice cream party each year. Click below to watch the video: