Malcolm Smith Motorsports Foundation, Inc.

How you can help!

El Oasis at Valle Trinidad is situated in the mountains and is isolated from any major city. Mechanical or techinical items donated should be in good working order due to the difficulty in locating parts and knowlegable repair technicians.   Clothing and household goods should be clean and in good repair.

If you are interrested in a specific project, contact us and we will direct your funding to that specific item. For example if you want to fund education, we can supply you with the information on our children and what grades they currently attend. Or you may want to help with the educational endowment project. Or you may want to fund food or utilities. If you have technical or mechanical experience and would like to either organize a work group to visit the site for a work weekend, we will help arrange it.

We are trying to purchase in Mexico as many items as we can for El Oasis as the Mexican govenment prefers that we support their economy. They discourage us from taking items into Mexico that we can purchase there, unless they are donated directly from the manuracturer or distributor.

Foundation Board of Directors REPORT January

New Business- Funding of El Oasis Projects
Ing. Daniel Ixcot Sáenz discussed with the board the current fiscal needs of El Oasis. Site Operations currently total $20,000 per month. El Oasis would like Malcolm Smith Motorsports Foundation to commit to fund Education, Internet and maintenance.

Annual projected cost- $50,000 for 2008 growing rapidly by 2010 when many of the children will enter higher education.

Current monthly expenses:
House parents - $500 per month
Auntie helper- $250 per month
Food - $1,100
Utilities-$600
Tuition $85 Mo per child $850
Medical-variable $?

New Business-El Oasis needs list
Ing. Daniel Ixcot Sáenz submitted with the board the current needs list for El Oasis:
2 Vans
Enclosed trailer in good condition for border crossings
Appliances for 5 houses ( 5 big microwaves, 5 blenders, 5 irons
5 washing machines-large heavy duty
3 clothes dryers-large heavy duty
Living room furnishings for 5 houses-3 couches per house (15 total) End tables, 5 dining room tables (large) and 15 chairs each
Bulk food items: Powdered milk, Beans, Rice, Sugar, Oil, Flour, Lentils, soap, shampoo, toothpaste, etc.
For the culinary arts room: Large refrigerators, stoves, microwave, one LARGE mixer for bread, water filtration system, Pots and pans, kitchen measuring devices, utensils, chop blocks and chop boards, large muti tub sink with side boards.

Computer lab needs  5 more late model computers.

Music lab needs assorted musical instruments (new or good working condition. No way to have them serviced or repaired in Valle Trinidad)

The Foundation has committed to an endowment fund for each child that will become available to them for educational purposes (High School and University or Trade school). Should the children secure sufficient scholarships for advanced education, the funds would become available to them upon completion of their education for seed money in a new life. (Deferred compensation program with an incentive program for each year they stay in school and do well.)

Funds for this program is held at Merill Lynch.