Early in the season for an hour after sunrise, it can be cold enough in the mountain location of the fields to make KLM volunteers shiver when they arrive to help the San Javier farmers pick and load their produce.
Donations pour in to feed Loreto families
In mid-April Tracy Collinridge, on the Facebook page “Voices of Loreto,” reached out to the community to join her in a food donation program for Loretanos. Tracy’s idea could be put into practice quickly because of the groundwork already done by Cecilia Fischer, program manager for the Keep Loreto Magic Foundation. All the new program needed, at minimum, were reliable funding and a roster of volunteers.