Los Toros Mission

"What does love look like? It is the hands to help others."
~St. Augustine

Los Toros Foundation Inc., administers the charitable activities of the Foundation in the Dominican Republic

Our mission in Los Toros is a mission dedicated to building solidarity

~with the communities of Los Toros, Azua, Dominican Republic

Principles of solidarity-based partnership by:

Emphasize relationship over resources
Practice mutuality and equality
Seek to give and receive, learn and teach
Work to change unjust systems and structures
Deepen our faith by experiencing the universal catholic church

Congratulations!

To Learn More

Special Collection of Items Needed for Los Toros Mission
The people in Los Toros need help acquiring many of the basic items we take for granted for healthcare. You can help by donating the following items. We will take these items to Los Toros in our checked baggage on upcoming mission trips. These items will be used by the prenatal health promoters in Los Toros and the nearby village of Sajanoa, and by the nurses and other medical staff at Los Toros clinics.
Can you donate any of these NEW items? Please place them in the Los Toros bin in the Coat Room at the left side in the Gathering Space.
•New blood pressure monitors
•New twin bed sheet sets
•New fingertip oxygen monitors
These over-the-counter medicines are also needed. These must be dropped off in the parish office.
•Tylenol
•Ibuprofen
•Prenatal vitamins
•Pedialyte for babies (powder packets)
•Low dose aspirin 80mg
Suitcases: We can also use large, second-hand suitcases that are in good condition, with wheels and good zippers.
Thank you for your generosity.

The people of Los Toros will soon benefit from the solidarity and generosity shown by members of St. Joseph Parish and the Grafton community.

At the end of February, Los Toros Mission Council members packed for shipment of more than 20 boxes of medical, educational and community supplies and sports equipment. Over the last months, these items were graciously donated by various organizations and individuals including St. Joseph’s Parish School, the Grafton Stingers Softball Club, the Ozaukee Wave, Global Giving, and individual parish members. Some of the items included in the shipment:

  • Medical and dental supplies: examination gloves, heating pad, walker, and cane, bed pads and sheets, toothbrushes, paste and floss.
  • School supplies: spiral notebooks and loose-leaf paper, folders, pencils, pens, and markers, bookbags and backpacks.
  • Sports equipment: volleyball and basketball uniforms, baseball jerseys, caps, gloves, and catchers’ equipment, baseballs, softballs, bats, volleyballs, and basketballs,
  • Additional items: T-shirts, water bottles, tool bags, sewing machine.

The shipment was sent with a Milwaukee freight forwarding company, Envío Felíz, whose owners are Dominican and originally from a town very near Los Toros. The shipment is scheduled to arrive in Los Toros in about a month.

For more information about the Los Toros Mission visit our Facebook page: Los Toros Foundation, and www.lostorosfoundation.org

Update November 2024

You are helping kids in Los Toros improve their math, reading and writing skills.

Update Here

Music always lifts our hearts!

St. Joseph Parish School Athletics Donation

¡Felicidades, Bamel! ¡Muy bien hecho!

We are proud to announce that one of our Los Toros scholarship students, Maria Elena Mejia Perez (Bamel) has received great news promising a bright future ahead!
Bamel has recently been awarded a scholarship for further advanced studies in Spain upon completion of her degree. The scholarship is awarded by the Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Division, in collaboration with universities in Spain. She will study internal medicine with a subspecialty in Neurology and will be studying in Spain for approximately three years.
Bamel has been studying medicine at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo thanks to the generosity of donors to the Los Toros Mission scholarship program. She is completing the last of her rotations, prior to her internship and graduation.
¡Felicidades, Bamel! ¡Muy bien hecho!
Congratulations Bamel! Very well done!

Sugeire Starting Up Her Sewing Business

Sugeire Geronimo is grateful and delighted to receive a sewing machine so she can start her own sewing business. She is shown here with one of her daughters.

This will help her and her husband, who works in agriculture, cover the expenses of raising their family of two boys and three girls.

Sugeire learned her sewing skills at the Bulls Sewing Center, which is a project of the Bulls Mission.
Their sewing machine was purchased in the Dominican Republic with donations from members of the Parish of San Jose in Grafton. Sugeire and his family are active in their parish, Santo Cura de Ars.
To communicate with us, send us an email at lostorosmission@gmail.com

Know Your Los Toros Brothers and Sisters

Dominican History Part 1 and Part 2

Dominican History Click Here

Understanding the Mission in Los Toros

Our mission in Los Toros is a mission of solidarity. What does solidarity mean? These Principles of solidarity-based partnerships, taken from Catholic Relief Services’ Parish Partnership Manual express it well.

Principles of solidarity-based partnerships

Our Mission In Los Toros - Click Here For More Information

Our first mission visit to Los Toros was in February of 1987.

What has happened since then?

 

Click Here To See What Has Happened Since Our First Visit

Reflections on the new Mission Statement by Dave Bennett

I’d like to reflect on some of the keys words in this statement.

To live the Gospel – We are inspired by the Gospel of Jesus Christ to reach out to those around us.

Sharing – Our mission is one of sharing our gifts. This is not a one-way assistance program. Rather, our mission is for the people of St. Joseph Grafton and the people of Los Toros to share our respective gifts with each other.

Solidarity – We work in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Los Toros. Our goal is to become one with each other, sharing both our joys and our struggles.

Empowering – Through our solidarity, we strive to empower the people of Los Toros to achieve their goals for the future. Our mission is rooted in a strong support of education that seeks to develop leaders for the community and enable the people of Los Toros to support themselves and their families.Dave Bennett – Chair, Los Toros Mission Council