Mattresses at Monasterio San Anton

[Rebekah Scott]

I am coordinating hospitaleros at the scruffy little donativo albergue in the ruined Monastery of San Anton de Castrojeriz this year. Whilst cleaning up and preparing for our May 1 opening day, I found the mattresses there are in very sad shape -- 15 years old and very much the worse for wear.
If you've ever complained about ratty mattresses at albergues, put your money where your mouth is!
A new mattress costs about 100 Euros. We need 15 of them, and soon...
If you're interested in sponsoring one (or more!), please contact me -- the Paypal button and a full description of the place and issue is on http://moratinoslife.blogspot.com .
I will put your name in the little niche where monks once left food for pilgrims who arrived late... now a place where passing pilgs leave their prayer requests and written testimonies.

If this kind of post is out of line, please let me know ASAP.

 

[Anemone del Camino]

Rebekah, I will happily send you what you need for 1 mattress. Just give me until the end of the week to replenish my cc as I have just come back from a conference to a 2 500$ mecanich's bill

 

[ebrandt]

I am coordinating hospitaleros at the scruffy little donativo albergue in the ruined Monastery of San Anton de Castrojeriz this year. Whilst cleaning up and preparing for our May 1 opening day, I found the mattresses there are in very sad shape -- 15 years old and very much the worse for wear.
If you've ever complained about ratty mattresses at albergues, put your money where your mouth is!
A new mattress costs about 100 Euros. We need 15 of them, and soon...
If you're interested in sponsoring one (or more!), please contact me -- the Paypal button and a full description of the place and issue is on http://moratinoslife.blogspot.com .
I will put your name in the little niche where monks once left food for pilgrims who arrived late... now a place where passing pilgs leave their prayer requests and written testimonies.

If this kind of post is out of line, please let me know ASAP.

Hi Rebekah--just made the donation on your blog! Liz

 

[naplesdon]

Hey Reb, just made a mattress donation as well.
After reading your blog about the state of the garden at San Anton, how about sending me a short list of plants, flowers or ground cover I might bring with me in July?
I am so sorry to hear about Bella.

 

[Eileen W]

I don't have enough income to afford a whole mattress, but I've donated a tiny portion of one, lol, or whatever use you'd like to put it to. San Anton sounds really fab. It would be great to see some photos sometime. Would love to see the stone decorations, especially the Griffins. All the very best with your venture.

 

[mspath]

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After reading your blog about the state of the garden at San Anton, how about sending me a short list of plants, flowers or ground cover I might bring with me in July?...[/ATTACH]

What about a garden of simples ie medicinal herbs? Every monastery had one and there is precedent on the CF for redoing one at the Italian albergue near Itero de Vega. I can not work at San Anton this summer but I would love to design a simple plan. Just send me a sketch plan of the area. If it began small it could be extended each year.

MM

 

[peregrina2000]

When I stayed at the albergue in Catrojeriz in 2000 on my very first camino (this was before the municipal had opened, it was run by that guy with the curly hair who played music at 6 every morning -- anyone remember his name?), the hospitalero proudly told us that the mattresses we were sleeping on were from the Civil War, which was plausible based on their appearance. That was years before the bedbug plague hit the camino, so my guess is that they have since been retired. I will make a donation when I get back to my computer, Reb. You're an angel to do this. Laurie

 

[Rebekah Scott]

I am a bit overwhelmed with details just now, but you guys ROCK. Will get back you you all with personal answers

 

[Andpartner]

Hi, wanted to make donation but PayPal is dealing in dollars not euros or pounds. Please would you post equivalent amounts for me. I'm not well up in dollar/euro exchange rates. Thank you. Would have loved to have stayed at San Anton, it looked like a magical place.

 

[Kialoa3]

Reb, put Robin and I down for two.

Cheers,
John

 

[Stephen]

Put me down for one. Haven't got my cc handy at the minute so I'll donate later.
I notice that the Euro now is equal to $1.09. Maths isn't my strong point, is $110 equal to €100?
I just read the post here and not the blog before making my donation. I've added a little to cover the entire cost of a mattress.

 

[dougfitz]

Try www.XE.com for up to the minute exchange rates, but also remember your bank may be using a slightly different rate at the time you make a payment.

 

[Andpartner]

Thanks Doug, v helpful. Have made a donation.

Rebekah, hope you get this ok. Would like plaque to be 'Janet and Joe' hope that's alright

 

[IngridF]

Hi, wanted to make donation but PayPal is dealing in dollars not euros or pounds. Please would you post equivalent amounts for me. I'm not well up in dollar/euro exchange rates. Thank you. Would have loved to have stayed at San Anton, it looked like a magical place.

$142 Us covered 130 Euros. which was the amount mentioned on Rebekah's blog, hope this helps.

 

[Andpartner]

Thank you Ingrid, that's about what what I sent, gets complicated doesn't it as my accounts are in British pounds, but isn't Paypal wonderful.

 

[KinkyOne]

http://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/

 

[C clearly]

Can you post photos on opening day? When I come by in October-November it might be closed.

 

[Sarita Louise]

Sent you a mattress donation a few minutes ago. Thank you for putting Moratinos back in order....

 

[Rebekah Scott]

Wow, people! In 24 hours together we raised enough money to outfit the place with shiny new mattresses, and some new cookware, too!
You can stop sending me money now... I will probably be back with some other "worthy cause" sometime soon.
Thank you, from the cockles of my heart.

 

[Rebekah Scott]

... and BTW, there won't be any honor plaques. (I assume you were kidding.) San Anton isn't that kind of place.
I'm putting donors' names under the arch alongside the camino, but just on paper. They can molder in there along with the little prayers and notes and flowers left by the passing pilgrims.
The angels come and read them at night.

 

[Deleted member 3000]

there won't be any honor plaques.

Can we get on a Kardashian reality show, though?

 

[naplesdon]

I'd much rather see the Pope come and give the pilgrims' efforts a special blessing.

 

[peregrina2000]

Hi, Reb,
Since there were some of us did not get to the paypal in time to contribute, please do post here about new needs that arise. Thanks, see you in a little more than two months, Santiago willing! Laurie

 

[Anemone del Camino]

Rebekah, as promised last week, I made the payment for one mattress. Best of luck with getting things ready.

 

[DebraS.]

Wow, the people here are wonderful!!!

 

[Rebekah Scott]

here we are a year later, and many of the same people above also donated to buy new mattresses for Albergue Domus Dei, a similar donativo place in Foncebadon. This place really is a marvel, a worthy addition to the Camino ethos.

Thank you, people. May Santiago watch over you.

 

[t2andreo]

I am coordinating hospitaleros at the scruffy little donativo albergue in the ruined Monastery of San Anton de Castrojeriz this year. Whilst cleaning up and preparing for our May 1 opening day, I found the mattresses there are in very sad shape -- 15 years old and very much the worse for wear.
If you've ever complained about ratty mattresses at albergues, put your money where your mouth is!
A new mattress costs about 100 Euros. We need 15 of them, and soon...
If you're interested in sponsoring one (or more!), please contact me -- the Paypal button and a full description of the place and issue is on http://moratinoslife.blogspot.com .
I will put your name in the little niche where monks once left food for pilgrims who arrived late... now a place where passing pilgs leave their prayer requests and written testimonies.

If this kind of post is out of line, please let me know ASAP.

Rebekah:

I just sent enough for a mattress through PayPay on your blog. As I was unsure of the present USD > Euro exchange rate, I rounded my contribution up to the next USD $50. Use the leftover for...whatever...I am confident you will find a worthwhile use.

Thanks again for your support during my recent, abortive, fourth Camino. The "sold" house closing in VA is next week. The FL "buying" house closing is the following week. We will be very busy here.

You might consider any overage for a propane refrigerator, so Don can have cold cerveza when he serves as a hospitalero, and pilgrims with medication requiring refrigeration can use it overnight... Just a thought...

Best wishes for a good season...

 

[t2andreo]

AFTER I donated, Rebekah wrote me to explain that the original post was from LAST YEAR...DOH! Senior moment!!! Of course, I asked her to use the money for mattresses or whatever else she needed. Bear that date continuum thing in mind when reading posts...

 

[Wokabaut_Meri]

AFTER I donated, Rebekah wrote me to explain that the original post was from LAST YEAR...DOH! Senior moment!!! Of course, I asked her to use the money for mattresses or whatever else she needed. Bear that date continuum thing in mind when reading posts...

Not a Senior Moment at all - just shows how timeless and relevant the posts are!

 

[Stephen]

It's good to think that the mattresses have provided hundreds of pilgrims with a comfortable nights sleep since they were installed

 

[t2andreo]

Viewed another way, think of all the pilgrims, from all over the world that I am "supporting" (literally) by my mattress donation. It helps me sleep better.

Plus, I KNOW Rebekah uses ALL donated funds in a responsible and worthwhile manner. There is no one I trust more.