Cozumel News August 18, 2026: Medical Equipment Loan & Rental Program, Advertise Your Business — Free of Charge, Medicine Collection Center,Volunteer & The Donation Agency of the Month: Cozumel CAM School for Children with Disabilities.
The Cozumel Sun Medical Equipment Loan & Rental Program
Serving the Cozumel community since 2006, The Cozumel Sun Medical Equipment Loan & Rental Program is dedicated to helping people in need access essential medical equipment. Our goal is simple: to provide medical equipment free of charge whenever possible to those who need it.
How the Program Works
The use of our available medical equipment is free of charge to anyone in need, and helping those in our community remains our top priority.
Donations and proceeds from equipment rentals help support the program and our broader community assistance efforts.
How You Can Help
There are several ways you can support the Medical Equipment Loan & Rental Program:
Spread the word. Let your friends, neighbors, and community organizations know that we are here to help.
Donate medical equipment. If you have clean, usable medical equipment that you no longer need, please consider donating it so someone else can benefit from it.
Rent equipment when needed. When you need equipment, you may rent it from us and make a donation that is affordable for you. Your support helps us continue assisting others in the community.
Current Medical Equipment Inventory
Our current inventory includes:
- Wheelchairs — 3
- Walker — 1
- Oxygen concentrator — 1
- Crutches — 3 pairs
- Nebulizers — 2
We also distribute toilet seat risers, shower chairs, and canes, as supplies are available.
Advertise Your Business — Free of Charge!
We also invite local businesses, organizations, and community groups to advertise free of charge in The Cozumel Sun Group.
We only ask that you limit your advertising to once a week. Posting too frequently can overwhelm the group and may cause people to tune out the messages.
Thank you for helping us keep this community resource available to those who need it most.
The Cozumel Sun Medicine Collection Center
Since 2006, The Cozumel Sun has been collecting unused medications from the community and donating them to the Free Clinic and Pharmacy, helping ensure that medications that are no longer needed can benefit people who need them.
Don’t Let Unused Medications Go to Waste!
Do you have unused prescription or over-the-counter medications at home?
Rather than letting them sit unused or go to waste, please consider donating them to The Cozumel Sun Medicine Collection Center. Your donation can help provide needed medications to the Free Clinic and Pharmacy and support people in our community.
Every donation can make a difference. Together, we can turn unused medications into meaningful help for people in our community.
Where to Drop Off Your Donation
The Cozumel Sun Book Exchange & Community Store
35 Avenida between 17 and 15 Bis
Blue house, number 1081
No transportation? We can help! Contact us to arrange a convenient time for us to pick up your medication donation.
Need Medical Equipment?
The Cozumel Sun also offers a Medical Equipment Loan & Rental Program to help community members who need medical equipment.
Join The Cozumel Sun Facebook Group
Stay connected with day-to-day events, activities, community information, and opportunities to help others in Cozumel by joining The Cozumel Sun Facebook Group.
The Cozumel Sun’s Volunteer & Donation Agency of the Month
Highlighting the nonprofit organizations making a difference in Cozumel
Each month, The Cozumel Sun will highlight a nonprofit organization or community agency that is making a meaningful difference in the lives of people, families, children, and animals in our community.
Our goal is to connect organizations in need with people who want to help—whether through volunteering, donating money or supplies, providing professional services, or simply spreading the word.
Since 2006, The Cozumel Sun has promoted volunteerism and helped connect residents and visitors with local community programs that need support.
Why We Highlight These Organizations
There are many hardworking nonprofits and community organizations on Cozumel quietly helping people every day. They often depend on volunteers, donations, and community support to continue their work.
Our monthly feature is designed to:
- Raise awareness of important local organizations.
- Encourage volunteers to get involved.
- Encourage donations of money, supplies, equipment, and other needed items.
- Connect people who want to help with organizations that need help.
- Recognize the dedicated people who give their time and energy to our community.
Nominate a Nonprofit or Community Agency
Do you know an organization on Cozumel that deserves recognition?
Nominate them for The Cozumel Sun’s Volunteer & Donation Agency of the Month.
Tell us about the organization, the work they do, who they help, and how people can volunteer or donate.
Together, we can shine a light on the organizations that are helping make Cozumel a better place for everyone.
The Cozumel Sun — Connecting People Who Want to Help With Those Who Need Help Since 2006.
Cozumel CAM School for Children with Disabilities
The CAM (Centro de Atención Múltiple) School is a specialized educational center dedicated to helping children and young adults with intellectual, physical, behavioral, and other disabilities develop the skills they need to live more independent, confident, and productive lives.
CAM does much more than provide a traditional education. It works with each student according to their individual abilities and needs, while also supporting their families.
Education, Therapy & Family Support
CAM takes a comprehensive approach to education. Teachers and staff work with students and their parents to establish realistic, individualized goals based on each child’s abilities and potential.
Services include:
- Specialized education and classroom instruction
- Physical therapy
- Psychological support
- Social-worker services
- Communication instruction, including sign language
- Development of social, practical, and life skills
CAM serves 80+ younger students, from approximately 3 months through 13 years of age, with a wide range of disabilities. Students are placed in classrooms designed around their ages, abilities, and educational needs.
Some classrooms specialize in students learning to communicate through sign language. Other classrooms include students who may have visual impairments, physical limitations, behavioral challenges, or other disabilities.
CAM Laboral: Preparing Young Adults for Life and Work
CAM Laboral provides an innovative alternative education program for 30+ young adults, ages 14–22.
The program extends education beyond the traditional classroom by teaching practical, firsthand skills that can help students become more independent and prepared for adult life.
Students learn important workplace and life responsibilities, including:
- Arriving on time
- Following directions
- Working cooperatively with others
- Cleaning and maintaining their workspace
- Accepting responsibility
- Developing self-confidence
- Learning basic technical skills and crafts
The goal is not simply to teach a skill—it is to help each young person discover what they are capable of doing.
For some higher-functioning students, the experience and skills gained through CAM can help open the door to employment as a helper, apprentice, or entry-level worker.
CAM: Gives these young people an opportunity to become more independent and contributing members of their families and community.
Depends on Community Support
Relies heavily on donations to provide the equipment, teaching materials, classroom resources, and supplies its students need.
That is where community organizations and individuals make a meaningful difference.
Carrie’s Heart supports CAM by providing classroom supplies and sponsoring a Christmas celebration, including a specially selected gift for each child.
SAIL has donated children’s walkers, woodworking tools, craft supplies, sports equipment, white canes, and specially designed balls for visually impaired students.
Friends of Cozumel supporters have provided wood, craft materials, and other supplies needed by teachers and students.
These donations are more than material goods. They give teachers the tools to teach and give students opportunities to learn, participate, and succeed.
How You Can Help
CAM serves children and young adults who have unique challenges—and tremendous potential.
A donation of classroom supplies, educational materials, equipment, craft materials, tools, or other needed resources can directly improve a student’s ability to learn and develop new skills.
When you support CAM, you are not simply donating supplies. You are helping give a child or young adult the opportunity to learn, grow, gain confidence, and become more independent.
Cozumel CAM School
School for children and young adults with disabilities
CAM School Location
Entrance: Av. 45, approximately ½ block south of Calle 3 Sur, by DIF Park.
Operations & Contact Information
There are two directors serving the CAM programs:
Ivett Rivero Souza
Director, CAM Primaria
Phone: 987-103-5736
Karla Hernandez
Director, CAM Secundaria
Phone: 987-113-6151
Important: All communication with the school must be conducted in Spanish only.
Cozumel CAM School
CAM is an important part of Cozumel’s community—a place where children and young adults with disabilities are given the education, support, encouragement, and practical skills they need to reach their potential.
Please consider supporting CAM and helping these students build a more independent and hopeful future.
Donations are accepted at the store and via Zelle, Xoom, or PayPal to atreasuryoftrade@msn.com.
Garage Sale items and donations of any amount will be greatly appreciated!
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