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Sunday, October 30, 2011

Sad endings and new beginnings...

This past Friday we said goodbye to one of our dear and long term volunteers, Holly Wheeler.  During her two months with the organization, Holly dedicated most of her time to teaching English to several different groups of children and young adults. 

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Where are we on the map?

While most of us may know where our country is located geographically, the kids from our program may find this question difficult to answer while others may limit their knowledge to the Americas. 

Thinking of creative ways to teach kids geography and have them learn more about our world, the idea of painting a mural came alive. 

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

It's not disorganized just chaotic in an organized way

If you have voluntered with us you probably know I am referring to our Manos Amigas library's organized chaos.  Some of the cost of volunteering goes to providing educational materials for libraries at each of our centers (Huellas de Amor, San Jose & Manos Amigas).  Thanks to this fund and also to donations from former volunteers, we are lucky to have our library stock with most of what we need, the key is finding it. 

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Less is more...


This was the message our kids received today during a two-hour ''Earth Day'' presentantion from Enertolima, a private energy company dedicated not only to make a profit but also to raise awareness on energy savings and overall global resources.  

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Farewell and a heartfelt thank you...

This week we said goodbye to three of our volunteers: Gabrielle, Nicholas and Jesse. 

Jesse James
Gabrielle Thick
Nicholas

Where are they going next...