Le and I volunteer for Roots and Wings International (RWI). And we happen to be classmates in our Spanish 3 class too! We had an opportunity to do an individual oral presentation last night in class to demonstrate our supreme fluency in the usage of subjunctives and ability to pronounce Spanish like Spanish. Not surprisingly, [...]
LiftnGlow has once again teamed up with RWI. This summer, the skin-care company is holding a charity drive to create and sell dog outfits, with the proceeds benefiting RWI. Donations $30 and up receive a dog outfit. Following are the dog outfit measurements: SMALL: length is 8 to 10 inches, trunk 11 to 14 inches, [...]
In May, breaking ground begun on our new technology center in the Boca Costa region of Guatemala. The building, which will serve as a computer lab/study room with 20+ computers, is planned to be finished in September 2010 and functional in November. Just this past February, RWI was awarded the $100K funding by TECO Energy. [...]
Go Canada! On Feburary, 6, 2010, The Rotaract Club of the University of Lethbridge, a Canadian university, raised nearly $6,000 for Roots and Wings International during their 5th Annual Dinner & Silent Auction. In total, the auction raised $11,446.94, which will be split between RWI and Malawi Girls on the Move, a not-for-profit organization aimed [...]
BuyWell Fair Trade has teamed up with Roots & Wings Intl to help you put your consuming dollars to work. Roots & Wings Intl promotes university education among impoverished youth in rural Guatemala, and BuyWell is committed to roasting a perfect coffee bean. The result, one of the finest fair trade, shade-grown, organic coffees available [...]
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Around this time last year, Elizabeth Johnson and Kevin Espirito ran the Portland Marathon and used the opportunity to raise funds for Roots & Wings International. Elizabeth is a veteran marathon runner and it was Kevin’s first time. Together they brought in over $750, enough for one full-tuition university scholarship. Elizabeth finished strong. Kevin documented [...]
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In this economy, many people are hurting for money. The last thing on the mind of a person who can barely foot a mortgage payment is “how much money can I give to charity this month?” That’s understandable. I have friends in at least three different states who are struggling to find work in their [...]
On August 19, 2009, the Seattle-based nonprofit Jolkona Foundation held a live broadcast featuring Roots and Wings International. The purpose of the live event was to raise funds for RWI’s Computer Literacy for Kids project ($60 per year per student for one year).
Improving the lives of Guatemalan indigenous populations will take time, energy and financial resources. RWI is willing to undertake that feat. Step up to the challenge yourself and visit RWI to see how you can help turn a country around for the better.
I would personally love to behold the looks on the indigenous Guatemalan children’s faces once they see the capabilities that computers have in this high-tech world. I bet it would be a rare glimpse of the past drifting away and the present taking over more and more parts of the forgotten world.
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