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Sonia Weaver (author of Gorilla Spanish and Gorilla English) was able to introduce an English program at the orphanage in November 2008. The ability to speak basic English will help these children obtain employment when they get older. As tourism grows in Nicaragua; hotels, restaurants, and resorts are looking for employees that can speak basic English.

WCRF was able to deliver six months worth of craft supplies to the orphanage. The children were able to make many different designs from beads, hemp, and yarn, including many different useful items.

One of the highlights of the last trip was the delivery of clothes, hygiene items, and sports equipment.

In January 2008, WRCF brought in building supplies and donated $4000 to build fencing around the Venga Tu Reino orphanage. The fence protects the kids from unwanted intruders, including pumas, boars, and other wild and domestic animals.

Hal Young relied on some of his old PE teaching skills to teach volleyball basics, and set up the first ever volleyball tournament at the orphanage.

The kids received some of the first pictures ever of themselves, and group pictures with friends. This was made possible by bringing a photo printing machine that prints pictures from a disk of a digital camera.