This week the ladies of La Calle Real will be resuming their place-mat, coasters, and tote bag project. For those who donated at the end of the year, we hope to deliver your place-mats or tote bag in February. If you are interested in purchasing more of these for your own use or as a
Hermes Reyes and the community center will jointly be investing in the big business. The heart of this business involves buying pigs in small quantities from local farmers and bringing them to auction in the city of Leon. WCRF joint ventures involve splitting the profits between a joint venture partner and the community council.This is
The baseball Goodwill Tour is on for January 23 to February 3, 2019. We want to thank everybody for their generous donations of baseball equipment as well as cash that will help our tour to be a success. Many times these young baseball players show up to clinics without shoes, a glove, or a bat.
The year 2018 ended in a completely peaceful way. Step by step we are fighting to recover from the hardships provoked by the past April turmoil. More tourists can be seen on the streets of the main cities and this confirms one thing: Nicaragua is coming back to the position it occupied at the beginning
Ray Newman comes to us with stellar baseball credentials including a professional baseball career as well as numerous MSBL world championships. Ray recently guided the Sacramento Solons to MSBL world championships this past fall in Arizona where he took the role as a player and manager. He had an outstanding tournament as a hitter as
We are excited to announce that Yeny Payes and Brandon Reyes have both qualified for micro loans! Please consider helping them in their cause or even just making a donation. Don’t forget to donate before it’s too late to get your 2018 tax deduction!
Thanks to some special donations, the special needs program for children was able to host a wonderful Christmas party at the community center. Parents of special needs children and the community center staff were able to attend.
Don’t forget to make your donation to WCRF in by December 31st to get your tax deduction for 2018. We can also give you a receipt for a 2018 deduction if you donate a used, working laptop computer or cell phone. Click here to donate.
Over the last few days, the community council led by Cruz Flores, Juan Carlos Mungia, and Dania Gomez were able to distribute 50 basic food packets to community members in need. The country of Nicaragua and especially communities like La Calle Real have gone through an economic crisis over the last 9 months. There was
We continue to reach throughout the community with our mobile/outreach reading program led by Dania Gomez. We reach these remote neighborhoods by sending Dania with a box of books via caponera (a motorcycle with a three passenger bench seat in place of the front wheel). We read to small groups of children and offer the