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Travelers Philanthropy Free Discussion Board Now Active

CREST and Travelers' Philanthropy announce the launch of our discussion board devoted to issues surrounding international sustainable development, philanthropy, and responsible travel. Current topics: 1) Philanthropy Dos and Don'ts, 2) HIV / AIDS awareness and the travel industry's responsibility. To read both topics and share your thoughts, click here. Registration takes only a moment, and no information you provide will be shared or used outside the system.


Costa Rica's Eduardo Villafranca Named 2008 Businessman of the Year

CREST and Travelers' Philanthropy congratulate Eduardo Villafranca, CEO of Grupo Islita, one of Travelers' Philathropy's tour operator partners. Mr. Villafranca has been named 2008 Businessman of the year by El Financiero, Costa Rica's premier business journal. To read the full article, click here.

 

Sarapiquí Conservation Learning Center

Hoolbrook TravelSponsored by: Holbrook Travel & Selva Verde Lodge www.holbrooktravel.com

School Kids at Sarapiquí Conservation CenterNear their Selva Verde ecolodge in Costa Rica, Holbrook Travel helped found the Sarapiquí Conservation Learning Center in 1993. The SCLC serves the local community with programs such as English classes, computer literacy seminars, environmental education of all sorts and after-school activities. The SCLC is currently involved in a number of projects to improve education, environmental stewardship and quality of life in the local community.

 

Their community work includes:

Donate now!to the Sidewalk Safety Project, financing sidewalk construction for schoolchildren and bicyclists.


Donate now!to Rally for Reforestation, planting 500 native trees in a previously forested area.


Donate now!to the Text Book Package, donating schoolbooks for student use outside the classroom.


Donate now!for School Materials, financing a year's worth of books and uniforms, one student at a time.


Donate now!to the After School Program, which provides supplementary lessons and learning activities for students.


Donate now!to Environmental Education, educating elementary school children about their local area.


Click here for a PDF showing specific project budgets. To make a donation to the SCLC's operating costs or to help with any one of these projects awaiting funding, click one of the buttons above.

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