In: Helping Hands CR
How Ashlyn and Matt fundraised money to come to Costa Rica
May 2, 2014I have always wanted to go to Costa Rica. After all, who wouldn’t want to experience such a beautiful place? It…
Read MoreLetter from Alto Katsi
October 15, 2009With this letter, the parents of children in Alto Katsi, Talamanca, Costa Rica are appealing for your valuable support explained…
Read MoreASIS? WHAT’S THIS?
July 17, 2009Saint Francis of Assisi, Francisco de Asis in Spanish, is not the most famous of Catholic Church Saints, but he…
Read MoreAlto Katsi by our intern Rebecca Uncles
June 29, 2009Visiting Alto Katsi Alto Katsi is a small, remote community in the mountains of Talamanca, Costa Rica. There are about 16…
Read MoreRetirement Home – Part II
October 29, 2007This past Saturday, October 27, 2007, we had our second joint all-day volunteer effort between Tropical Adventures and Helping Hands Costa Rica at the Bambu Retirement Home on the Talamanca Indigenous Reservation. For those of you who didn’t read the original post, you can find it by clicking here. This event was made possible by a very generous donation made by the “Iain Programa, S.A.” and through the hard work of Meranda Glesby and Evangeline Mathura.
Read MorePainting Party
September 20, 2007My fingers are still covered in paint as I type this post five days later. But a good time was had by all! Helping Hands Costa Rica and the Tropical Adventures Foundation joined hands this past Saturday and really got down and dirty!
We all ventured out into the Talamanca Indigenous Reservation for a day of painting at the Bambu Retirement Home. We were able to get a lot done. Truthfully, I was really amazed at how much thirteen people could accomplish in a short, 7-hour period.