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Make a Difference on your Visit to Costa Rica

August 29, 2009

"You can touch the future you will never see."

 

Sandra Maria with her mother, Ana meet Educational Scholarship Patron, Dennis Oppelt

It's a Saturday Morning in Costa Rica and while normally our ritual involves going to the Saturday market, today my husband and I  had another mission.  Retired school teacher and our web-master for many years, Dennis Oppelt from Canada was in Costa Rica for his annual vacation.  Dennis has never had a daughter of his own and asked me to do some local inquiries and identify one student in need of scholarship support for her ongoing education that he would continue to support each year until her graduation.

I thought of the words of  Corporate CEO and Philanthropist Gus Whalen when I heard him speak at the Atlanta Creativity Exchange.  "You can touch the future you will not see through the gift of education. "  Mr Whalen's  philosophy is "we don't make a life by how much we earn, but how we live our lives and the community that we leave behind".  As I watched CNN this morning the message resonated in the stories told about Senator Ted Kennedy.  But philanthropy is not limited by how much you earn, but how much you care. Dennis is giving back to a country he has loved as a tourist by making a difference and funding Sandra Maria's education.  He is making a difference.  He is serving.   I am so thrilled that September 11th is being proclaimed a day of service in the United States.  Perhaps for just one day, a day that touches our heart and soul because of a tragic memory, we'll worry less about the economy and our own  circumstances and more about how we can make life just a little easier for someone else.

 

Mr. Whalen in his education initiatives through Featherbone Communiversity underscores an important message.  "Philanthropy  should  not be just for the selected few and privileged".  It is the responsibility of each and everyone of us, regardless of income,  to do what we can, when we can, with what we can.

Your Help is Needed To Touch the Future in Costa Rica and South Africa

"If you would like to touch the future, you will not see" your help is desperately needed in both Costa Rica and South Africa's school systems.

Here's how you can help.   I will be happy to personally connect your contribution to a direct scholarship to either a student or teacher.

*Costa Rica: Under the Rainbow---Where Dreams Come True (Silent and Live Auction, Sunday, September 6th 2 - 6 p.m.) sponsored by the Women's Club of Costa Rica.  Tickets 15,000 colones or 2 for 25,000 colones or you can sponsor a youth scholarship for $100.00.  Contact www.wccr.org

*South Africa--Teacher Scholarship in Creative Education:  Help  one of  South Africa's most gifted Teachers bring the gift of creativity and hope to the children of South Africa.   I will be teaching at the International Creative Education Conference in South Africa this October and scholarships are desperately  needed to fund 20 gifted teacher who will be unable to attend without our help.

I will personally arrange for your personal/company sponsorship of one of these teachers  and you'll receive a photo and letter from the teacher about how they applied their scholarship to making a difference in their classrooms and South Africa's future through your gift. A gift of $450 will bring one teacher to the conference.   www.sacreativity.com

South Africa Teacher Scholarships for the Creative Educational Conference .

You may also write me directly and/or join me virtually at the conference or in person in South Africa  rosemary@gowildgogreat.com

U.S: 1-239-645-4267.

Costa Rica 011-506-2588-1669 

If you are visiting Costa Rica for the first time, consider a few hours of volunteerism to make a difference.  Our friend, Dennis said his visit and sponsorship of Sandra Maria was the highlight of his vacation.

Retreats Costa Rica designs week-long learning vacations for groups that combine adventure, education and learning.  The result is a once in a lifetime and often life changing experience.

www.retreatscostarica.com

www.gowildgogreat.com

 

Sandra Maria with her mother, Ana meet Educational Scholarship Patron, Dennis Oppelt

It's a Saturday Morning in Costa Rica and while normally our ritual involves going to the Saturday market, today my husband and I  had another mission.  Retired school teacher and our web-master for many years, Dennis Oppelt from Canada was in Costa Rica for his annual vacation.  Dennis has never had a daughter of his own and asked me to do some local inquiries and identify one student in need of scholarship support for her ongoing education that he would continue to support each year until her graduation.

I thought of the words of  Corporate CEO and Philanthropist Gus Whalen when I heard him speak at the Atlanta Creativity Exchange.  "You can touch the future you will not see through the gift of education. "  Mr Whalen's  philosophy is "we don't make a life by how much we earn, but how we live our lives and the community that we leave behind".  As I watched CNN this morning the message resonated in the stories told about Senator Ted Kennedy.  But philanthropy is not limited by how much you earn, but how much you care. Dennis is giving back to a country he has loved as a tourist by making a difference and funding Sandra Maria's education.  He is making a difference.  He is serving.   I am so thrilled that September 11th is being proclaimed a day of service in the United States.  Perhaps for just one day, a day that touches our heart and soul because of a tragic memory, we'll worry less about the economy and our own  circumstances and more about how we can make life just a little easier for someone else.

 

Mr. Whalen in his education initiatives through Featherbone Communiversity underscores an important message.  "Philanthropy  should  not be just for the selected few and privileged".  It is the responsibility of each and everyone of us, regardless of income,  to do what we can, when we can, with what we can.

Your Help is Needed To Touch the Future in Costa Rica and South Africa

"If you would like to touch the future, you will not see" your help is desperately needed in both Costa Rica and South Africa's school systems.

Here's how you can help.   I will be happy to personally connect your contribution to a direct scholarship to either a student or teacher.

*Costa Rica: Under the Rainbow---Where Dreams Come True (Silent and Live Auction, Sunday, September 6th 2 - 6 p.m.) sponsored by the Women's Club of Costa Rica.  Tickets 15,000 colones or 2 for 25,000 colones or you can sponsor a youth scholarship for $100.00.  Contact www.wccr.org

*South Africa--Teacher Scholarship in Creative Education:  Help  one of  South Africa's most gifted Teachers bring the gift of creativity and hope to the children of South Africa.   I will be teaching at the International Creative Education Conference in South Africa this October and scholarships are desperately  needed to fund 20 gifted teacher who will be unable to attend without our help.

I will personally arrange for your personal/company sponsorship of one of these teachers  and you'll receive a photo and letter from the teacher about how they applied their scholarship to making a difference in their classrooms and South Africa's future through your gift. A gift of $450 will bring one teacher to the conference.   www.sacreativity.com

South Africa Teacher Scholarships for the Creative Educational Conference .

You may also write me directly and/or join me virtually at the conference or in person in South Africa  rosemary@gowildgogreat.com

U.S: 1-239-645-4267.

Costa Rica 011-506-2588-1669 

If you are visiting Costa Rica for the first time, consider a few hours of volunteerism to make a difference.  Our friend, Dennis said his visit and sponsorship of Sandra Maria was the highlight of his vacation.

Retreats Costa Rica designs week-long learning vacations for groups that combine adventure, education and learning.  The result is a once in a lifetime and often life changing experience.

www.retreatscostarica.com

www.gowildgogreat.com

"You can touch the future you will never see."

 

Sandra Maria with her mother, Ana meet Educational Scholarship Patron, Dennis Oppelt

It's a Saturday Morning in Costa Rica and while normally our ritual involves going to the Saturday market, today my husband and I  had another mission.  Retired school teacher and our web-master for many years, Dennis Oppelt from Canada was in Costa Rica for his annual vacation.  Dennis has never had a daughter of his own and asked me to do some local inquiries and identify one student in need of scholarship support for her ongoing education that he would continue to support each year until her graduation.

I thought of the words of  Corporate CEO and Philanthropist Gus Whalen when I heard him speak at the Atlanta Creativity Exchange.  "You can touch the future you will not see through the gift of education. "  Mr Whalen's  philosophy is "we don't make a life by how much we earn, but how we live our lives and the community that we leave behind".  As I watched CNN this morning the message resonated in the stories told about Senator Ted Kennedy.  But philanthropy is not limited by how much you earn, but how much you care. Dennis is giving back to a country he has loved as a tourist by making a difference and funding Sandra Maria's education.  He is making a difference.  He is serving.   I am so thrilled that September 11th is being proclaimed a day of service in the United States.  Perhaps for just one day, a day that touches our heart and soul because of a tragic memory, we'll worry less about the economy and our own  circumstances and more about how we can make life just a little easier for someone else.

 

Mr. Whalen in his education initiatives through Featherbone Communiversity underscores an important message.  "Philanthropy  should  not be just for the selected few and privileged".  It is the responsibility of each and everyone of us, regardless of income,  to do what we can, when we can, with what we can.

Your Help is Needed To Touch the Future in Costa Rica and South Africa

"If you would like to touch the future, you will not see" your help is desperately needed in both Costa Rica and South Africa's school systems.

Here's how you can help.   I will be happy to personally connect your contribution to a direct scholarship to either a student or teacher.

*Costa Rica: Under the Rainbow---Where Dreams Come True (Silent and Live Auction, Sunday, September 6th 2 - 6 p.m.) sponsored by the Women's Club of Costa Rica.  Tickets 15,000 colones or 2 for 25,000 colones or you can sponsor a youth scholarship for $100.00.  Contact www.wccr.org

*South Africa--Teacher Scholarship in Creative Education:  Help  one of  South Africa's most gifted Teachers bring the gift of creativity and hope to the children of South Africa.   I will be teaching at the International Creative Education Conference in South Africa this October and scholarships are desperately  needed to fund 20 gifted teacher who will be unable to attend without our help.

I will personally arrange for your personal/company sponsorship of one of these teachers  and you'll receive a photo and letter from the teacher about how they applied their scholarship to making a difference in their classrooms and South Africa's future through your gift. A gift of $450 will bring one teacher to the conference.   www.sacreativity.com

South Africa Teacher Scholarships for the Creative Educational Conference .

You may also write me directly and/or join me virtually at the conference or in person in South Africa  rosemary@gowildgogreat.com

U.S: 1-239-645-4267.

Costa Rica 011-506-2588-1669 

If you are visiting Costa Rica for the first time, consider a few hours of volunteerism to make a difference.  Our friend, Dennis said his visit and sponsorship of Sandra Maria was the highlight of his vacation.

Retreats Costa Rica designs week-long learning vacations for groups that combine adventure, education and learning.  The result is a once in a lifetime and often life changing experience.

www.retreatscostarica.com

www.gowildgogreat.com