Dos Amigos from Santa Cruz la Laguna

Welcome

Hello! My name is Betsy Sinsapaugh. I am a professional story~teller and story~teacher, located in
the Mid-Hudson Valley Region of New York.

While I wear many different "professional hats," this blog is celebration of the first Guatemalan Action Project, which is taking place at the John G. Borden Middle School, located in Wallkill, New York.

For the next 10 weeks, I will be working with approximately 15 seventh grade students to develop, market and implement student-led projects to raise funds for an amazing organization working with children, families and community leaders in Santa Cruz la Laguna, Guatemala.

Amigos de Santa Cruz has a number of extremely important initiatives which serve the Mayan community of Santa Cruz la Laguna. The community is comprised of three villages and three smaller villages located in the surrounding mountains.

Please visit their website to learn more: http://www.amigosdesantacruz.org/


Group Photo

Group Photo
Wallkill Middle School's Guatemalan Action Program Students

Working Together to Make a Difference

Working Together to Make a Difference
Morse Elementary School's Exceptional Activists

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Students speak with Pat Torpie, Executive Director of Amigos de Santa Cruz, via Skype

Wallkill Middle School students prepared questions for a Skype conference call with Pat Torpie in Guatemala. The students gave their questions great thought and worked together to select the questions they believed were most relevant and would help them gain a better understanding of the issues facing the children and families of Santa Cruz la Laguna. Together we spent approximately 40 minutes talking with Pat Torpie about the issues and some personal questions related to service and her experience with helping the children of Santa Cruz la Laguna. This was an exciting afternoon for all involved and one of the most popular highlights of the program! Click here to see the “Calling Guatemala…” slide show.
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