Can you guess where I'll be tomorrow morning from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.? Bet ya can't! I'll be perched a high a platform in the tree canopy of Bajo del Tigre, balancing myself on a little more than a wooden platform raft, if you will, tethered to trees with rope and tires! I climbed up to the platform two weeks ago to check it out as we were just starting to mold the idea of a Tree Canopy Campaign. In three weeks, we (the fundraising committee, along with other parents and community volunteers) have brought this idea through concept and planning and now we are in true execution mode! SORRY FOR THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT LINGO HERE!
So, here's the scoop - Raising funds for financial aid (scholarships and sponsorships) so children from kinder to 12th grade can continue to attend this amazing school. The financial aid also helps students pursuing university studies abroad and in country. Here's some pics from the platform taken when we scouted this location. The kids got into the fun and loved the view from above. Hold on tight! Jude, clerk of the Fundraising committee, takes a peek as well before her tree sit the following week. Way to go Jude.
Check out www.monteverde60th.org for more information and to see how you can help us reach our goal. Also, our amazing Facebook page at Monteverde 60th: Friends in the Canopy. Any amount is welcome - even the kinder kids are donating spare colones in a jar in the classroom. We are positioned to spend 600 hours up in the trees and won't come down til we've reached our goal!
Here are some shots of Naomi Guindon (the daughter of Melody, the kid's teacher) using ascenders/hand held devices to reach the top of another tree sitting site (a gigantic fig tree on school property). She kicked off the campaign on April 19th Monteverde Day and spent 4 hours perched a high.
I'll post something in the next day or so to recap my time in the trees!
Peace,
Signed: S
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