Donation of Books
When Marla Grossman of Salmon Arm, British Columbia, decided to work as a volunteer with Kindness in Action on their annual trip to Guatemala, she contacted me to ask what…
Category: Volunteers
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Volunteer Janice Fleming
Janice Fleming, from Calgary, Alberta, has been volunteering for Project Ix-canaan for the last 2 months. Janice has been doing many different tasks while here in El Remate, but one…
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Thanks Margie!!
(Jim Thurman & Margie Parker at Tikal, December 21st, 2010) This year’s Unificacion Maya ceremonies were dedicated to Marjorie Parker, who, even though she was unable to attend for health…
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Roots
The last but not least part of the new village Tree of Life was to add the roots.
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The Tree of Life
The project is complete! Well, not quite complete, as the community will continue to tend and mend the tree as it is needed. The Women’s Group will be making more…
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Putting it All Together
As the volunteers from the community were making flowers, the One Love Generation Team began to place them on the tree. The trunk was wrapped in small mesh chicken wire…
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Adding Branches
The next phase of the Ceiba Tree Sculpture was to add branches that would withstand the high winds of tropical storms.
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Making the Flowers
The next step was to create the flowers that would dress the skeleton of the tree.
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Putting up the Trunk
The first step in preparing the site for the art sculpture was to cement a 12 foot length of pvc pipe in a 4 foot deep hole to form a…
