Dance Program Updates!

In the summer of 2013 a team from Holly Springs School of Dance served with Strong Missions and ran a dance clinic with local children. At the end of the week there was a recital where the kids showed friends and family the results of all the hard work they had put in during the week. To say the least, this dance clinic was a success and almost immediately parents and students started asking when we would host the next clinic.

Although Holly Springs didn’t know exactly when they were going to be back, they too had an amazing experience and wanted to find a way to continue reaching children through the art of dance. By the time Holly Springs had left for the US they had come up with a plan to fundraise in order to hire a full time teacher and start a dance class with kids here in the local school.

Fast forward to 2015 and not only does Strong Missions support a dance program with a great teacher, the kids have entered into a competition!

Early August 2015 at the school in Carrillos the Dance Teams that are supported by Strong Missions competed at the local level in the “Festival Estudiantil de las Artes” which means The Student Art Festival. This competition starts at the local level, and then moves on to the Canton, the Province, and finally the National Level.

Lots of great competitors turned out for the event and the kids had a great time. Check out the pictures HERE and some videos HERE

We are proud to announce that two of the teams have advanced from the local competition to the next level. These teams will be competing again on September 24 with groups from all over the Canton of Poas!

Obviously, this program isn’t just about winning competitions and as you can see from the pictures, the kids had a great time. Regardless of the result, we are proud to support such a great group of kids coming together and to share something positive to touch the lives of children.

Thank you again to the Holly Springs School of Dance and everyone who continues to support our programming. Without your blessings this program, as well as so many others, would not be possible.

God bless!

Sircof Coffee Now Available Direct to your Door!

Over the last two years, over 1000 group participants have enjoyed Sircof Coffee while they were visiting Costa Rica with Strong Missions. Many of you have personally met Marcos and taken a tour of his farm. After a lot of work, red tape, meetings, design, planning, praying, and preparation we are elated to finally announce that Sircof Coffee is now available in the United States! 

As an added bonus 10% of all sales come back to Strong Missions to support our feeding, education, and extra-curricular activity programs.

We want to personally thank Marcos and Chris for all their hard work!

Here is a note from Chris:

The Inaugural shipment is in and we are pleased to bring you charitablegrounds.com, our brand new online store. Read the story and check out the shop. Try out a bag or two with a one-time purchase or sign up for a monthly subscription for convenience and best pricing.

Heads up! We're currently working to resolve an issue that limits you to one coffee subscription per checkout. Our vendor says our site will be upgraded within a few weeks to allow for multiple subscription purchases in a single checkout. In the mean time, simply make multiple purchases if you'd like more coffee from us delivered monthly for our best price. It's worth the extra minute or two, in our humble opinion!

Join us on our coffee adventure with a subscription and take 20% off any subscription product with this coupon code: "AUGSM20". Your monthly shipment will help support our mission partner and our startup business. We should taste the good together.  Offer valid through Friday, August 20st, 2015. Cannot be combined with any other coupon.

Bendiciones,

Chris