Mahogany Bay Village

10 of 30 Trained and a Successful Drive

In an effort to strengthen South Ambergris Caye, Mahogany Bay Village has pledged to have 30 staff trained in 3 First Aid sessions. As of Tuesday November 22nd, 10 newly qualified Red Cross first responders are now onsite to assist visitors at Mahogany Bay and in the island community at large. The second group of […]

lamanai maya ruins

Fastest Way to Lamanai

Some people do not mind a longer adventure and some prefer the shortest most direct route the “treasure.” This was the case with today’s guest poster, Barbara Hickman. She and her crew opted to do the popular Lamanai Maya Ruin tour by plane versus a longer day taking the tour by boat. My best friend, […]

San Pedro and Caye Caulker

Wheelchairs for San Pedro and Caye Caulker

Some of you may recall back in January when award-winning songwriter and recording artist Kelly McGuire did a Songs for wheelchair concert series to help raise money. The time has come for the fruits of his efforts to blossom, in combination with the Wheelchair Foundation, Belize Rotary and San Pedro Red Cross. For the past […]

Tropic Air Belize

Inspiring Future Generations to Pursue Their Dreams

The results are in and for the month of October, Tropic Air has announced its largest charitable fundraiser of the year. #TropicGivesBack fundraising campaign raised $1384 thanks to joint efforts of Tropic business partners, staff and customers. For every ticket bought at last month’s selected station (San Pedro Airport) $1 was donated to an organization […]

Red Cross Blood Drive

Last Red Cross Blood Drive of 2016

This Saturday’s San Pedro Red Cross Blood Drive will make the 5th and last one for 2016. They are normally held quarterly but we ended up with an extra one this year in accommodating a Projects Abroad request for an additional Blood Drive at Washington University earlier in the year. We have collected 48 pints […]