Life has been whirlwind of activity for the San Pedro Branch of the Belize Red Cross over the past few weeks. Our volunteers were kept busy so much that we had to reach out to Project Abroad and use some of their new arrivals who are here volunteering in Belize. In building the capacity of […]
February is “Heart” month, and it is very fitting that the Red Cross is as busy as ever this month with fundraising for community programs thanks to two great local businesses that approached us to help support the work we do. Our new Blood Drive Coordinator Heidi Simmons started the year off with her first […]
An Annual Tradition It’s that time of year again. Award-winning songwriter and recording artist Kelly McGuire is back on the island for his birthday celebration, and his many fans are ready. Kelly has been coming and playing annually in San Pedro for years. Tonight Kelly will be starting his San Pedro “Tour” playing at a […]
Destruction by Fire As many of you in San Pedro may know, 34-year-old Ricardo Valladarez and his family lost their home and mechanic shop in a devastating fire on December 27, 2015. The Mechanic Shop was Ricardo’s source of income, so it is vital that they rebuild quickly. Burger Benefit If you are in town and […]
Plan was to meet up around 11:30 and first man in score a choice table. When I arrived after Pilates class Shirlee had scored us a choice table on the beach away from the speakers – it was going to get loud. Kendall and Eric turned up not long after and Anna decided to join […]
One day I received the private message below from the TripAdvisor Support Team about how they wanted to do charitable donations on behalf of their destination experts. I thought it was a great thing they were doing and wrote back and asked if I could blog it when the results were in. I got a […]