On December 14th, 2007 Tropical Adventures celebrated the first of our big four holiday events in the small rural communities of La Flor & El Yaz. We welcomed over 150 children, parents, teachers and local supporters. It was a great success!

To begin with, the weather was absolutely beautiful, which was a great thing since our “main attraction” was a big bouncy castle. We also had table games, painting, soccer, bingo, hot dogs, ice cream, prizes and a really big Frosty the Snowman piñata filled with tons of candy.

It was so great to see all the faces of the children and adults come to celebrate with us together. We’re happy to say that we truly feel like a welcome part of the community. Click here to see more pictures from our La Flor party.

In 2006 Tropical Adventures was only able to celebrate their fantastic year with one holiday party in one of the areas / communities we serve. We hosted a party and donated over 500 gifts to the indigenous children on the Talamanca Indigenous Reservation.

This year we are happy to say – thanks to our phenomenal growth and to the generosity of our many supporters – we are able to host a total of four holiday events!

All of our parties are being held in communities where we work to celebrate the people we work with, the children we teach, the teachers who allow us to work side-by-side with them, the principals who allow us into their schools, the host families who open their doors and their hearts to our volunteers and care for them like their own children while they are here in Costa Rica, our Spanish professors and all the people in general who support us all year long in our efforts to support the community.

All of the parties include food, games, and gifts and are educationally oriented. This year we are hosting the parties in the following communities:

• The rural towns of La Flor and El Yaz in the Central Valley
• The Bambu Retirement Home on the Talamanca Indigenous Reservation)
• Puerto Viejo, Limon
• Bambu Community on the Talamanca Indigenous Reservation

Though we’re a bit exhausted from the first party, we are looking very much forward to the next three – as well as the opportunity to celebrate the holidays with our very extended Tropical Adventures family all around the country.

A great big “Thank You” to everyone who has helped to make all of this a reality. If you could only have the chance to look into the eyes of some of the children who have never received a gift in their lives. There are no words that can describe that feeling.

The parties will run us a cost of approximately $6,000. A couple of volunteer families have worked tirelessly over the last few months doing some fundraising and have raised $4,500. That leaves us short only $1,500. If you, or someone you know, would like to donate a few dollars to help us cover the cost of these events, we would be very grateful. Simply visit our secure website by clicking here, or contact us at 1-800-832-9419 or by email. Thank you for your ongoing support!