Financial support
• Make a tax deductible donation
• Purchase tickets to the annual Sports Celebrity Dinner (held in late September)
• Donate an item for the live or silent auction held at the annual dinner
• Attend the 'Bistro Carpenteros' (Saturday preceeding Valentine's Day)
• Join a workteam
Prayer support
• Remember the people of El Salvador and Honduras in your prayers
• Pray for CRWRC and partner agency staff who are working directly with the local Community Credit Unions
Communication support
• Allow posters in your workplace
• Share the message of how lives are being transformed
If you would like to learn more about the opportunity to assist with community development in remote areas of Honduras and El Salvador, please write to:
Carpenteros and Friends
c/o Calvary Christian Reformed Church
Box 23, R.R. 1, Dundas, Ontario
L9H 5E1
Or you can contact us by email:
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Current Weather in Honduras
HELP TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES IN HONDURAS
Headlines from Honduras (RSS feed)
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42 dead in mudslides in Guatemala
Honduras News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
At least 42 people have died in mudslides that followed heavy rains in Guatemala, local media reported Sunday.
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Floods 'national tragedy' in Guatemala
Honduras News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom declared a "national tragedy" on Sunday after landslides killed at least 37 people and left rescuers digging in the mud for nearly two dozen still missing.Colom decla...
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Up to 100 feared buried in Guatemala landslides
Honduras News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Rescuers stand around a bus buried in a landslide on the Inter-American highway, 80 km (50 miles) outside of the Guatemalan capital Tecpan, September 4, 2010.
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Grief Across Latin America for Migrant Killings
NYT > Honduras
Migrants are apparently dying at the hands of a drug gang seeking money or possibly recruits, officials said, though no nobody knows for sure. -
Deadline Day as it happened
BBC News and Sport Search: honduras
The summer transfer window slammed shut at 1800 BST on Tuesday, but news of last-minute deals is still coming through.
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Leeds snap up Clayton and Nunez
BBC News and Sport Search: honduras
Leeds United sign Manchester City midfielder Adam Clayton and Honduras international Ramon Nunez.
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Izaguirre delights Celtic manager
BBC News and Sport Search: honduras
Celtic boss Neil Lennon is full of praise for debutant Emilio Izaguirre after the 1-0 win over Motherwell.
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Honduras Faces Criticism Over Journalist Killings After a Coup
NYT > Honduras
A report by the Committee to Protect Journalists says the government’s failure to investigate the killings of seven journalists has fostered “a climate of lawlessness.”
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Nike Agrees to Help Laid-Off Workers in Honduras
NYT > Honduras
Student groups had pressed Nike to pay severance that the two subcontractors in Honduras had failed to pay. -
HONDURAS: The Military Still Have Veto Power
Honduras Isolated - INTER PRESS SERVICE
The de facto veto power that the military exercised with the toppling of president Manuel Zelaya exactly one year ago today effectively blocks any possible political or electoral reforms, experts say.
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AMERICAS: OAS Debates Same Old Problems, Few New Solutions
Honduras Isolated - INTER PRESS SERVICE
The 40th General Assembly of the Organisation of American States, held in the Peruvian capital this week, failed to issue a decision on the reinstatement of Honduras, and instead served as a forum for Argentina, which seeks sovereignty over the Malvinas/Falkland Islands, and for Bolivia, in its fight for access to the Pacific Ocean.
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HONDURAS: Inter-American Human Rights Report Riles Government
Honduras Isolated - INTER PRESS SERVICE
On a fact-finding mission to Honduras this week, an Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) delegation took aim at the dismissal of several judges who expressed their opposition to the Jun. 28 ouster of president Manuel Zelaya.
Read the latest news from Honduras
GIFT GUIDE
Whether it is an 'alternative' Christmas or birthday gift, or just to show how much you love the people of Honduras, an item from the Carpenteros' Gift Guide can truly change someone's life.
EDUCATION FUND
The Carpenteros' Education Fund, in memory of Shirley Vanderlaan, partners with parents to allow children in remote, impoverished communities to continue with a high school education.
CELEBRITY DINNER
The Spirit and Sport Christian Celebrity Dinner and Auction takes place each year on the last Thursday of September, with all proceeds supporting community development in Latin America.
VALENTINE'S BISTRO
The Valentine's Bistro takes place on the Saturday immediately before Feb. 14, and provides support for various community development projects and the Carpenteros' Education Fund.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Once or twice a year, Carpenteros' service teams work with the local community on projects that reflect the community's needs and priorities, and benefit all community members.
