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Two films honoring Archbishop Oscar Romero will be shown on Monday, March 30, 2015 at the Magic Lantern Theater, Spokane.
PRESS RELEASE: February 2015
On Monday, March 30, 2015 at the Magic Lantern Theatre, Hermanas Spokane (501c3) —a local non-profit organization-- will host two screenings of two films to honor the 35th anniversary of the assassination of the beloved Salvadoran priest and activist, Oscar Arnulfo Romero. Archbishop Romero (1917-1980) is revered for his dedication to the dignity and human rights of the dispossessed in El Salvador, for which he paid the ultimate price. On March 24, 1980,...
Make a difference in children’s lives by helping build a library in a rural ex-refugee community, Huisisilapa, El Salvador
http://www.youcaring.com/nonprofits/ex-refugee-community-in-el-salvador-needs-a-library/280459
Imagine a world without books and a life without reading. Libraries give us the opportunity to experience literacy and the love of learning. Huisisilapa, a rural, underserved community in El Salvador, wishes to advance its educational goals by facilitating access to books and the Internet. To achieve this goal, village members want to build a library for their school and community. We are...
Camp Salvador: Travel, play and work with a purpose
High School freshmen, sophomores & juniors
are welcome to apply as counselors!
Camp Salvador is an opportunity for high school students to travel, play and work with a purpose. All of the young people who participate from the U.S. and El Salvador say that Camp Salvador is a life changing, memorable, and positive experience!
We accept up to 10 students and applications are due on Halloween, October 31st.
The chosen counselors will have trainings once a month on Sunday afternoons to...
Support Hermanas Spokane by shopping at AmazonSmile. smile.amazon.com
Do you shop regularly on Amazon or even sometimes? Whenever you do first log in to the link http://smile.amazon.com/ch/26-2400483 before making your purchases. Once you finish your transaction a 0.5% donation of your purchase price excluding extras such as tax and shipping will be donated to the library project in Huisisilapa. What an easy way to contribute!
Please save this link as a bookmark and always use. If you forget and log into just Amazon, you will not be able to donate. Once you...
Letter from Mercedes
Mercedes was from the first high school graduating class in Huisisilapa. In this picture, Mercedes is watering one of the trees given to the community in honor of the first graduates by friends in Spokane. The community planted the two trees at the plaza which has been the only source of shade for several years.
Mercedes was one of the first students to receive a scholarship by people in Spokane to attend the university. She had her education interrupted several times but she was so...
Correction on the Camp Salvador Application
Hello potential counselors for Camp Salvador. I noticed a minor error on the first page of the application which says to postmark your application by October 31, 2012. There is not change in the application deadline but please do not mail the application via the Post Office. Further down it gives you instructions to email the application as an attachment to CampSalvador@HermanasSpokane.org
Thanks.
Camp Salvador information meeting
The second Fall information meeting for Camp Salvador 2013 is tomorrow, Wednesday October 17th at the Spokane downtown public library, at 6:15pm. Look for us in one of the rooms on the bottom floor. Applications are due on Halloween. It'd be great if students and parents could come to see the presentation, which includes inspiring testimonials from other area high school students that have been to the community of Huisisilapa, El Salvador and made lasting friendships. Hope to get a great...
Update on Camp Salvador
Happy October. Fall is in the air, Halloween is upon us and in fact that is when your Camp Salvador application is due, on HALLOWEEN!! No tricks. We extended the deadline for applications to give us time to hold a couple more information meetings. We want to make sure you have plenty of time to submit a thoughtful application for this fantastic opportunity. We have been in communication with the school director in El Salvador and they too are excited to participate.
From here,...