Bedford youth visit Nicaragua to help the poor Brotherly love in abundance was extended by 13 local residents that visited Central America as a part of a 29-person group that recently undertook a goodwill tour to rural Nicaragua. Twelve were from Bedford. One was from Amherst. The tour, from Aug. 5-12, was presented by Color…
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It takes a village- While in Cambodia, I met with our newest Color My World partner, CDO Orphanage. The #1 need for the village is water. We committed to installing 12 water well pumps in the village over the next two years that total about $1800.00 which would meet their needs. Most of the kids…
Bedford family helps Nicaraguans with solar cooker project By KATHY REMILLARD Union Leader Correspondent BEDFORD – Global community service is not a new concept to the Hughes family – in fact, they established their own foundation, Color My World, to support it. “We started off as a means to distribute hygiene kits,” said Angela Hughes,…
Bedford family helps Nicaraguan villagers use solar cooking By IRENE LABOMBARDE Staff Writer Imagine living in a shack without electricity, appliances or running water, where food is cooked indoors over an open fire. Most of your time and energy is spent cutting and gathering enough wood to fuel the fires just to feed your family….
Bedford Boy Scout achieves top rank of Eagle Scout By SIMON RIOS Union Leader Correspondent August 13. 2012 10:21PM Chase Hughes is surrounded by young residents of Bajo Tejares, San Ramon, Costa Rica. Hughes served a humanitarian mission in Costa Rica as part of his Eagle Scout project for Troop 388. (COURTESY) BEDFORD — Not…
We are in need of some crucial supplies from water pasteurizers $10.00 to portable solar cookers $25.00 to take to the village where we are headed! Nicaragua is the 2nd poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and many people we will be working with, are still living in “garbage dump” conditions after Hurricane Mitch devastated…
