Volunteer in Bocas del Toro

Last month we were fortunate enough to have the help of a high school group from Dunbarton High School located in Pickering, Ontario; a suburb of Toronto. They spent ten action packed days with us volunteering and enjoying jungle life on Bastimentos Island. With their help we were able to complete the following: two bathroom/septic tanks for the community, finished the community garden, finished 104 stairs to the playground, cleaned up and prepped the library, collected over 25 bags of trash around the bay, converted preschool walls to all wood, painted preschool walls, and added a mural to our bookshelves. In addition to all their hard work they had great times doing catamaran tour, zip lining, trip to Smithsonian, cave tour, and enjoying the beach.

We would like to thank all of you for working so hard during your time here as well as fundraising at home. Of course none of this would be possible without the teachers as well. You are a special group of teachers to have the stamina to keep up with the kids and survive the jungle!

Pre-mud group shot

Septic Tank Project

Library in all its glory

Finishing Touches

Bathroom/Septic Tank Construction

Michigan State Students Join Give & Surf for Spring Break

Give and Surf

Mar 13 |15:43

Last week, Give & Surf had the pleasure of hosting a group of eleven students from Michigan State who opted to volunteer in Panama for their collegiate spring break. Even though Bocas del Toro greeted them with a few rain showers, they worked with smiles on their faces, rain or shine!

In just five days, our Michigan State volunteers were able to build a community garden and 102 step stairway, construct furniture for the library, paint a mural in the preschool room, and a few other projects.

We could not have asked for a harder working group of students. We were amazed to see what a big difference a group of college students could make. A huge thanks goes out to the guys and gals of Michigan State for your tireless work and contributions to the Bahia Honda community!

The Michigan State group posing for a photo on our school’s dock.

A few volunteers hard at work digging steps for the stairway up to the garden.

The guys building new furniture for the library.

Give & Surf Raises Over $1,000 to Benefit Bahia Roja Community

Give and Surf

Feb 28 |13:08

On Saturday, February 13 Give & Surf hosted a fundraiser with our friends at the Palmar Tent Lodge to raise money to rebuild the Bahia Roja cafeteria and kitchen. Not only did we have clear skies and a great turnout, we exceeded our goal and raised over $1,000!

Give and Surf fundraiser for Bahia Roja

The fundraiser was a blast and our guests were able to enjoy a full day of festivities such as live music, soccer tournament, slip n’ slide, raffle, earth oven pizzas, drink specials, a live coconut oil demonstration, and more.

Give and Surf fundraiser at Red Frog Beach

We cannot give enough thanks to all the businesses that donated prizes to our raffle drawing, the volunteers from Palmar Tent Lodge and Give & Surf, and those that donated the funds to get the cafeteria complete!