By Nancy Clark | Project Leader
Saving our Smiles Forever's Smiles--Oh, so many smiles & memorable stories!
Thanks to Smiles Forever's Director Alejandro's impetus, an in-house staff of those who possess more computer genius than the average bears have been assembled. Their mission is to begin an arduous task of chronicling and saving smiles from the Chapare Villa Tunari school field project in Bolivia's tropical zone. Priceless smiles and even video records are being made of the 3-year project with around 400 villagers.
We can be sure the effort will not only go forward to record key moments and accounts of the early months of the university partner instruction curriculum with UPAL, but also the computer archiving team will work backwards to year 2000. It is not easy to catalog and be able to pull up memorable moments, but this effort can be applauded as a first critical step. Organizations like GlobalGiving value the connection between an individual and their community and where this all fits in the story of positive change in Bolivia.
Unforgetable People at Smiles Forever--Let's start by remembering our own-Marta
In Sandy's words from November 28th, 2017
Today is a very sad day for us at Smiles Forever. We have lost one of our team members, Martha Ruth Villaroel Suárez. Marta pictured at the far left has held a variety of positions over the last 11 years. House mother to our first students, guidance counselor, friend to all, and administrator for Smiles Forever. Marta performed every duty with professionalism, and a great love and pride for Smiles. Personally for me, she was a great friend, the god-mother of my son, Andre, and a protector of all my children. Rest In Peace Martita , we will miss you and love you forever, but you will never be forgotten ![]()
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So many to honor and remember as part of Smiles Forever's Forever Family!
Thanks to all of you who have made this mission and journey together possible! Sandy
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