Three U.Va. students (my Alma Mater) walked from the east coast to the west coast (200 miles) of Nicaragua in Summer ‘05. Their goal? To raise money for “Nueva Vida”, an organization that would feed 200 kids twice a day, every day. Kyle Boynton (English, Psychology ’06), Justin Belcher (Engineering ’06) and Eric Kelley (Studio Art ’06) made the trek and the money they raised ($4000) along with additional $12000 in donations made “Nueva Vida” a reality.

We really can all make a difference.

–See the article and photos here.
–Also, an article (from La Nacion, Costa Rica’s largest newspaper) that describes Latin America’s 8.8 million undernourished children.