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Wow Your Dog and Benefit Roots and Wings!

LiftnGlow has once again teamed up with RWI. This summer, the skin-care company is holding a charity drive to create and sell dog outfits, with the proceeds benefiting RWI. Donations $30 and up receive a dog outfit.

Following are the dog outfit measurements:

SMALL: length is 8 to 10 inches, trunk 11 to 14 inches, and neck 8 to 10 inches
MEDIUM: length is 11 to 13 inches, trunk 13 to 16 inches, and neck 10 to 12 inches

It can be very satisfying to see your dog jump, play and rest in an original dog read more

Posted by admin on August 26th, 2010

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Our Technology Center is underway!

In May, breaking ground begun on our new technology center in the Boca Costa region of Guatemala. The building, which will serve as a computer lab/study room with 20+ computers, is planned to be finished in September 2010 and functional in November.

Just this past February, RWI was awarded the $100K funding by TECO Energy.

Posted by admin on July 15th, 2010

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Rotoract Club Raises Money for RWI

Go Canada!

On Feburary, 6, 2010, The Rotaract Club of the University of Lethbridge, a Canadian university, raised nearly $6,000 for Roots and Wings International during their 5th Annual Dinner & Silent Auction.

In total, the auction raised $11,446.94, which will be split between RWI and Malawi Girls on the Move, a not-for-profit organization aimed at providing a quality education for the young women of Malawi, a small country in southeastern Africa.

The auction’s Dr. Seuss theme, in a homage to the beloved children’s author, played with alliteration and nonsense words in its theme: Scholarships, Schools, and Salamagoox. You can view more photos of the auction read more

Posted by shadirwi on March 29th, 2010

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Coffee for a cause

BuyWell Fair Trade has teamed up with Roots & Wings Intl to help you put your consuming dollars to work. Roots & Wings Intl promotes university education among impoverished youth in rural Guatemala, and BuyWell is committed to roasting a perfect coffee bean. The result, one of the finest fair trade, shade-grown, organic coffees available to you, and a university scholarship available to young people working to overcome poverty.

Buy online and $3 of every bag goes directly to our scholarship program. Just type “RootsAndWings” in the promotion code box. [Click here to buy organic coffee] read more

Posted by tammyrwi on December 10th, 2009

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