March Newsletter 2015 pages 6 and 7
From the Peace Mission’s Executive Director By Mary K. Stevenson If you will indulge me, the memorial gifts below are for my father, John D. Stevenson, who died on October 30th. What I wrote to those who gave in his memory seems equally suited to all the COAR children’s supporters: “COAR may seem an odd […]
Where can you zipline next to a waterfall? El Salvador.
Let’s play a game. I will name a location and you name what it is known for, ok? China, the Great Wall Paris, the Eiffel Tower Greece, the Parthenon El Salvador, beautiful water falls and zipline routes. Huh? Yes, when you hear of El Salvador, you usually think of Oscar Romero, the Martyrs of the […]
COAR & the Town of Zaragoza together lead the Stations of the Cross
Each year, COAR’s school works with the local Parish (Our Lady of the Pillar) to lead the Stations of the Cross (Via Crucis). It is truly a community event drawing upon students, COAR residents, parents, parishoners and even our wonderful nuns who come from Spain and Peru originally. In the US, our culture […]
December 2014 Newsletter page 1
COAR’s roots: 50th Anniversary of the Cleveland Latin American Mission (CLAM) Team In El Salvador since 1964 In July, San Salvador Archbishop Escobar welcomed Cleveland’s Bishop Lennon to a mass and week-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of the “CLAM” Team. Bishop Lennon is joined by CLAM Team priests, past and current, Fr. Joe Callahan, Fr. […]
December 2014 Newsletter page 2 – Benefit Thanks
COAR Peace Mission Annual Benefit Celebrating 34 years of protecting, educating, and healing impoverished children in El Salvador. On Oct. 3rd, at the Center for Pastoral Leadership… 250+ wined and dined and Raised $81,000+ Thanks! Benefactors Musca Family Charitable Fund Mary Ann & John Mastrantoni Peg & Mike Cachat Anonymous Friend […]
December 2014 Newsletter page 3 – Benefit Thanks
Thanks!! Raffle Prize Donors Hilton Garden Inn, Twinsburg Blue Canyon Kitchen & Tavern Revy Fair Trade Products Ridge Top Golf Course Jesuit Retreat House Sr. Sheila Marie Tobbe, OSU Buehler’s Fresh Foods Terry & Martin Tusim Anna Richards Fiona Hudec Art N Flowers Castle Noel Arline Nosse Atlee Horner Eileen Biehl Diane Kubera Kathy Yoakum […]
December 2014 Newsletter page 4 & 5
Some Christmas Gifts . . . Salvadoran Companies and Clubs that help the children with events from pure fun to education. Seventeen COAR children went on a field trip to Bicentennial Park which is located in Antigua Cuscatlan. It is an ecological park with incredible views. From these lookouts you can see all of the […]
December 2014 Newsletter page 6
From the Peace Mission’s Executive Director By Mary K. Stevenson Courage Under Fire Last week I was at COAR for year-end business. I spent one evening with friends of COAR, Mike and Susie Jenkins, who have run their own NGO for the past 10 years, Epilogos. It builds housing for the impoverished in our […]
WATCH THE 2014 COAR CHILDREN’S VIDEO CHRISTMAS CARD TO YOU!
THE 2014 COAR CHILDREN’S VIDEO CHRISTMAS CARD
COAR’s School Continues to Reach New Heights: Health Care and Tourism & Hotel Management programs
COAR Peace Mission wishes to praise the incredible leadership at COAR’s School. Not only was COAR’s school recognized by the United Nations as a model school in a developing country, but our director, Jorge, continues to find new ways to prepare the kids for the REAL WORLD giving them practical skills and preparing them for […]