How seeing Guatemala’s schools changed my career

Meet CoEd supporter Lauren Luken Reed.  Lauren is a second grade teacher at South Avondale Elementary in Cincinnati and it was her trip to Guatemala in 2002 that changed the trajectory of her career. Thanks for joining us on Bookmarks today, Lauren.  When did you...

Friday Photo Fiesta: Staying Young at Heart in Guatemala

If you’re one of the hundreds of people who have traveled to Guatemala with us before, you don’t need us to tell you, but there is nothing like a Project Tour to help you stay young at heart (I mean when was the last time you were on a swing set?).  We...

Friday Photo Fiesta: Donor Thank You Events

As we near the end of Donor Appreciation Month at CoEd we wanted one last hurrah to celebrate those who are in the “inner circle” of CoEd supporters —members of the Literacy and Learning Society, Legacy Society, on the Board of Trustees and those who have...

Top 5 Moments from the February Project Tours

57 volunteers. 18 school visits. Hundreds of students, parents, and teachers. Thousands of pictures. How can one possibly select only FIVE moments from all of the above?! Somehow the “Top 1,000,000 Moments” just doesn’t have the same ring to it, so...

Coolest Stuff on the Planet: Lake Atitlan

We’ve got a large group (read 40) of Rotarians from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Cayman Islands with us in Guatemala right now and we’re enjoying the beauty of Lake Atitlan this weekend.  This video will give you a taste of what...