Ordway books for sister school
Three second-graders from Ordway Elementary School — Kaia Robb-Goldberg, Magda Ruffo-Hill, and Abby Corns — guided by office manager Lauren Melville, organized a Wintergram fundraiser for Ordway's sister school in La Concepcion, Ometepe. The effort raised $286 which will purchase
Successful coffee delegation
When the 2017 Coffee Delegation traveled to Nicaragua from Nov. 28 to Dec. 11, the group of four were treated to 11 fantastic days on Ometepe and had opportunities to explore the mainland cities of Masaya, Granada and Rivas.
30th Anniversary celebrated on Ometepe
Kim Esterberg reports on the Sister Islands Association’s 30th anniversary celebration on Ometepe, which began with a special dinner prepared at the home of Dora Gutierrez, our office manager in Altagracia.
“Our Silent World’ photo show
“Our Silent World” is an exhibition of photographs taken by 15 deaf children on Ometepe Island through a project jointly sponsored by the Bainbridge Ometepe Sister Islands Association and the Bainbridge Island Photo Club.
30th anniversary delegates
The heart of our Sister Islands’ relationship occurs when people from both islands spend time together in each others’ homes and communities. Twelve Ometepinos will have that opportunity when we celebrate our 30th anniversary this year.
Thank you to the Traveler!
For the 20th year, The Traveler is donating 5 percent of their December sales to benefit school libraries on Ometepe. The travel-supply company’s partnership with Sister Islands’ libraries is one of the longest-standing organizational relationships the Sister Islands has fostered.