Building For Generations

Patricia Rain June 21, 2009 No Comments

Cory Ybarra is a dynamic woman with a big heart and enormous determination. In 2006 she launched Building For Generations, a non-profit organization based in Santa Cruz, California. The mission of her organization is to collaborate with marginalized communities in developing countries to establish sustainable programs and opportunities for members with special needs. They then raise the funds necessary to build facilities that will serve these individuals, their families and the community. In addition to building the facilities and providing services for clients, they make certain that there is also vocational training to increase economic opportunities for those with special

Where Are the Tropics? Why Do they Matter?

Patricia Rain May 11, 2009 No Comments

What exactly are the tropical zones? When most of us dream of the tropics, the fantasy usually begins with beautiful sandy beaches, warm sun, and a relaxed, carefree environment. Perhaps even a luscious beverage in hand. While the fantasy of tropical beaches is accurate, it only represents a thin slice of the extraordinary countries that straddle the equator between the Tropic of Cancer, latitude 23-1/2 degrees North, and the Tropic of Capricorn, latitude 23-1/2 degrees South. Known as the tropical or torrid zone, every point within the tropics receives the perpendicular rays of the sun at noon on at least

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