CONGRATULATIONS to all the Challengers on our first six Charity Challenges of 2011, biking from Guatemala to Honduras, the inaugural Nicaragua Volcano Challenge, Brazil's Chapada Diamantina Challenge , Guatemala's first Caribbean Kayak Challenge, Perú´s Cerani Pass and Ecuador's Volcano Challenge. Nicaragua's second volcano Challenge is set for 3rd-6th November and the third Guatemala Volcano Challenge dates are set for 27th November -2nd December.

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Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Annual Día del Padre football match in Santa María - Guatemala

It isn't often we see the Dads on our projects as they are always working in the fields, dawn til dusk, so our annual Father's Day football match is a great occasion, especially when you remember that they are sacrificing a day's work to get together and play football at over 2100m on the side of a volcano!

The two teams lined up with Logan, our combo volunteer, and Dom on one side, and Ross, GVI's Regional Field Co-ordinator, based in Guatemala, the foreign ringers in the sides.



A couple of early goals saw the "limones" reach half-time somewhat deservedly ahead, leading to an interesting half-time team-talk.

More goals by Amadeo´s dad, taking his tally to four in the match, sealed an emphatic win by 8-3 the limones, though the Pepián lunch, with most of the Dads in the school, not just those who played, helped soothe the pain.

A great day and the revenge will be sweet in 2009.
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