Peace Passers would like to extend many thanks and appreciation to Suzanna (Ian Guthries Cousin) whose hospitality in Guatemala city was tremendous. We couldn’t have experienced what we did without her. Muchas Gracias!

Orphanage - Puerto Escondido, Mexico

Here are some latest photos from the Peace Passers Central American Passage Click the album above to view.

pascuales, mexico

deck and i made our way down the coast of mexico to a small coastal town called pascuales. there we met with some locals and talked about surfing and playing soccer. we asked if there was anyone around that needed soccer equipment that could really use it. immediately the response was yes, just outside of town a small village that was very poor but had a soccer field and lots of people to play. we were then taken to the village and the town{s team was practicing. we pulled out two sets of uniforms and a few balls. the smiles going around were plentiful. we then strapped our boots on and played a game. the age level went from 7 to 49 with girls and guys playing. everyone was laughing and having a great time. it was truly one of the best moments for the peace passers team and our supporters.

boca de rio

another day later and we{re lost in mexico….again. it{s getting dark and we´re looking for a place to set up camp. we finally find the town we{re looking for and ask a local if it{s okay to camp on the beach, he says yes and points to the corner of the beach. i ask if it{s okay to drive on the beach and assures me it is. the 4×4 truck we{re driving surely won{t get stuck right…wrong. the weight of the back of the truck is extremely heavng with equipment and soccer gear and we find ourselves buried with the tide still coming in. 10 minutes later the water is hitting the side of the truck and the locals are all around us laughing and pointing at the stupid gringos who are about to lose their house-vehicle. i ask if anyone has a truck that can help and one of the kids says he knows someone. a few minutes later after digging like a mad man and locals pushing trying to help we{re still stuck and the water is rushing in. the kid returns and says we will have to pay him to get pulled out. i tell him that i have no money. solamente zapatos y balones. only shoes and soccer balls. he nods and waves his father over. we get yanked out and a hugh sigh of relief comes out. i then give the man who pulled us out a bag of soccer shoes and balls. peace passers .

Peace Passers Caleb Cooper and Steven Decker show you the collection of Soccer gear and equipment that they will distribute to the kids during the Peace Passer Central American Passage 2008.

¡Bueño Suerte Amigos!

The Peace Passers would like to send a special thank you out to the first ‘Player of the Year’ award given to our friends Gary and Nancy Kanter, MD PA for their very generous gift. Click here to learn the many ways of being a Peace Passers Team Player.

Peace Passers would like to thank the following people for helping
make our first ever charity event a huge success:

Alexis Batista & Irma - Owners of Dolce Vita (Venue)
Nick Bruno - Heineken USA
Alejandra Buchanan - adidas America
Dilworth Neighborhood Bar & Grill - Food donations
Kate Mullally (Co-Host with HermanaCoop)
Jared Yerg (asissted w/planning)
Kevin Mchugh (PeacePassers cornhole) + $50 donation (this guy rules)

We would like to give a special thanks to our top donators. Muchas
Gracias to the following supporters:

Kristy Walker
Irma Wolfe
John Osborne
Charles and Jamie Morgan
Bryan Guidros
Joe Santucci
Michelle Jenkins

PLUS….everyone who played the raffle and bought shirts, koozies, etc.
= over $700 for the event. yeah!!!

Thanks also goes out to the Sporting Charlotte VIP appearances by:
Natasha Walker, Nicole Baird, Marissa Baird, Corissa Reese, Heather
Sakaduski, Lindsey Kolbrek, Maria Housiadas, Sara Frye

And Congratulations to our 2 lucky winners who rode away from the event on the raffled PeacePassers cruisers hand painted by the lovely Liz!

Ricardo DeSoto - winner of "The Wave" cruiser

Lindsey Kolbrek - winner of the "Soul Rebel" cruiser

Donate at least $10 to the Peace Passers fund today and we will send you one.
Donations to the Peace Passers Fund helps us with shipping costs for sending
soccer gear and equipment to Central America and Africa.

click here to make a donation

What is going on Sunday June 8th you ask??

It’s the Peace Passers Charity Event @ Dolce Vita in NoDa! This is just a friendly reminder to make sure you have the upcoming SundayFunday on your calendar. So get out your highlighter, pen, sharpie, blackberry, iphone, outlook, reminder tools and mark the date right up!

The fun begins at 1:00pm and into the afternoon/evening. Feel free to stop by at any time!