Our heroes!

The Interact Club (Rotary) of Mountain Vista High School are terrific friends and supporters.  Several times a year,  we have a mailing party, stuffing cards into envelopes so we can snail mail our news to you. Fun?!  Ohmygosh!  They sit around an assembly line table,...

Diplôme d’Honnneur!

This diplome is the result of a deliberation by Guéoul’s “City Council”. They give it to us with the sense that they are deeply honoring us. It’s a solemn and heart felt gesture. It is an acknowledgment of the very real and continuing effort each and all of us do for...

In Memory of Vicki Pierce

Vicki Pierce of the Board of Friends of Guéoul has unexpectedly passed away after a brief illness on January 29, 2016. We have lost a wonderful friend and a devoted colleague and leader on our shared mission. Vicki Pierce had been a Peace Corps Volunteer. She fell in...

Colorado Gives by Sara Lewis

As I write this, I have just completed a donation to my favorite charity (Friends of Gueoul) through Colorado Gives. It took me about five minutes. What makes Colorado Gives special is its million-dollar incentive fund. All of the charities involved in Colorado Gives...

Malala and Friends of Guéoul

Malala and Friends of Guéoul share a passion – educating women – to ensure not only their own future, but that of communities and cultures throughout the world. Friends of Guéoul focuses on girls in Sénégal. It’s 5,443 miles from here to Sénégal. Their...