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May 28, 2020June 20, 2023

The Borders Are Closed

The impact of the novel coronavirus is being felt around the whole world. In Honduras, it is having many negative consequences. Today, I will write about one aspect:

The Borders Are Closed

The micronutrient supplement that StS provides to almost 3,000 children is called Chispuditos. It is manufactured in Guatemala, and shipped to Honduras. The factory makes the product once per year (each November) and it has an expiration date of the following November. We have been waiting for the batch that was produced in November 2019 — so that we could distribute it during the quarterly visits the mothers make to their local health centers. That would have been in April, July, and October 2020.

However, due to the coronavirus, Honduras shut down its borders to all traffic coming in from neighboring countries. Therefore, the product did not arrive in March, as expected. Now, we are hearing that the borders might not be opened until June. We are hopeful that the Chispuditos will arrive in time for our July distribution.

Home delivery of Chispuditios.

If this does not happen, we will be in the difficult position of needing to figure out a new plan.

We are most appreciative of all the assistance our loyal supporters (YOU) give to this nutrition project. There is nothing more important than working to improve the health of the youngest, and most vulnerable, babies and children in Honduras.

Thank You!

Laura Manship

Executive Director

November 21, 2019August 28, 2023

Water Filters Bring Smiles (and Improved Health)

By Laura Manship – Executive Director

Volunteer Lizzie Distributing Water Filters

Thank to donations from the Wisconsin Rapids Rotary Sunrise Club, Shoulder to Shoulder was able to purchase 33 water filters.The water filters were given out to 33 families who participate in our Childhood Nutrition program — a program in which children from 6 months to 5 years of age are given monthly micronutrient supplements. These supplements, called Chispuditos, help to prevent stunting, malnutrition, anemia, and other health problems. The addition of water filters will ensure that the children are drinking clean water, and thus reducing the incidence of diarrhea and other stomach ailments which are so deadly to young children.

A special thanks to our intern, Lizzie Morris, for taking responsibility for this distribution. Thanks, Lizzie! (Lizzie is the smiling American in the photo above.)

The staff reported that the families were so excited to get the filters, that they waited 2 hours for the filters to arrive!! (As you may know, the roads are largely unpaved, and we had a bit of difficulty with the transportation. But, the filters finally arrived!)

A great big THANK YOU to the Wisconsin Rapids Rotary Club and to all who support StS’s Nutrition Program.

Families Proudly Carrying Their Water Filters Home

June 8, 2019August 4, 2023

Ronald Quintero Climbs for Children

By Laura Failla Manship – Executive Director

Ronald Quintero first Honduran to summit Mt Denali

Ronald Quintero set two goals:1) To climb Mt. Denail

2) To raise $5000 for Shoulder to Shoulder’s Nutrition Program.

Here is what he recently wrote:

Me enorgullece anunciar que el 29 de mayo a las 5:52 p.m. hora local de Alaska, obtuve una cumbre exitosa del Monte Denali con una altura de 20,310 pies / 6,190 m. Esta ha sido la escalada más dura que he hecho hasta hoy en día y quiero dedicarla a los niños de Honduras. Gracias a todos y a todos por los bellos mensajes! Yo me encuentro bien, haciendo mi retorno a casa para recuperarme.

Ronald Quintero//

English translation:

I’m proud to announce that on May 29 at 5:52PM local Alaska time, I had a successful summit of Mount Denali with an elevation of 20,310 ft / 6,190 m. This has been the toughest climb I have ever done and I want to dedicate it to the children of Honduras. Thank you to each and everyone for the uplifting messages. I’m doing great & headed home for recovery.

Ronald met his first goal. Won’t you help him to reach his second goal?

Federación Hondureña de Deportes de Montaña y Escalada

June 4

Felicitamos al montañista hondureño Ronald Quintero, que este 29 de mayo a las 5:52 p.m. hora local de Alaska, ha llegado a la cima del Monte Denali con una altura de 6,190 msnm, siendo el primer hondureño en estar en esa montaña. Esta es la cuarta montaña de su proyecto de las 7 cumbres del mundo.

El monte Denali (anteriormente denominado monte McKinley) es la montaña más alta de América del Norte, con una altitud de 6190 metros. Está situado en la cordillera de Alaska, en el centro-sur del estado de Alaska (Estados Unidos). A pesar de no ser uno de los más altos del mundo, el desnivel que hay que superar (unos 4000 m desde el campo base), junto a las bajas temperaturas, dada su cercanía al círculo polar ártico, hacen del Denali uno de los picos más complicados de ascender. El nombre Denali significa «el Grande» en las lenguas atabascanas. En hora buena Ronald: muchos éxitos en tus próximos proyectos….

English translation:

We congratulate the Honduran mountaineer Ronald Quintero, who this May 29 at 5:52 p.m. local time of Alaska, has reached the top of Mount Denali with a height of 6,190 meters, being the first Honduran to summit that mountain. This is the fourth mountain of his project to climb the 7 highest summits of the world.Mount Denali (formerly called Mount McKinley) is the highest mountain in North America, with an altitude of 6190 meters. It is located in the mountain range of Alaska, in the center-south of the state of Alaska (the United States). Despite not being one of the highest in the world, the slope that must be overcome (about 4000 m from the base camp), together with the low temperatures, given its proximity to the Arctic Circle, make the Denali one of the peaks more complicated to ascend. The name Denali means “the Great” in the Atabascan languages. Ronald: many successes in your next projects ….