by amavidaMain | Nov 20, 2014 | Community, Events, Fundraising, Local, On the Ground
You are invited to a unique fundraising event and film screening on December 6th at 6:00 PM. The event will take place in the most recent project by architect Faisal Syed, a beautifully designed home in Rosemary Beach. Admission is just $20 and every bit of it is...
by amavidaMain | May 1, 2014 | Coffee, Community, Fundraising, On the Ground, Sourcing
Ohana Student Travels to Chiapas, Mexico From the beginning of my Entrepreneurship class with Amavida, I understood the creation of Café Pura was to raise funds to travel and give water to the indigenous people of Chiapas, Mexico, but the extent of what was awaiting...
by amavidaMain | Apr 17, 2014 | Coffee, Community, Fundraising, On the Ground, Sourcing
Getting up before the day starts to begin the long journey to Chiapas, Mexico, I frantically sort through my clothes trying hard to narrow down what to take. I don’t know what to anticipate as I stand in line, sit, and wait. The weight of my carry-on digging into my...
by amavidaMain | Nov 6, 2013 | B-Corporation, Cafe Design, Cafes, Environmental Stewardship, Fundraising, Local, On the Ground
Cafe Pura consists of four high school students- Sophie, Hannah, Carlton, and Coy- of the Ohana Institute in Rosemary Beach, Florida. These four students are undertaking an enormous challenge as a part of their Entrepreneurship class; they are working to create and...
by Dan Bailey | Jan 9, 2013 | Coffee, Community, Environmental Stewardship, Founding Family, On the Ground, Sourcing
To all, Mexico is amazing. Working on clean water projects is even more amazing! This is my first blog post and it is little intimidating, because I do not consider myself a great writer. Please indulge me as I express some of my views and feelings about our travels,...