Ashley and Alex Step Out To Support Local Program

 Last week Ashley and Alex went to the fundraising event in support of the Centro de Reciclajo de Sayulita.  A local non-profit, the Sayulita Recycling Center has been operating for several years doing it's best to reduce waste in town.  We are monthly users and supporters of the program and its efforts.

Trashion Fashion has become the annual fundraising event for the Center where recyclable items are transformed creatively into runway worthy designs. Ashley and Alex had this photo taken as they entered the event and it is certainly a keeper. 

Alex's Public Speaking Engagement At Local Fundraising Event

 This last week Alex was asked to be a speaker at the annual fundraiser for the Costa Verde International School's student scholarship fund.  CVIS is the school that she graduated from almost two years ago and where Trace will graduate from later this year.  She was one of two student speakers who presented during the evening.  She had done a couple meetings with a school parent to help write and prepare for what ended up being a packed house of several hundred school supporters. 

Alex totally knocked it out of the park!!  Ashley was filming on one side of the event and I was filming on the other thus the two videos from different perspectives.  Almost a week later Ashley and I still receive comments about Alex's speech.  She was so comfortable speaking to a large, attentive crowd even with the distractions of dinner being served.  Such composure for anyone in front of a crowd like this!  Early estimates were that it was a record breaking event for the school!  Go Alex!