{"id":28278,"date":"2024-06-25T14:00:09","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T20:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/?p=28278"},"modified":"2024-06-26T11:50:35","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T17:50:35","slug":"feria-internacional-2024-beneficiara-a-14-instituciones-de-bien-social-de-turrialba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/2024\/06\/25\/feria-internacional-2024-beneficiara-a-14-instituciones-de-bien-social-de-turrialba\/","title":{"rendered":"International Fair CATIE 2024 will benefit 14 social welfare institutions in Turrialba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><em>The event will be held on Saturday, August 31, and Sunday, September 1.<\/em><\/em><\/li><\/ul><p>The International Fair returns to CATIE (Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center) on August 31 and September 1 with the primary goal of supporting 14 social welfare institutions in the Turrialba canton.<\/p><p>Attendees will have the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of recreational, sports, and cultural activities, as well as to taste delicious typical foods from 16 Latin American and Caribbean countries, prepared by each beneficiary institution under the guidance of our Graduate School students.<\/p><p><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Feria-2024-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Feria-2024-2.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Feria-2024-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Feria-2024-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Feria-2024-2-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Feria-2024-2-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p><\/p><p>All funds raised during the event will be donated to the following institutions that perform invaluable work in the canton:<\/p><ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Asociaci\u00f3n Albergues Ind\u00edgenas<\/li>\n\n<li>San Isidro Labrador Association<\/li>\n\n<li>Lions Club<\/li>\n\n<li>Atirro  School<\/li>\n\n<li>San Buenaventura Nursing Home<\/li>\n\n<li>Turrialba Children's Home<\/li>\n\n<li>Saving the Alcoholic Home<\/li>\n\n<li>UNIDOS Association<\/li>\n\n<li>ARACKARI Group<\/li>\n\n<li>Turrialba Volleyball Association<\/li>\n\n<li>Turrialba Athletics Association<\/li>\n\n<li>Omar Salazar College<\/li>\n\n<li>Canada School<\/li>\n\n<li>Kjala Bata Cabecar Indigenous Women's Association (Alto Pacuare Territory)<\/li><\/ol><p><\/p><p><strong>Commitment to social development<\/strong><\/p><p>Melissa Quesada, director of Atirro School, expressed her gratitude for participating again in the International Fair.<\/p><p>\u201cThis is a one-teacher school, where we serve 30 children, most of them from indigenous communities with many needs. Thanks to the support of the fair, we have achieved some projects such as restoring the school cafeteria, installing all the electrical wiring in the school, and significantly improving the auditorium. So we hope they will support us again,\u201d said the director.<\/p><p>Yendry Sol\u00eds, administrative coordinator of the San Buenaventura Nursing Home, also thanked the opportunity to participate in this year's edition of the CATIE International Fair. She added that the work done during the event generated income that was used to improve the lives of the elderly people they serve.<\/p><p>\u201cWe managed to build a bathroom for the physical therapy area, and we also repaired and maintained the institution\u2019s washing machines. Our dream now is to try to fence the home as best as possible to provide greater security for those who live here,\u201d Sol\u00eds commented.<\/p><p>The 2023 edition of the CATIE International Fair raised \u00a220,764,896.23, which was donated to 10 institutions and associations.<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">We invite you to participate and be part of this noble effort to improve our community! <\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Join us in this celebration full of flavor, culture, and solidarity.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Feria-2024-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Feria-2024-3.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Feria-2024-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Feria-2024-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Feria-2024-3-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Feria-2024-3-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><p><strong>More information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>CATIE International Fair<br><a href=\"mailto:feria.internacional@catie.ac.cr\">feria.internacional@catie.ac.cr<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><p><strong> Written by:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<p>Esteban Rodr\u00edguez Zamora&nbsp;<br>Communicator&nbsp;<br>Communications and Marketing Office&nbsp;<br><a href=\"mailto:esteban.rodriguez@catie.ac.cr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">esteban.rodriguez@catie.ac.cr<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La Feria Internacional regresa al CATIE (Centro Agron\u00f3mico Tropical de Investigaci\u00f3n y Ense\u00f1anza) este 31 de agosto y 1 de setiembre con el objetivo principal de apoyar a 14 instituciones de bien social del cant\u00f3n de Turrialba. 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