Rainbow Network would like to send a big Thank You to Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company in Mansfield, Missouri, whose donation will start about 100 new community gardens in Nicaragua. Community gardens are a source of fresh fruits and vegetables for families and feeding centers, as well as a source of income for those who [...]
Most of the things it takes to do the work that Rainbow Network does in rural Nicaragua are pretty easy to name. We need food, medicine, school supplies. We use all of those things directly with the people we serve. But, have you ever wondered how our Nicaraguan staff keep everything they need to serve [...]
This past weekend Rainbow Network partners from across northeast Missouri gathered at Arch United Methodist Church in Hannibal, MO. to celebrate the successful fundraising for the construction of 25 homes in El Parasio, Nicaragua. The “Nicaragua Mission Team” pictured to the left led the effort to raise more than$75,000 for the completion of the new [...]
Did you know that you can donate real estate to the Rainbow Network? We are able to accept donations of many types of properties, sell those properties, and then invest the funds generated into our ministry programs. The giving of real estate is a wonderful way to make a dramatic gift without the ability to [...]
Only a few weeks ago I was in Nicaragua visiting the site of our newest housing project in El Trapiche which is currently under construction – although it has been stalled by heavy rainfall. While I was there, a man ran up to me and thrust his grandbaby into my arms. He was so excited! He wanted to [...]
One of the smartest ways to give to Rainbow Network is to utlize your employer’s matching gift program. A matching gift program is when someone, in this case the company for which you work, matches donations made to Rainbow Network. This doubles your giving power and your impact in Nicaragua! How to make sure your gifts [...]
Rainbow Network has teamed up with Global Re-Source in Kansas City, Missouri to offer you a chance to recycle your old electronics and ink cartridges. You’ll help clean up our environment and support Rainbow Network’s mission to serve Nicaragua’s poorest people at the same time! Just bring or mail your old devices in to our Springfield [...]
by Kate Murr New donors, Dr. David and Sue Engsberg heard about The Rainbow Network through an unlikely source: Goetze-Niemer Dental Supply. When David made plans for retirement this year, he sought out philanthropies that could benefit from his accumulated equipment and supplies. He asked everyone he encountered for recommendations, even his dental supply representative. [...]
Dollar for Dollar Matching Grant Springfield, MO., August 26, 2009: The Rainbow Network has received a challenge grant, a $10,000 dollar for dollar match, from the SG Foundation of Buellton, California. The grant will provide funds to repair and maintain Rainbow Network’s 4×4 vehicles used in the delivery of food, medications, supplies, and staff to [...]
Now you can help us directly purchase the school supplies we need to provide 8,000 impoverished primary school students with the education they deserve. Shop our online wishlist and purchase supplies directly. Your purchase will automatically be received as a cash donation to Rainbow Network that is fully tax deductible. Click here.
