PACIFICO Costa Rica Coronavirus Aid June 11, 2020

This week we partnered with PACIFICO Costa Rica who funded the entire cost of feeding and providing much needed supplies to 100 families in the local communities of Sapal, Santa Rita and Guardia. Once again we have been blessed with much needed donations to continue aiding needy families week after week.  As you can see we are like a well oiled machine and what started as reluctant and embarrassed looks on the peoples faces have now changed to relief and gratitude.  To all that have helped no matter how large or small – it has been a godsend to these hard working folks and they really and truly appreciate it – you can just tell.

Patas y Manos with Amy Lentz

Tank Tops Flip Flops has been a long time supporter of Patas y Manos; helping raise funds on various occasions for their cause mainly because of their work to help animals.  Amy Lentz is the founder of Patas y Manos who came to Costa Rica 20 years ago to learn spanish. Like many of us who came here and fell in love with the area and the people, Amy soon knew she had to figure out how she could stay here full time.  She developed a tourism based business and has never turned back – in fact she mentioned that she was recently back in the US and it had been 10 years since the last time she had visited!  There is no one more committed to being in Costa Rica than Amy.  

Amy soon saw that there was a need to get involved in her community by helping disadvantaged animals and people.  She started informally helping in any way she could but soon realized that it was important to create a formal, legal organization with a clear vision of what they wanted to accomplish and who they wanted to help.