SpanAfrica
Fixstars is proud to showcase the effort of Fixstars Solutions' COO Kai Staats who serves on the Executive Board of SpanAfrica.

SpanAfrica, founded by Truman Scholar Rebecca Mitchell, offers a conduit between volunteers and SpanAfrica Grassroots Partner Organizations to further the construction of the facilities, improve the foundation for education, and give the children the hope of something beyond their immediate needs.

Kai played an active role in working with SpanAfrica to support its partner sites in Kenya in August of 2007 where plumbing, electrical wiring, and carpentry were conducted for Pistis; in January of 2008 to raise funds to feed and clothe the children of Pistis during the violent skirmishes, and in April and May of 2008 at the Morokoshi school. Kai returns to Kenya for the month of July 2009 to upgrade the solar PV array at Morokoshi, construct a composting toilet for the now more than 80 children, and improve the water catchment and filtration system. Read about Kai's adventures, and enjoy photos and music of Kenya.

Your support is needed!
Your charitable support is always well received. 95% of every dollar arrives to the Grassroots Organizations which SpanAfrica supports. Learn how you may contribute a tax deductible donation.

Camp Youth Alive.
In 2004 Terra Soft Solutions donated 100 t-shirts to "Camp Youth Alive", a summer youth camp promoting life-skills and leadership in Guyana, South America. The campers participated in sports, games, team-building activities, cross-cultural activities and discussed important topics such as HIV/AIDs, puberty, suicide, assertiveness, and drug and alcohol abuse.

David Gelvin, a former Terra Soft employee, joined the Peace Corps and helped coordinate the annual Camp Youth Alive with funding from the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). We were approached by David to help design a logo and t-shirt which could be used for the camp. We were glad to donate the t-shirts to the children at the camp.

"The t-shirts were absolutely wonderful. We used them as a staff uniform during the camp, then gave each camper one at the end of camp. Thanks again for your support." --David Gelvin

Almost Famous Film Festival
This premier event gives filmmakers in the Phoenix Valley and beyond (with historic teams from Colorado, Texas, and California) the opportunity to use their talents and creativity to produce a movie for a public screening, media coverage, and awards. Filmmaking factions have exactly two days to write, shoot, edit, and submit a finished flick.

The former Terra Soft Solutions donated the website design, construction, and hosting in addition to annual assistance with the event management and donation of Apple iPods for the winning team awards.

www.thea3f.net

Adoption Dreams Come True
Adoption Dreams Come True is a private, non profit 501(c)3 adoption agency licensed by the State of Colorado. The agency offers an Adoptive Parent Program, Birth Parent Program and Volunteer Opportunities. The main office in located in Fort Collins, Colorado, however the staff of trained counselors will work throughout the State. The agency offers free options and relinquishment counseling to all birth parents. For adoptive parents, the agency offers a sliding fee scale.

The former Terra Soft Solutions donated website hosting and content updates.

www.adoptiondreams.org

Horsetooth Hang
Bringing Resource Stewardship and the Climbing Community Together. Our mission with the Horsetooth Hang is to host a community event that creates positive resource stewardship on the Front Range while bringing together climbers from across the nation and abroad for a day of fun and camaraderie. We seek to maintain a positive relationship between land owners and the climbing community so that our generation, and the generations to follow may enjoy the wonderful resources the Front Range has to offer. The Horsetooth Hang is a non-profit event, and all the proceeds are donated to local and national non-profit organizations that support the environment and climbing community. We also raise money to promote environmental activism and give youth travel opportunities through the Horsetooth Hang Educational Grant. Please check out our website for more info, and we hope to see you at the Hang this year!

The former Terra Soft donated website design, construction, and hosting.

www.horsetoothhang.net