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I attended a benefit concert Saturday night this past weekend
in Seattle. A gifted acoustic guitarist named href="http://www.tracebundy.com/">Trace Bundy
performed as a fundraiser for his (and our) favorite Seattle nonprofit,
Agros
International. Trace’s ability to make a seemingly normal
acoustic guitar become a full band is nothing short of
astounding. I’ve never seen anyone pull off the caliber of music this
guy did in a live performance.

It was on a recent Agros trip to a distant village near Barillas,
Guatemala that Trace and his wife Becca handed off a thank you gift of
a Fair
Trade soccer ball to the leader of a
community in formation called Nueva Esperanza.

alt="Trace and Becca handing Fair Trade Sports soccer ball to village leader"
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If you are interested in an
innovative nonprofit model to support that
breaks the cycle of poverty for rural families in Central America and
Mexico, definitely spend a bit of time on href="http://www.agros.org/">Agros’ new website.
Susan and I first befriended the Agros crew when we moved to the
Seattle area in the 90s. They are an amazing and tireless group of
professionals making a significant impact on our world.

And if you are making a trip to another country, you might consider purchasing a fairly
traded soccer ball to take on your trip as a thank
you gift or conversation ice-breaker (a deflated sports ball packs
well). Soccer is truly the world’s favorite sport and will be
well-received…guaranteed!