July 2008: Nineteen volunteers from the coeducational Ecuadoran Scouting organization (Asociación de Scouts del Ecuador) in Quito spent 2 days painting 5 houses surrounding the main square of Santa Rosa, and touching up the town’s main office and coliseum interior. Seventeen of the volunteers were children, ages 6-17, accompanied by 2 adult leaders. Their efforts help the citizens of Santa Rosa fulfill their goals for improvement and beautification of their village, particularly to attract ecologically minded tourists.
