Centro Fe y Alegria Espiritu Santo

(Faith & Joy Holy Spirit Center - a school to help children build a future of hope)

El Cruce de Arroyo Hondo, Dominican Republic

We are a Christian missionary school in a rural and poor section of this Caribbean nation.  Our goal is to bring quality education and social transformation based on Christian Values.

We achieve this goal only with charitable financial support from people like you.  We need money for everything (books, supplies, etc.) , but here we only seek money to feed the children while they attend class.  Every school day we serve 1550 meals split between breakfast and lunch.  Meals consist mostly of eggs, semolina, soup, vitamins, and a protein drink.  Our annual costs for these food items comes to around $33,500.  Every year we work hard to raise this money so the teaching work can be done.  A hungry child will pay more attention to his belly than to his lessons.

Any contribution will help.  All contributions are fully tax deductible. You should make your check payable to "Sisters of St Dominic of Caldwell" the check memo should read "for Sister Pat Stringer OP, Centro Fe".  You can mail the check to:

Don Ladolcetta, CPA

12000 NW 20th St

Pembroke Pines, Fl. 33026

Informative Links

The Story of Centro Fe y Alegria Espiritu Santo

Info about the Fe Y Alegria Movement

Sister Pat Stringer, OP. - the administrator of the school.

Who are the "Sisters of St Dominic of Caldwell"

Hunger Program Project Leaders Don & Patty Ladolcetta

Here are photos of the school children eating the meals funded/subsidized by the contributors for this good cause.

The School has no windows, no doors, no black boards, limited textbooks and very little paper, but this has not stopped them from giving the children a great education.