{"id":1719,"date":"2016-06-20T00:09:33","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T04:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marioninstitute.org\/?page_id=1719"},"modified":"2016-06-20T00:09:33","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T04:09:33","slug":"mastate-charitable-foundation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marioninstitute.org\/mastate-charitable-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"Mastate Charitable Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1466186345771{margin-bottom: 40px !important;padding-top: 4% !important;padding-right: 4% !important;padding-bottom: 4% !important;padding-left: 4% !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]The Mastate Charitable Foundation (MCF) is located in the small, rural community of Mastatal in the Central American country of Costa Rica.\u00a0 MCF was founded in 2004 to advance benevolent, educational, sustainability-related and scientific efforts in challenged areas in and around the town of Mastatal and the adjacent La Cangreja National Park.\u00a0 The area\u2019s economy has historically been based on subsistence agriculture though is diversifying due to need and an effort to create a more resilient future for residents in the region.\u00a0 Large tracts of forest have been preserved and protected largely by the demanding topography of the region. In some ways visiting Mastatal is like stepping back in time. Events happen slowly, thoughtfully, with a bit of planning, and as the locals say, thanks to luck or God.<\/p>\n<p>MCF works alongside local residents to develop policies, projects and strategies to make the region more economically, financially, socially and environmentally sustainable.\u00a0 Since 2004, MCF has funded a number of community improvement projects that have reduced debt for the town government, expanded and beautified the community center, renovated the secondary school, put new roofs on low-income residents\u2019 homes, installed solar electric and other home-scale alternative energy systems, and contributed profoundly to the growing regenerative infrastructure of the region.\u00a0 MCF has also awarded numerous small grants through its Central American Scholarship Program for regional youth and adults to participate in relevant community development workshops, sponsored yearly, free medical and spay and neuter clinics, funded a local beekeepers co-op, and fundraised for local sports and public safety organizations.\u00a0 The design and construction of the Community Learning and Sharing Center (CLSC), a local library and public space in the center of Mastatal, is MCF\u2019s most ambitious project to date.\u00a0 The structure was erected using local labor and resources and is home to scores of Spanish books and a space where local entrepreneurs can operate and market their businesses. The CLSC is becoming the social center of town and a place that all community members can be proud to call their own.<\/p>\n<p>MCF is helping to consummate a beautiful vision about how a community may responsibly grow.\u00a0 Thank for you for your support and please don\u2019t hesitate with questions about our work.<\/p>\n<p>Saludos y abrazos,<\/p>\n<p>Timothy O\u2019Hara<br \/>\nMastate Charitable Foundation Project Leader<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:timothy.sean.ohara@gmail.com\">timothy.sean.ohara@gmail.com<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Mastate-Charitable-Foundation-339607748307\/\">MCF Facebook Page<\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=&#8221;sidebar&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1466186345771{margin-bottom: 40px !important;padding-top: 4% !important;padding-right: 4% !important;padding-bottom: 4% !important;padding-left: 4% !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]The Mastate Charitable Foundation (MCF) is located in the small, rural community of Mastatal in the Central American country of Costa Rica.\u00a0 MCF was founded in 2004 to advance benevolent, educational, sustainability-related and scientific efforts in challenged areas in and around&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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