Students Revive Panama Bakery

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A bakery on Isla Tigre in Panama is back in operation, thanks to help from 11 Calvin College students.

They visited the island this spring on a mission from the Grand Rapids school's Global Business Brigade chapter. It's part of Global Brigades, a national group that mobilizes volunteers to deal with a range of health, environmental and other needs in developing areas.

"The students who traveled to Panama in the spring spent months preparing before flying to Central America," Calvin writer Cloud Cray said in a posting on the school's Web site. "They researched the area's culture and community structure and generated funds and a practical business plan for the community."

"The key to a successful brigade is empowering the community and providing a sustainable solution," brigade Vice President Brendan Snyder said in a statement.

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