Stop the Shocks Monkey Race 2018

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Written By Reagan Grant
 

On June 24th, the members of the Nosara community put on their running shoes in support of the Stop the Shocks Project, whose mission is to prevent wildlife electrocutions on uninsulated transformers and power lines. The annual Stop the Shocks Monkey Race, organized by HomeSchool Beach Nosara, has been a favorite among the local and expat communities for 6 years running now. Participants of the 1k race ran along a stretch of beautiful Playa Guiones, while 5k and 10k racers continued on a loop encircling all of Guiones. In total, the event raised $2,081!

Monkey Race in Nosara, Costa Rica. Real estate professionals at Wanderlust Sotheby's International Realty.
 

Special thanks to all of the business and people that volunteered:

HomeSchool Beach Nosara for organizing the event.
AL CHILE & Harmony Hotel for providing a space for the race and awards ceremony, for all the support to in helping with organization of it and for donating the pipa water.
Nosara Civic Association for preparing and allowing the use of the beautiful trails system as race routes.
Wanderlust Realty for donating photographic services.
Bomberos de Nosara for donating the use of their tent.
Super Nosara for donating the bananas.

Most importantly the amazing people of Nosara: Paige Wilson, Brenda Sue Bombard. Cindy González, Catalina Sánchez, Shari Sliwa, Reagan Grant, Jill Ryan, Nikki Cabrera, Nathaniel G. Jackson, Allan Monestel, Sarah Catherine Zulfer, Alison Vieira, Leslie Johnston, Alex RC, Veronica Monge, Andrew Weinstein, Kathryn Golightly, Juanito. 

and to ALL of the other volunteers and participants!

“This is Nosara: a community of nationals and foreigners living in a paradise. We don’t give up, we organize, we support, we move, we go ahead.”
— Kuki Araya
President, Nosara Civic Association

EVENT PHOTO GALLERY

 
Allan Monestel, real estate expert in Nosara, Costa Rica at Wanderlust Sotheby's International Realty

Photography by:

Allan Monestel

Photography provided by Alison Vieira, expert of Nosara real estate

Photography by:

Alison Vieira

Nathaniel Jackson, real estate professional in Nosara, Costa Rica at Wanderlust Sotheby's International Realty.

Drone Photography by:

Nathan Jackson

Reagan Grant, real estate professional in Nosara, Costa Rica at Wanderlust Sotheby's International Realty.

Inscription Volunteer, Water Station Volunteer, & Written by:

Reagan Jackson

Alex Reyes, Map Volunteer at Wanderlust Sotheby's International Realty. Costa Rica real estate.

Map Volunteer:

Alex Reyes

Reagan Grant

Reagan was born in SW Florida and raised in the swamps of the Everglades, instilling a deep connection with mother nature and animals of all kinds. This appreciation for the natural world inspired her to pursue her Bachelors of Science in Global Environmental Science at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

In 2015, this same connection pulled Reagan to move to Nosara where she lived on-site and worked as the Assistant Director of SIBU Wildlife Sanctuary. Subsequently she became deeply involved with several local wildlife conservation projects, and eventually broadened her involvement to include human-focused causes through her work with the Nosara Food Bank. Presently, she is an active community member of Friends of Nosara, Nosara Food Bank, Nosara Civic Association Trails Committee, and TortuGuiones.

It is the small town sense of community, rural lifestyle, and the towns intimate connection with nature that keeps Reagan in awe of Nosara.

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