The Mike Savage Rivera Foundation

Michael and Sandra Savage have been dedicated to helping the less fortunate in Sandra’s home country of Honduras ever since they met in 1998. Michael was backpacking through Central America and Cuba in the late nineties where he was lucky enough to meet Sandra Rivera in the Mayan ruins city of Copan at a restaurant named Tunkol. They exchanged email addresses and a few years later fell in love and were married in 2003.

The couple opened a restaurant named La Negrita in 2004 on the upper westside of Manhattan. The restaurant was named after Sandra’s childhood nickname. They held many nonprofit and charity events during their ownership of La Negrita until they sold it and moved to New Canaan, Connecticut in 2009.

Frequently Mike Savage and Sandra hold clothing and home good drives in their home town of New Canaan, Connecticut. They have sent dozens of giant boxes filled with children’s clothing, children’s books and other essential items south to Honduras to help those in need.

Recently after the back-to-back natural disasters of Hurricane Eta and Hurricane Lota, many Hondurans were left homeless. Those who still had a home found that the floods and mud had ruined the interiors of their homes. They were left without clothes, bedding and food. Michael and Sandra immediately began sending box after box full of clothing and clean bedding donated by the generous residents of New Canaan.

If you live near the hometown of Mike Savage New Canaan and would like to help in their Honduran efforts please reach out. To donate children’s clothes, children’s books or toys please send Sandra an email at savageriverafoundation@gmail.com to arrange for drop off or pick up.

They continue to provide clothes and educational materials to families and children who simply cannot afford to buy these necessities on their own. If you or someone you know has goods worth donating, please reach out to the Savage New Canaan Rivera Foundation today.