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Volunteer Work Week Schedule
We are now taking reservations for the 2009-10 work weeks.Reserve early to assure your place. |
Literacy Work Week - Nov. 14-22, 2009 | Christmas Fiesta Week - Dec. 5-13, 2009 | Vision
Work Week - Jan. 9-17, 2010 |
Literacy Work Week - March. 13-22, 2010 | To Register
Literacy Work Week
Saturday, November 14 -
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Participants will have the opportunity to provide meaningful hands-on service through the preparation and distribution of mini-libraries and books of one's own destined for children in poor rural schools. Local Rotarians will work alongside our team members to attach bookplates and to assign approximately 160 fun children's books to each mini-library. The books of one's own will be sorted by grade-group for distribution on this and other work weeks during the winter season.
Distribution of the mini-libraries and books of one's own will include members from local Rotary clubs, and will give participants the chance to see remote rural villages. Participants on the 2006 Literacy Work Week felt it was one of the most rewarding volunteer experiences they had ever had.
The libraries and books of one's own are being provided by a matching grant co-sponsored by multiple Rotary clubs, Districts and The Rotary Foundation.
PDG Bill Mickelberry (D5110) coordinates the matching grant and leads the work week team.
Volunteer Margie Antrim from Juneau Gastineau Rotary shares a "good read" with her new friend.
Make your Work Week reservation and deposit by using your credit card on-line:
Christmas Fiesta Week 2009
Saturday, December 5 -
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Every year Project Amigo and the
Colima Rotary Club host a Christmas party for around 250 children.
During the week before the party, volunteers shop,
sort, wrap, and label gifts of clothing, shoes, and toys, then distribute
them to the children who live in four different locations.
The climax of the week is the fiesta itself during
which volunteers serve food, play with the children, and bring Christmas
joy to hundreds of disadvantaged children. The week is planned to help visitors enjoy the Festival of the Virgin of Guadalupe on December 12.
Please note: Reserve your spot for next year as soon as possible. This work week experience is very popular.
Fiesta attendees of all ages get to try to break the many piñatas.
A work week volunteer from British Columbia serves the traditional fiesta dish pozole to students from the Quesería migrant camp.
Project Amigo is no longer just about making a fun party happen -- but, rather,
is about making higher education available to children who want to make a difference in their families' history and destiny. The Christmas Fiesta is one of several incentive programs designed to keep children enrolled in school. Those who do well and want to continue on to junior high, high school and college can -- with help from Project Amigo's sponsors who help fund their scholarships.
Vision Work Week
Saturday, January 9 -
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Special
work week for VISION team. Optometrists and lay people alike will enjoy this opportunity to screen
poor children and adults for correctable vision problems. More than 1,000
patients will receive the glasses they need. You will have the opportunity to work in several towns and villages.
Literacy Work Weeks
Saturday, November 14 -
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Saturday, March 13 -
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Participants will have the opportunity to provide meaningful hands-on service through the preparation and distribution of mini-libraries and books of one's own destined for children in poor rural schools. Local Rotarians will work alongside our team members to attach bookplates and to assign approximately 160 fun children's books to each mini-library. The books of one's own will be sorted by grade-group for distribution on this and other work weeks during the winter season.
Distribution of the mini-libraries and books of one's own will include members from local Rotary clubs, and will give participants the chance to see remote rural villages. Participants on the 2006 Literacy Work Week felt it was one of the most rewarding volunteer experiences they had ever had.
The libraries and books of one's own are being provided by a matching grant co-sponsored by multiple Rotary clubs, Districts and The Rotary Foundation.
VISION team members screen poor children and adults for correctable vision problems.
Volunteers help children discover the fun and joy of sharing a book together. Besides stimulating their interest in reading, these times together make both the visitors and the children feel good about themselves.
The comfortable accommodations, the comradery with my fellow volunteers, the excellent care and support of the staff and the obvious improvements in the lives of the children and families are just a few of the things that have left an indelible imprint in my mind.
Joe Schrijvers
Volunteer from Alberta, Canada
To Register
Click here for more information about Volunteer Work Weeks and other volunteer opportunities.
As soon as you know when you would like to come, write, e-mail us, or better yet, fill out the on-line registration form. A deposit of one-half the total cost for your group is requested to save your place.
Work Week Volunteer Jim Hage from Fairbanks, Alaska, found out that there is always time for a pick-up game of soccer.
Literacy Work Week - Nov. 14-22, 2009 | Christmas Fiesta Week - Dec. 5-13, 2009 | Vision
Work Week - Jan. 9-17, 2010 |
Literacy Work Week - March. 13-22, 2010 | To Register
This page last updated
March, 2009.