Volunteer Vacations

From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE... Just Another Tuesday [Yawn] Oh yeah, that's right...it's……creatively recruited volunteers with campaigns-within-the-campaign like Calls for Equality and "volunteer vacations." Their ads were crisp and featured dozens of real Maine families. (The…

Since bad news is news, and Africa has its fair share of that, we often end up skimming the……and Voluntourism in Africa Conservation Jobs in Africa Volunteer Resources in Africa Family Volunteer Vacations in Africa Blog of the Week -- The Advocacy Project originally appeared on…

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How many times have we heard our kids whine, "But, Mommy, I need another ice cream!" and wanted to yell back, "There are children starving in Africa"? Me, too!

This summer we had outstanding participation in all of our teen crews in the White Mountains, NH! There were two 2-Week Teen Spike Crews, four 1-Week Spike Teen Crews, one Teen Base Camp Crew, three Alpine Teen Crews and one 3-Week Teen Trails Leadership Crew. All of these programs for teens…

The Disney organization is doing it’s part to encourage volunteerism across the USA in 2010.  Disney will be  giving away 1 million one day passes to either it’s  Disney World Florida or Disneyland California parks.  Simply volunteer for one day at an approved organization and you will…

When Charles Darwin first came upon the Galapagos Islands, he wasn't as impressed with the……wildlife. 21 organic lawn care tips from a real expert Start an organic garden in 9 easy steps 11 volunteer vacations that benefit the environment

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Volunteer while on vacation in Hawaii and earn a 5% discount on stays in participating locations, plus a 5% donation to the organization for which you volunteer. Browse the big, detailed list of volunteer opportunities.

Earth Day is just one day, but its message of environmental awareness is something we'd all benefit from remembering throughout the year.

Aloha Folks,Today my new web site was launched, and I am excited to share it with everyone. Volunteer-on-vacation-hawaii.com is part of my latest effort in preservation of our special environment here in Hawaii.After meeting great visitors out on the trail or up in the mountains, I was inspired…

And the Winner is...Thanks to all of our great volunteers for submitting their designs to the second annual Volunteer Trail Crew T-Shirt design……Entered 4 different designs based on images taken while participating in Volunteer Vacations in Acadia National Park. Chris Dippel: Entered…

Last Saturday, April 5th, Alex, Emily Mitchell, the AMC's Education Programs Coordinator, and I went to the Teens To Trails conference at Windham……teens out of doors: Teen Wilderness Adventures, A Mountain Classroom, and Volunteer Vacations. There were good number of other exhibitors…

Want to do your part for humanity? Consider a volunteer vacation. Back in May, I wrote an article titled The High Cost of Doing Good.. Most of us……2008 Summer Fare Hikes - 23 March 2008 Travel Emergencies - 04 May 2008 Volunteer Vacations: The High Cost of Doing Good - 06 May…