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For those looking for a way to make a difference while on vacation--simultaneously getting away and using their talents to improve the world--this guide shows you how a short-term volunteer stint can transform your life as much as the people, animals, and ecology you choose to help. This fully updated edition is filled with in-depth information and profiles of more than 150 select organizations running thousands of quality programs in the United States and around the world. Inside, you’ll discover ways to Each listing includes complete contact information with locations, costs, dates, and project details you won’t find anywhere else. In addition, it features some of the better established long-term projects as well as organizations specifically tailored for families, seniors, and people with disabilities. Stories from recent volunteers and a host of photographs help you further imagine your volunteer adventure.
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“The definitive sourcebook for service-oriented escapades.” —Outside magazine
VOLUNTEER VACATIONS Te n t h E d i t i o n
SHORT-TERM ADVENTURES THAT WILL BENEFIT YOU AND OTHERS Bill McMillon, Doug Cutchins, and Anne Geissinger Foreword by Ed Asner
VOLUNTEER VACATIONS Tenth Edition
VOLUNTEER VACATIONS Tenth Edition
Short-Term Adventures That Will Benefit You and Others
Bill McMillon, Doug Cutchins, and Anne Geissinger
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data McMillon, Bill, 1942— Volunteer vacations : short-term adventures that will benefit you and others / Bill McMillon, Doug Cutchins, and Anne Geissinger.—10th ed. p. cm. Includes indexes. ISBN 978-1-55652-784-5 1. Voluntarism—Directories. 2. Associations, institutions, etc.—Directories. 3. Vacations—Directories. I. Cutchins, Doug. II. Geissinger, Anne. III. Title. HN49.V64M35 2009 302.’14—dc22 2008021405
Cover and interior design: Scott Rattray Typesetting: Jonathan Hahn Cover photos: (top) Digital Vision Photography/Veer; (bottom) Abigail Chance
Many of the personal vignettes included in this edition were provided courtesy of the sponsoring organizations and permissions are their responsibility. The authors have made every effort to ensure that all the listing information is correct and current at the time of publication.
© 2009 by Bill McMillon, Doug Cutchins, and Anne Geissinger All rights reserved Tenth edition Published by Chicago Review Press, Incorporated 814 North Franklin Street Chicago, Illinois 60610 ISBN 978-1-55652-784-5 Printed in the United States of America 54321
For the Saramaccan people of Ligolio, Suriname
Contents
Foreword by Ed Asner Preface
xiii xv
Acknowledgments
xix
Introduction
xxi
Sponsoring Organizations ACDI/VOCA • Strawberry Farming Increases Income in Azerbaijan, by Erin Gamble African Conservation Trust (ACT) African Impact AidCamps International Ambassadors for Children (AFC) • The Little Girl Who Stole My Heart, by Kelly Campbell American Hiking Society American Jewish World Service (AJWS) AmeriSpan Amigos de las Américas • Lessons from Maté, by Anna Morenz Amizade Global Service-Learning • My Life Changing Experiences in the Amazon, by Matt Clements Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) ARCHELON, the Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece ArtCorps
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Asociación Centro de Estudios de Español Pop Wuj • Never Superfluous, by Kayti Mills Association of International Development and Exchange (AIDE) Australian Tropical Research Foundation (ATRF) AVIVA Azafady Bangladesh Work Camps Association (BWCA) Bike-Aid Biosphere Expeditions • The Day We Caught Two Cheetahs, by Martyn Roberts Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation (BMWF) • Interview with Bill Thomas, Volunte