I just wanted to say a big huge THANK YOU to everyone who sponsored me for my volunteer trip to Tanzania! I feel so blessed to have family and friends like all of you! Your generosity and kindness is so very much appreciated! I set out to raise $3776 and I have officially reached my goal thanks to all of you!
I will keep you posted on everything I do between now and my departure - the next step is purchasing airfare!
Thanks again for your generosity! I'm so excited to go on this adventure and I have all of you to thank for making this goal a reality!
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Fundraising
Hi Friends! Exactly one year from today I'll be leaving on my adventure - I can't wait! I've decided to start the fundraising process today, one year from my departure. My program manager Libby thinks that the earlier I start, the better - so here goes!
Most of you have probably received my fundraising letter either by mail or e-mail. I am hoping to fundraise my entire program fee of $3, 776. This fee goes to Cross-Cultural Solutions and pays for my housing, food, in-country transportation, travel/health/evacuation insurance, and all cultural enrichment and language classes once I arrive. In addition to this fee I will have to pay for my flight and whatever spending money I want to take with me for weekend trips, safari's, and all that good stuff. I have been working like crazy at the good ol' Bonefish Grill and have managed to save enough money for my flight and I will continue to work hard and save as much as I can.
I know alot of you are thinking "Why do you have to pay to be a volunteer?" There are many organizations out there and only a few of them send volunteers over seas without charging. The reason I chose Cross-Cultural Solutions, an organization that charges a fee, is because with my fee comes security. By paying the $3,776 I am guarunteed a safe home-base with other volunteers, safe food and drinking water, safe transportation to and from my teaching placement, and 24 hour security. The companies that don't charge basically drop you in the middle of the jungle and leave you on your own to manage - most will agree I'm not quite ready for all that!
If you would like to learn more about my program and Cross-Cultural Solutions please visit the Cross-Cultural Solutions website at http://www.crossculturalsolutions.org/. I have included my e-mail and phone number in my fundraising letter, please feel free to contact me with any questions or if you just want to chat!
If you would like to donate please remember that your contributions are 100% tax deductible! You can make a donation online by visiting my volunteer page at http://my.crossculturalsolutions.org - just search for me under the sponsors section by my last name (Caudill) under "Find Your Volunteer". You can also donate through the Cross-Cultural Solutions website www.crossculturalsolutions.org/makepayment, you will need my e-mail address for this option - it's L8egrace@hotmail.com.
While I do need a little monetary support I am not only fundraising money. By including all of you in this process I hope to gather support, smiles, prayers, and well-wishes. Your support and encouragement mean more than I can say and I look forward to sharing my experience with all of you!
This blog will serve as a way for friends and family to keep up with me as I prepare for my trip and will also be my link to all of you once I arrive in Tanzania. I will make a post every step of the way from getting my visa and numerous vaccinations to posting my day-to-day activities in Tanzania as well as pictures and other good stuff!
Thank you so much for your support! I am so excited to be able to take this step and do my part!
Most of you have probably received my fundraising letter either by mail or e-mail. I am hoping to fundraise my entire program fee of $3, 776. This fee goes to Cross-Cultural Solutions and pays for my housing, food, in-country transportation, travel/health/evacuation insurance, and all cultural enrichment and language classes once I arrive. In addition to this fee I will have to pay for my flight and whatever spending money I want to take with me for weekend trips, safari's, and all that good stuff. I have been working like crazy at the good ol' Bonefish Grill and have managed to save enough money for my flight and I will continue to work hard and save as much as I can.
I know alot of you are thinking "Why do you have to pay to be a volunteer?" There are many organizations out there and only a few of them send volunteers over seas without charging. The reason I chose Cross-Cultural Solutions, an organization that charges a fee, is because with my fee comes security. By paying the $3,776 I am guarunteed a safe home-base with other volunteers, safe food and drinking water, safe transportation to and from my teaching placement, and 24 hour security. The companies that don't charge basically drop you in the middle of the jungle and leave you on your own to manage - most will agree I'm not quite ready for all that!
If you would like to learn more about my program and Cross-Cultural Solutions please visit the Cross-Cultural Solutions website at http://www.crossculturalsolutions.org/. I have included my e-mail and phone number in my fundraising letter, please feel free to contact me with any questions or if you just want to chat!
If you would like to donate please remember that your contributions are 100% tax deductible! You can make a donation online by visiting my volunteer page at http://my.crossculturalsolutions.org - just search for me under the sponsors section by my last name (Caudill) under "Find Your Volunteer". You can also donate through the Cross-Cultural Solutions website www.crossculturalsolutions.org/makepayment, you will need my e-mail address for this option - it's L8egrace@hotmail.com.
While I do need a little monetary support I am not only fundraising money. By including all of you in this process I hope to gather support, smiles, prayers, and well-wishes. Your support and encouragement mean more than I can say and I look forward to sharing my experience with all of you!
This blog will serve as a way for friends and family to keep up with me as I prepare for my trip and will also be my link to all of you once I arrive in Tanzania. I will make a post every step of the way from getting my visa and numerous vaccinations to posting my day-to-day activities in Tanzania as well as pictures and other good stuff!
Thank you so much for your support! I am so excited to be able to take this step and do my part!
Thursday, May 15, 2008
I'm finally registered!
So after a month of pre-planning and obssessively checking the CCS website for the 2009 start dates I HAVE FINALLY ENROLLED! Woohoo! I jumped the gun a little however - When I went to enroll I was planning on signing up for the Kilimanjaro site. Thats the site I have been planning on all along because you have access to alot more things that I'm interested in like volunteering at the Kili Kids Orphanage, visiting the Maasai Tribe and meeting their elders, and northern Serengeti Safari's! I signed onto the CCS website to see if the start dates had gone up yet and they finally had! I was so excited because I've been checking the website everyday since early April! So I started the enrollment process and chose the Kilimanjaro site, but when I went to choose my 6 week duration it said that I could only stay for 3 weeks. I was a little disappointed but I decided I would go to the Bagamoyo site since they had room for me to stay for 6 weeks.
Within a few minutes I got a call from my program manager, Libby. She answered all my questions and got me all set up. I decided to ask her how the Kilimanjaro site filled up so fast - the start dates had only been out for a few minutes! Apparently, there was a computer glitch. No one has enrolled for 2009 except for me! HAHA! I guess I'm a little ahead of myself. Oh well!
Libby was fabulous and is switching my enrollment to the site I originally wanted!
So... I'll be volunteering in Tanzania June 27, 2009 to August 8, 2009!
I can't wait!
Within a few minutes I got a call from my program manager, Libby. She answered all my questions and got me all set up. I decided to ask her how the Kilimanjaro site filled up so fast - the start dates had only been out for a few minutes! Apparently, there was a computer glitch. No one has enrolled for 2009 except for me! HAHA! I guess I'm a little ahead of myself. Oh well!
Libby was fabulous and is switching my enrollment to the site I originally wanted!
So... I'll be volunteering in Tanzania June 27, 2009 to August 8, 2009!
I can't wait!
Welcome to my Volunteer Blog!
Hey Everyone! Welcome to my volunteer blog where you can keep up with my pre-travel shenannigans! I will keep up with this blog as I prepare for my volunteer trip to Tanzania, Africa and I will also post blogs while I'm in country so you can keep up with what I'm doing once I get there!
Happy reading!
Happy reading!
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