It’s the last night. Hero Holiday is my very first trip outside of North America and right now I’m not even sure I can adequately put into words what this experience has been for me. As I re-read that statement, I am again reminded that this trip really isn’t about me, but about each and every person […]
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One of the things that we do with the Hero Holiday in Dominican Republic is to go to a dump. Christal has been leading the teams that go out there, bringing food and clean water to the Haitian refugees who work there.
The refugees sort through the garbage for plastic bottles, collect […]
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The walls of the clinic
The Fence Trench
Digging the Trench
Upstairs Classrooms
School Project 2
The Dump
The Orphanage
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We had a spectacular light show here a couple of nights ago in the form of a thunderstorm. As a result, our phones here at the resort are not currently functioning. If you are unsuccessful in calling your kids, this would be why. However, as random as it may seem, we have great internet […]
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Published by July 17th, 2007 in Participant Blogs, Dominican Republic and Mainpage. 5 Comments
Yesterday I was at the Sosua dump and it was a major eye-opening. All the garbage from all the hotels and people living in the Sosua area ends up here. Haitian refugees also end up here. They say that its better living and working in this dump than trying to survive in their own country that is stricken with even greater poverty. Continue reading ‘Participant Blog: With Eyes Wide Open…’
I love to feed people. My friends can tell you that! It’s my favourite thing to do. However, a couple of days ago, I helped serve the best meal of my life. There was no china, no silverware, no fine tablecloth or linen napkins.
We have been working in a village is […]
...continue readingLast summer during Hero Holiday we were privileged to have two great girls join us: Stephanie and Jessica. Love the cowboy hats! Earlier this year, they contacted me about doing a fundraiser for the project this summer in Dominican. They couldn’t be here physically this year, but they still wanted to something. Recently, a […]
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Published by July 14th, 2007 in Participant Blogs and Dominican Republic. 3 CommentsHave you ever had one of those days that left your head spinning? Wednesday, July 4 2007 has changed me forever. As we were pulling up to the dump in town I thought I would be more prepared for what was to come since I had been there twice before, but I was wrong. […]
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Thank you to those of you who have uploaded some of your photos already, when you talk to other holiday heroes, please remind them too! If you haven’t uploaded your photos yet, it is very easy to do:
1. Sign-up for flickr
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...continue readingThe team has arrived! Can’t wait to meet them all. (They are all sound asleep at the moment!) Looking forward to a great 10 days…
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