Monday, Feb 22nd. First day on our Hero Holiday.
With excitement, our team left our San Diego hotel and boarded the Hero Holiday coach bus for Vicente Guerrero, Mexico. The border going into Mexico went quite smooth – get off the bus, pick up your suitcase, and walk across the border. But push the button first […]
Archive for February, 2010
Dominican Republic is an amazing country and it is full of many kind and gentle people. Primarily there are two cultures that live there: Dominicans and Haitians. It is estimated that there are over 500,000 Haitians that live in Dominican Republic and of those, many are stateless, without proper identification papers or birth registry. They […]
...continue readingAfter Three Days In Mexico
Published by February 17th, 2010 in FB, Participant Blogs, Mexico and Other Sites. 0 Comments Three days ago we arrived at this beautiful area called Vicente Guerrero. As you can see in the picture, we have made great progress since we’ve arrived here. We finished assembling the walls, raising the roof and painting the bathrooms.
Our first impression of being here is that of humbleness. This experience really puts our […]
Reading Break Begins
Published by February 14th, 2010 in FB, Participant Blogs, Mexico and Other Sites. 0 CommentsThey have arrived! It is exciting that this university group, who we prepared for last May, has finally arrived. Their arrival was a little delayed due to the swine flu ordeal last Spring. It is great to have them here and their adventure started as soon as they landed when their airline assumed that Ben […]
...continue readingA fundraising event called Haircuts for Haiti is being put on to support Absolute’s work in Haiti by an amazing group of volunteers and stylists. If you live in the Hamilton area, please support this great cause! Click the poster for more details:
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 21st, 2010 from 12-5PM
@ Ancaster Community Center
(385 Jerseyville Rd W, Ancaster)
Professional […]
Flooding in Mexico
Published by February 2nd, 2010 in Participant Blogs, School of Leadership, FB, Social Justice, Mexico, Student Zone, Testimonials and Other Sites. 0 CommentsIn the past few weeks Mexico has experienced tropical rain storms that have resulted in mass flooding and serious damage. The common site here a couple of weeks ago was flooded roads and collapsed bridges on the main highway, houses swept away in the rush or ‘new’ rivers, and several flooded schools and some makeshift […]
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