Charles Roberts - Programs Director
Nettie Brown - Programs Administrator
Cole Brown - Project Manager
Andrew and Dawn Bernardi - Hero Holiday Mexico Operations Managers
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What makes you qualified to bring teenagers to a foreign country?
Published by December 13th, 2009 in FAQ. 0 CommentsAbsolute’s Hero Holiday program has been changing lives since 2005. Each year, we bring hundreds of teenagers and adults to one of our four locations around around the world, and each year our participants return home with amazing stories to tell of how they were a part of something that is changing lives.
Many of our […]
Yes, Absolute’s Hero Holiday is a charitable program, and we can issue tax receipts for donations towards a Hero Holiday project. Donation logs/payment forms are provided for all participants and must be sent in with any payment or donation. In order to obtain a tax receipt, you must fill out a donation log and send […]
...continue readingAbsolute is not a government agency, nor are we supported by any Canadian Government funding or projects. However, Absolute Leadership Development Inc. is a charitable organization registered with the Government of Canada. Our registration number is 86123 2890 RR0001.
...continue readingI have a group of people for whom I would like to arrange a private charter for. How do I do this?
Published by December 13th, 2009 in FAQ. 0 CommentsIf you have a group of 10 or more people, we may be able to arrange a private Hero Holiday trip for you. We offer private charters to any of our Hero Holiday destinations, but many groups often choose Mexico or Dominican Republic, due to its price point. When applying for a private charter please […]
...continue readingNo, these trips have been arranged ahead of time by a group of people and are not open to the general public.
...continue readingIf you are a doctor, a nurse, a carpenter, a brick layer or a candlestick maker, I am sure we can find some way to put you to work!
...continue readingDon’t I need special skills to build houses and schools?
Published by December 13th, 2009 in FAQ. 0 CommentsNo. We will provide on-the-job training. The work we get you to do is quite simple and straightforward. We leave the complicated stuff to the pros. However, you will be working hard!
...continue readingTraining is important. It is not so much to learn about how to build a house (although we will show you how to do that too) but to prepare you as much as we can for what you are about to experience. Poverty can be hard to deal with, even for those of us who […]
...continue readingWe need to make sure we’re not missing anyone, hence the need for registration. It would be awful to realize halfway there that we left someone behind!
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