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Making Change

Monday, April 1st, 2013

The MidCoast ChangeMakers team did such an incredible job this month! The team was composed of InterAct Club (Rotary youth club) from Mid-Coast Maine and members of The Rig, a local teen cultural center. First of all, they are total fundraising all-stars, raising over $40,000 for their trip with tons of activities ranging from tabling at the National Toboggan Championships, to hosting

Welch Allyn and Heart to Heart

Thursday, June 28th, 2012

 
We recently hosted visitors Ginny Stehle and Carla Orner from Heart to Heart International, a non-profit organization that supplies medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, and hygiene supplies to people in need all over the world. Joining them were several employees of Welch Allyn, one of Heart to Heart's medical equipment donors. Our Welch Allyn visitors included David Allyn, Matthew Chadderdon, Danielle Gillmore, and Susan Mangicaro.

 

Dropping Rotocopters

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Many of the 7th grade students lined up on the balcony with their rotocopters in hand.

Last February, I traveled to Guatemala with a support team for an incredible week of volunteering at the Safe Passage schools. With nine other students from Falmouth High School in Maine, I spent my days running around with kids at the Escuelita, helping out in English classrooms, and guiding art and science projects in classrooms at the Reinforcement Center. One of the most memorable and exciting moments of my week was when our support team led one 7th grade class in a project called “rotocopter building”.   

Art, Science, and Culture Teams, Oh My!

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

As one of the Support Team Coordinators, I often receive inquiries from individuals who would like to join another Support Team that is coming down for a week of volunteer work and fun with the kids of Safe Passage. So, this summer, we have decided to add
Open Adult Weeks to our schedule so that individual adults 18 and older can join us for a truly remarkable week.


We’ve designed our weeks around themes, and you will have the chance to complete projects with two classes of students based on the week’s theme. We also plan...

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