Kursk, Russia - "Alone No More" Orphanages
March 2010
Project Goals: Orphan child sponsorship, provide a place for orphanage graduates to meet regularly, supply educational materials, crafts, clothing and "sow many seeds of love"!
Group Size::
8 individuals
Age Group: 18 and up
Duration: March 14-28, 2010
Application Deadline:
02/15/10
Status: Open to applications
Cost: (US$ funds to raise or pay per person):
$3,000
(Includes food, lodging, airfare, visa, contribution to the orphan
fund and supplies to be donated!)
Assist Serving Others Worldwide in helping over 700 orphans in 8 different orphanages. Your financial support also provides social adjustment classes and continuing work with orphanage graduates to ensure that each child can become a productive member of our world family. Read more and see videos on our blog »
Step 1:
Download the Volunteer Application here,
fill out, and send us
with your deposit.
Step 2:
Download the Trip Preparation Guide
and start
fund-raising.
Step 3: Refer people to the website and help us spread
awareness
of Serving Others Worldwide.
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our cause and recruit your friends.
We encourage you to continue to share our vision by either making a donation of financial support, taking time out to personally participate, or if you are a business - consider pledging matching funds toward a project. For more information about the "Alone No More" orphanages in Russia click here or feel free to email us at helpus@servingothers.org.
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Get Involved!
If you love
people, enjoy travel and have a spirit of service... get involved by supporting one of our projects or joining
one of our short-term volunteer groups going to:
Kenya in December 2009
Kenya in January 2010
Russia in March 2010
Honduras in March 2010
Fiji in June 2010
Ethiopia TBD!
Pakistan Child Relief
Overview
Russia is the largest country in the world; spanning eleven time zones, and covering nearly twice as much of the earth as that of the next largest country, Canada.
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The orphanages in Kursk are located just southwest of Moscow (outlined in orange), and volunteers will experience first-hand the food, culture, architecture and landscape.
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