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PROJECTS ABROAD PARTICIPANTS GEAR UP
FOR NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK
(April 10-16, 2011)
Volunteers Do Their Part with National Initiative in
International Communities
NEW YORK – March 10, 2011 –
American Projects Abroad volunteers are preparing for this
year’s National Volunteer Week (April 10-16, 2011), a
week established in 1974 that celebrates ordinary people who
accomplish extraordinary things through service. Projects
Abroad participants are going the extra mile by devoting an
additional day of service to their host country in honor of
National Volunteer Week.
Specifically,
Projects Abroad participants from the U.S. will be
implementing hands-on activities such as arts and
care-giving work.
For example, in Jamaica, projects
that range from teaching music to journalism will be
supplemented with the painting of local buildings. In
Argentina, volunteers may take a break from work in equine
therapy or dentistry to organize a clothing drive at a local
Cordoba orphanage. In Thailand, volunteers who typically
work on a diving conservation project may bring food and
medical supplies to flood victims; while volunteers in
Ethiopia who coach sports on a daily basis may do an
educational seminar at a local school.
“It’s important
that Projects Abroad continues to raise the profile of
volunteerism,” said Thomas Pastorius Jr., Projects Abroad’s
Vice President. “By organizing additional activities
throughout National Volunteer Week, Projects Abroad helps
volunteers build relationships with locals and extend an
American tradition to international communities. When
volunteers return home, we hope they will initiate lasting
service projects in their own communities.”
Projects Abroad participants from many of the organization’s
27 destinations will be participating in the Week. Americans
interested in participating in 2011 National Volunteer Week
with Projects Abroad, or any project with the organization,
can visit
www.projects-abroad.org.
About Projects
Abroad
Projects Abroad was founded in 1992 by Dr. Peter Slowe, a
geography professor, as a program for students to travel and
work while on break from full-time study. The program had
its genesis in post-USSR Romania, where students were given
the chance to teach conversational English. After
a few years just sending volunteers to Eastern Europe for
teaching, the company expanded to sending volunteers of all
ages around the world on a wide range of projects.
Projects Abroad
is a global leader in short-term international volunteer
programs with projects in 27 countries and recruitment
offices in the UK, Australia, Canada, Denmark, France,
Germany, Ireland, Japan, Holland, South Africa, South Korea,
Sweden and the United States.
For details on
volunteering overseas, visit Projects Abroad’s Web site at
www.projects-abroad.org.
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