Fund would fly volunteer to Thailand
Notre Dame Academy graduate Angela Klopping wants to go to Thailand in July to do volunteer work but lacks only one thing: money.
Jesse Seaver: The 'Ideal' Website to Find Your Next Job or Volunteer Opportunity
Founder Ami Dar, a globetrotter who was born in Jerusalem, grew up in Peru and Mexico, and now lives in New York, started the site with a vision of creating a global network of people and organizations hoping to make a difference.
Volunteer missions help build bridges
ONCE a year, I undertake volunteer work as part of efforts to muhasabah diri (re-evaluate self). Past missions have been eye-openers and taught me valuable lessons.
Travel as a voluntourist
More travellers are seeking volunteer-type experiences, but are not prepared to give up their traditional flop and drop holiday abroad, so they are doing both in one trip. Student Flights area leader Heidi Janssen said social media was increasingly playing a part in influencing people’s travel decisions and had led to the new style of travel - voluntourism. "It is fair to say that Kiwis are ...
Alum welcomed home - Joel Gerstman returns from Peace Corps service
Drexel alumnus Joel Gerstman recently returned to his hometown of Maple Glen, Pa., after spending two years working for the Peace Corps in Surat Thani, Thailand. After graduating with a degree in finance in 2009 and feeling unfulfilled after three co-ops and a year working in the field, Gerstman decided to join the Peace Corps. [...]
Roadside bomb injures 17 in southern Thailand
BANGKOK, May 14, 2012 (AFP) - Seventeen people including 10 women paramilitary troops and a civilian were injured in a roadside bombing in Thailand's insurgency-plagued south, local police said Monday.
Combating Hardship in Rural Thailand
Watch Video | Listen to the Audio JEFFREY BROWN: Next tonight, narrowing the gap between urban and rural dwellers that exists even in a relatively prosperous country such as Thailand. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on one social entrepreneur's project in that Southeast Asian nation. A version of this segment aired on the PBS program "Religion and Ethics Newsweekly." FRED DE SAM ...
Allegany County's Daniel Little Receives Medals for Service in US Navy
During a special meeting at Heritage Aflame on Friday, Senator Catharine Young presented Petty Officer Little with the United States Navy "E" Ribbon, United States Navy Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with four bronze service stars, New York State Medal for Merit, and the New York State Conspicuous Service Star.