Community Service Projects
British Virgin Islands I
25 Days | Summer 2018
Community Service Projects
British Virgin Islands I
25 Days | Summer 2018
- BVI community service projects completed with the BVI Tourist Board:
- Constructed four walkways (4’x20′, 4’x10′ & two 4’x8′) and a staircase for the local trail system.
- Cleared the trail to Pond Bay Beach using saws, clippers and machetes.
- Constructed five benches using reclaimed pallet wood and painted with the help of local students.
- At St. Mary’s Church grounds:
- Constructed a one-hoop basketball court and a set of monkey bars.
- Trimmed trees and cleared weeds and debris from the church property.
- Painted tires to create an aloe garden comprised of four aloe planters.
- Painted the perimeter wall and expanded the wall using stone.
- Constructed three large 3’x8′ mosquito screens using reclaimed pallet wood for the windows of St. Mary’s School.
- With longtime VISIONS friend, Khoy Smith:
- Built a greenhouse using PVC piping.
- Demolished and cleared a destroyed poultry factory.
- BVI community service projects completed with environmental organization Green Clean:
- Demolished and cleared a collapsed historical house and surrounding lot.
- In partnership with Cornerstone Elementary School
- Built four Corn Hole game boards and one sitting bench.
- With local contact Mark Noel:
- Cleared hurricane debris.
- Removed a fallen-down fence and scoreboard at North End basketball court.
Team BVI
Leaders: Geza Tokes, Colt Deschenes, Emma Cunningham, Georgios Sarailidis, Stacy Bodow
Participants: Will (George) Ebeling, Jacqueline Scanapico, David Li, Tessa Dincau, Samantha Moroz, Miles Hawthorne, Kagan Rowland, Kristian Lamarre, Hallie Peterson, Emily Pinsk, Brandon Estevez
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Leaders: Geza Tokes, Colt Deschenes, Emma Cunningham, Georgios Sarailidis, Stacy Bodow
Participants: Will (George) Ebeling, Jacqueline Scanapico, David Li, Tessa Dincau, Samantha Moroz, Miles Hawthorne, Kagan Rowland, Kristian Lamarre, Hallie Peterson, Emily Pinsk, Brandon Estevez
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