By Tim Parsons Thoughts of past programs tend to re-surface this time of year. Simple tasks such as making a list of outdoor supplies for Alaska trigger memories of mammoth dragonflies, crampons and ice axes, the faces of Athabaskans and participants. Passing a mango...
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Where Are They Now? Volunteer Updates…
Many participants tell us that their VISIONS summers were life-changing. Indeed, after their summer many continue to make a difference in their home communities, and after that in their college communities. Every year we hear from and about VISIONS alumni. Here is an...
An Exciting Alternative
By Jennifer M. Jarvis & Hemant Part of growing up involves socializing and interacting with ones peers within schools and various organized groups and projects. One such organization is VISIONS International, a non-sectarian summer program which offers community...
The Toughest Summer You’ll Ever Love
By Marsha Whitfield Girls everywhere are trading in trips to amusement parks and summer camps for a chance to work their tails off for a payoff that will last a lifetime. This is what Rachel Perschetz took last year on her summer vacation: one pair of work gloves, two...
VISIONS International on the Move
In May, VISIONS International will be moving its offices from Middle Ridge Road to the former Highland Presbyterian Church at 110 N. Second St. in Newport. VISIONS is a non-profit, nonsectarian organization whose primary purpose is to provide teenagers with meaningful...
Gulkana Village’s Summer “Vision”
Gulkana Village had a very special summer! “VISIONS,” a non-profit organization from Pennsylvania, whose primary purpose is to provide teenagers (ages 14-18) with meaningful community service work and cross-cultural experience during a summer residential program,...