Reflections from Teen Volunteer on VISIONS Peru Kelsey Freeman, an eleventh grade student at Colorado Rocky Mountain School in Carbondale, CO was in Peru summer 2011 with us as a youth volunteer. Kelsey shared this essay about how her Peru community service program...
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VISIONS Field Director is 2010 National Awards Honoree
Rich Webb, former VISIONS field director who established our program in Peru, is one of seven recipients of the 2010 National Awards for Citizen Diplomacy. Honorees are recognized “for their extraordinary work to increase American citizen engagement in international...
The Serious Scope of Visions Service Projects
Among teen community service programs, VISIONS can be distinguished by a few ongoing, fundamentally integrated elements. One is the ambition of our community service projects for teens. Historically, the sophistication of VISIONS projects is impressive, specifically,...
PERU DIRECTOR DEBUTS FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY
“Mi Chacra” (My Land), the first feature-length documentary film by Jason Burlage, who staffed and then directed VISIONS Peru (2005 through 2007), was chosen to debut at the Denver Film Festival in November. Jason spent a year filming in the Sacred Valley and another...
Adventure on Our Service Programs
We take our service projects seriously, it's true. But we take our play equally (and pretty darned) seriously, too. The places VISIONS groups go offer splendid scenery, geography, wildlife and history. Always there's time, and every opportunity made, to re-charge our...
Focus on Sustainability in Service Projects
[Sustainable (development or growth): consumption of natural resources that meets present needs and that allows future generations to meet their needs. Natl. Wildlife Federation] Since 1989 VISIONS service projects have involved the heart, determination, sweat and...