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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...
Is It Real? The Service Work…
A question we're often asked is, how serious, how authentic, are the service projects VISIONS undertakes? Is it 'real' service? Our archives from 1989 to last summer overflow with stories that tell of the impact VISIONS projects have had on communities and...
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...
South Kent Students Remember VISIONS Summers
Two VISIONS participants who were on two different programs last summer wrote in detail about their experiences in their school magazine. Blake Taylor was in Peru and Patrick Fleming in Alaska. Blake and Patrick both attend South Kent School, a college preparatory...
Student Volunteer Reflects on Three VISIONS Summers
The numbers of students who return for a 2nd and even 3rd VISIONS summer have grown steadily over the years. In October we received an email out of the blue that made our day from one such participant. Sylvia Murray, a veteran of three different VISIONS programs...
Letter from a VISIONS Veteran
The numbers of students who return for a 2nd and even 3rd VISIONS summer have grown steadily over the years. In October we received an email out of the blue that made our day from one such participant. Sylvia Murray, a veteran of three different VISIONS programs (Peru...