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A Summer of Service for Teens
Volunteer programs given them the opportunity to do good away from home. By Susan Garland The summer after her sophomore year in high school, Jaclyn Feldman left her comfortable home in a Washington suburb to spend a month in Belize. But instead of lolling around the...
Community Friend Highlight: Pierrette Cairo
You notice her immediately. Deep golden brown complexion. Close-cropped blonde hair. Flowing, colorful clothes, always the latest pret-a-porter French fashions from sunglasses to shoes¬. Standing barely 4’10” Pierrette Cairo is a giant of a human being, a force of...
Participant Starts Computer Center – Urubamba, Peru
Blend together plenty of altruism, an abundance of compassion, a heap of dedication, and a whole lot of enthusiasm and what do you get—or rather, who do you get? Nick Smyth. Now a Harvard Junior studying government, Nick is an alumnus of the July 1999 Peru program....
Intense Culture Programs
Some of the students who join our various teams for each teen summer program abroad are returning VISIONS participants. It is not uncommon for a student to participate in two programs with us. We welcome returning participants because they bring a wealth of experience...
A Decade of Continuing Community Service
VISIONS alumnus, Harry Weiner, embodies the concept of life-long service. Harry participated in VISIONS second season in 1990 in the Appalachia program. His program home base was in the Central Pennsylvania farmlands about six miles from VISIONS Newport office....
Community Friend in the British Virgin Islands
One of VISIONS oldest, dearest friends is Father David Stedman, pastor of St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Sea Cow’s Bay, our long-time home base on Tortola. Father Stedman is a born bridge-builder in the most practical, most generous sense—for his church community, in...