AIRLINE AMBASSADORS Signs Code of Conduct & Launches Train the Trainer program to Recognize Suspected Human Trafficking.
WHAT: Signing of ECPAT Code of Conduct
WHERE: Hogan & Lovells # 800 (go to Reception Desk ) 555 13TH St NW Washington, DC 20005
WHEN: April 28, 2014 5:00 PM
WHO: Airline Ambassadors represented by Nancy Rivard and Board member Christine Warnke joined Carol Smolenski, Executive Director, ECPAT-USA, Linda Smith (former Congresswoman and Founder of Shared Hope, Holly Smith – human trafficking survivor and Julie Fredericks of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants and members of Airline Ambassadors.
Washington, DC (April 28, 2014) – Airline Ambassadors International (AAI) was the first non-governmental organization and latest U.S. company to take a stand against the commercial sexual exploitation of children by signing the Tourism Child-Protection Code of Conduct (The Code).
The Code, an industry driven responsible tourism initiative in collaboration with ECPAT International, funded by UNICEF and supported by The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), specifically focuses on the protection of children from sexual exploitation in the travel and tourism industries. The Code has been signed by more than 1,000 travel industry members worldwide, and has 35 companies and signatories in the United States. Airline Ambassadors is the first NGO to become a signatory.
With support from Congressman Chris Smith, Airline Ambassadors initiated the first Congressional Briefing to airlines on this issue in July 2010. For the last four years AAI has advocated for child protection via industry specific human trafficking awareness training’s which have been given at 24 airports and other locations.
The signing will also kick off a Train the Trainer program for 25 flight attendants who are becoming certified to provide the training in their home communities. The “Train the Trainer” program will take place April 29 and Congressman Meadows showed support by writing a letter of commendation to the flight attendant trainers.
As a subscriber to The Code, AAI will implement policies that condemn child trafficking, and continue to provide training to their members and the public to recognize and report potential trafficking. They will also raise awareness among donors, business partners, and members by including information about the issue and The Code through their website, and by annually reporting on its progress.
According to Carol Smolenski, Executive Director of ECPAT-USA, a nonprofit organization that advocates for policies to protect sexually exploited children, the purpose of The Code is to prevent and mitigate child trafficking, as well as encourage a socially responsible, child-wise tourism industry.
QUOTES FROM OFFICIALS AND EVENT HOSTS
Congressman Chris Smith,
“Worldwide the best estimates are that 600,000 to 800,000 trafficking victims are moved across international borders each year. Millions more victims are moved within national borders. But anti trafficking efforts have only recently turned to equipping transportation employees to identify victims in transit. Flight attendants are the “first line of defense” in the fight against Human Trafficking.” The training is easy, inexpensive, and already saving lives. I have no doubt, as the result of Airline Ambassadors trainings, hundreds, if not thousands more lives will be saved”.
Congressman Mike Honda, 17th Congressional District
“The U.S. State Dept. has determined that transportation professionals are among the best-placed to identify trafficking situations.”
Ambassador Luis CdeBaca, Office to Monitor Trafficking in Persons, Department of State
We’re well equipped to respond to this specific concern (human trafficking) thanks to the partners that have rallied around this issue: partners in the transportation industry like Airline Ambassadors and Delta Airlines, which are not helping just to make fighting trafficking part of the way our air carriers do business
Carol Smolenski, Executive Director of ECPAT-USA
“We are happy to welcome Airline Ambassadors and TravelTalk Media to the growing community of companies that are helping in the fight against the sex trafficking of children,” Airlines are unwittingly be used as venues for this purpose. If they do nothing to raise awareness or to prevent child trafficking, they risk becoming an unintentional conduit for abuse that takes place.”
Nancy Rivard, President, Airline Ambassadors
“Traffickers move their victims frequently to keep them powerless, and often use the speed and convenience of air travel. Airport and airline personnel are a first line of defense. With an increase in human trafficking around the world – we are being proactive in training personnel to recognize and report trafficking incidents
.About Airline Ambassadors International (www.airlineamb.org) utilizes airline contacts to provide for orphans and vulnerable children worldwide. Members volunteer as medical escorts for children in need, hand-deliver humanitarian aid to orphanages, clinics, and remote communities, and educate and advocate for child protection and human trafficking awareness around the world.
AAI’s Policy reads” Airline Ambassadors International
Corporate Policy against Child Trafficking
Airline Ambassadors International condemns all forms of commercial sexual exploitation of children.
Airline Ambassadors International supports every child’s right to a safe and secure childhood, and is committed to the principle that everyone has the right to grow up and develop without fear of exploitation or harm. The protection of children from sexual exploitation is a moral imperative, and socially responsible business policies and practices must reflect this principle. Airline Ambassadors International will strictly comply with all applicable laws and regulations regarding the prevention of the commercial sexual exploitation of children, including the prevention of the use of its premises for such exploitation.
Policy on Protection of the Rights of Children:
Child Sexual Exploitation AIRLINE AMBASSADORS INTERNATIONAL condemns all forms of sexual exploitation of children.
AIRLINE AMBASSADORS INTERNATIONAL supports every child’s right to a safe and secure childhood, and is committed to the principle that everyone has the right to grow up and develop without fear of exploitation or harm. The protection of children from sexual exploitation is a moral imperative, and socially responsible policies and practices must reflect this principle.
AIRLINE AMBASSADORS INTERNATIONAL will strictly comply with all applicable laws and regulations regarding the prevention of the commercial sexual exploitation of children and will cooperate with law enforcement authorities to address any such instances of exploitation of which AIRLINE AMBASSADORS INTERNATIONAL or its employees have become a party to.
No employee or member may:
• Use or allow the use of any of AIRLINE AMBASSADORS INTERNATIONAL’s facilities, resources or equipment (including AIRLINE AMBASSADORS INTERNATIONAL’s computers and networks) for the viewing, storage, distribution, promotion or other use of materials in which children are depicted as engaging in any sexual act or are otherwise made an object for prurient interests;
• Enter into, on behalf of AIRLINE AMBASSADORS INTERNATIONAL, or otherwise, any business relationships or any other arrangement with any organization which the employee has reason to believe participates in any way in the sexual exploitation of children; or
• Use or allow the use of images or concepts that sexually exploit children.
All employees must be vigilant and immediately report to THE DIRECTOR, as appropriate, all situations that come to their attention in AIRLINE AMBASSADORS INTERNATIONAL’s premises or businesses where exploitation of children is suspected or appears to be intended.
Under no circumstances may AIRLINE AMBASSADORS INTERNATIONAL’s funds, property (including electronic devices and the AIRLINE AMBASSADORS INTERNATIONAL’s supported technology) or personnel be used to further or support activities that exploit children.
Child Labor Exploitation
AIRLINE AMBASSADORS INTERNATIONAL does not recruit child labor, and supports the elimination of exploitative child labor.
AIRLINE AMBASSADORS INTERNATIONAL will cooperate with law enforcement authorities to address any such instances of exploitation of which Airline Ambassadors International becomes aware.
Definitions:
Human Trafficking: The recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person, through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of exploitation.*
Labor Trafficking: The recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services, through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery.*
Sex Trafficking: The recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person, through the use of force, fraud, or coercion [or by a person who has not attained 18 years of age] for the purpose of a commercial sex act.*
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children: Sexual abuse where remuneration in cash or kind is made to the child or a third person(s). This includes through prostitution, pornography, sex tourism, and other forms of human trafficking.
*As defined by Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000
Holly Corbett, is part of a trio of female travelers, book co-authors, and TravelChannel.com personalities known as The Lost Girls, spearheaded an Airline Ambassador team in a 1 Mile Fun Run in her hometown of Hoboken NJ planned for Sat. September 27, 2014. What set this team apart is that they wore recycled bridesmaid, prom, or cocktail dresses (yes, even the guys!) and collecting pledges to raise money to provide an airport training for Newark, New Jersey in Human Trafficking Awareness. The premier Runaway Bridesmaids race took place in 2012 as part of New York City’s famous Fifth Avenue Mile, raising nearly $11,000 to help fight sex trafficking. Check this VIDEO of Holly Amanda & Jess!
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Special thanks to Sherry Peters, Jan Reiss and Marcie Guice-Smith as well as Brett Hensley and Mike Ciraldo!
The Cause: Raising awareness and funds to help fight sex trafficking. 
Check out this quote from Abena Appiah, Ms Universe Ghana 2014:
“Human trafficking disproportionately affects impoverished girls and young women and needs to stop. Due to lack of awareness, education and resources these women are easily lured by dealers with the promise of a better life. These girls and young women are future leaders of their respective communities, yet they are captured for the purposes of forced labour, forced begging and sexual exploitation. Human trafficking is the fastest growing international crime affecting multiple industries worldwide. Everyone needs to be involved to bring awareness to this gross violation of human rights. That is why I support and promote this cause.”
AAI member Maarcie Gucci volunteers at Dawns Place, a Safe Houes in NE Philiadelphiais and now we are planning a Holiday Party to help the survivors there! Here is Holly’s follow up letter to the team!
Hi Team Runaway Bridesmaids,
You are all such rock stars. Thank you for coming out and making the second annual Runaway Bridesmaids race (and first-ever in Hoboken!) so much fun–and such a success. And you all looked beautiful doing it (check out these groups shots attached here).
If you have great pictures from the race, can you email them directly to me so I can share with the group? I’m putting together a slideshow that I will share with everyone. And if anyone has suggestions on the best way to do this, please let me know!!
How you made a difference: We have raised more than $7400 so far this year on Crowdrise.com/RunawayBridesmaids (or more than $18,000 in the two years that we’ve done the event!) to support the New Light shelter for the kids of sex workers in one of India’s biggest red light districts to help break the cycle of human trafficking. *pics of New Light kids also attached here
And for everyone who slipped into a dress and laced up their running shoes to help raise awareness about trafficking, proceeds from your race registration fee are sponsoring an anti-trafficking training program for flight attendants to learn how to spot and report child victims of trafficking, since airports are major trafficking hubs (tentative date & place 10/22/14 at Newark airport).
Our team: Our Runaway Bridesmaids team was so much fun because we truly had an amazing mix of people. Ours was a group of travel lovers, flight attendants, hard-core fitness enthusiasts, mommies, babies, runners in training, and all-around passionate individuals. Each one of you should be proud that you did good this weekend and gave back, but here are a few shot outs:
Grand Prize Winner: A big congrats to Ms. Emily Lambert for raising $1000 on Crowdrise. She wins an Airline Ambassadors Mission Trip to visit one of their projects in Guatemala, Colombia or Haiti…her choice, flight included. A HUGE thank you to Airline Ambassadors for generously sponsoring the prize. If you have a case of wanderlust and are interested in joining Emily, check out the trip details: GUATEMALA https://oldsite.airlineamb.org/2014/04/25/guatemala-may-24-may-29/#.U_efEPldV8FCOLOMBIA https://oldsite.airlineamb.org/2014/08/01/yoga-trip-to-colombia/#.U_eflvldV8E HAITI https://oldsite.airlineamb.org/2014/07/06/texting-for-good/#.U_edPvldV8E
*Also a big shout out to Mr. Matt Gennone, another fundraising superstar who collected $1500 for the cause (Like myself, Jen, Amanda, Kevin and Jason, he was not eligible for the grand prize because he is related to us!).
First Place Finisher: Congrats to Mr. Steve Giangiulio, the guy putting the ladies to shame in the super short red plaid dress who won first place in the Runaway Bridesmaids heat with a 6:24 mile.
Best Dressed Guy: Mr. Barry Vargas takes home the award for best dressed with his floor-length, one-shoulder teal gown and matching teal sunglasses. He didn’t let the dress get in the way of pumping some iron when he joined the Hoboken Pump and Run portion.
Really, guys made the biggest fashion statements this weekend: The men in purple (Darren, Mike, Brett, Mark), the men in black (John, Dennis, et al), Mr. Vishal Lokre in the peach Grecian gown, the dudes in the flowered/ printed dresses (Jason I know you didn’t mean to leave your animal-print sheath behind at the bar!) and Kevin Brennan with his short gray dress showing off his runner’s legs all looked absolutely fabulous.
Furthest Traveler: We had runners hailing from DC, Boston, and Syracuse (you rock Kathleen, Darren, and Bethany) come especially for the Runaway Bridesmaids event. The RB runner who traveled the furthest distance to be here for the event is Miss Universe Ghana (aka Abena Appiah) who traveled here from (you guessed it:) Ghana. She supports the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, and really made the event feel all the more special. Thank you Abena!!
Best Interns Ever: We could not have pulled off the event without our awesome interns from Centenary College: Angela (who donned her mom’s teal 70s bridesmaids dress and the crafty woman behind those cool crowns and sashes given to the RB prize winners) and Susan (who was my go-to girl for yelling out the 50-50 raffle winner over the music at the Little Town NJ after party). If anyone is looking to hire some passionate public relations mavens, you should definitely reach out to them!
Number One Photographer: Lisa Bellamy of This Is My View Photography kindly helped us document the big day with the challenging job of reigning us in to take group and action shots, some of which are attached here and others that I will share later. You can check out her work on her Etsy page: etsy.com/shop/myviewphoto
Top Race Directors: Finally, I can’t thank Bennett and Dana Smith enough, the organizers of the Hoboken Pump and Run and owners of Crossfit Hoboken, who made this year’s Runaway Bridesmaids race possible by letting us have our own 1-mile heat in the event.
I could keep going on about the old friends who showed up to support us (Dina, Stephanie M, Brady, Mark, Meg, Court, Sheree, Bindu & Vishal, Mike & Salma, Amanda P you are the best) and the new friends who crossed our path because of Runaway Bridesmaids (so happy to have met you Hillary, Jess, Sherry, Mike, Brett, Polina), but let’s just say the day was awesome and I can’t wait to do it again next year.
We are at 75 percent of our $10K goal, so it would be amazing if you could help us continue to fundraise throughout October: check out our page at Crowdrise.com/RunawayBridesmaids
Cheers again to all of you for an amazing race!!
Holly
Airline Ambassadors Presents Human Trafficking Workshop at DISPAX World London 10-11 June
Airline Ambassadors team presented at the DISPAX World 2014, 2nd International Conference on Unruly Passenger Behavior (in London, UK on 10-11 June 2014) experienced our Human Trafficking Awareness training course specifically designed for flight attendants, pilots and front line aviation industry employees.
Sandy Dhuyvetter, Anna Marie Jensen and Naomi van Duin present AAI’s “Recognize It – Report It” Training to participants.
Victims and perpetrators of human trafficking are not technically unruly passengers, the conference organizers recognize that aircrew may well be the last opportunity to save an individual from entering a life of slavery and/or sexual exploitation and have, therefore, agreed to our course being presented in its entirety. Against that backdrop, with an audience comprising predominantly of airline security managers and aircrew trainers, this conference will provide an opportunity to inform and educate the aviation industry as to the scale of the problem and will provide advice as to how it can play its role in preventing human tragedies taking place that have, in part, been facilitated by air transport. See letter below from Editor, Aviation Security International:
“It’s the day after DISPAX World and I just wanted to let you know that the team you sent to represent Airline Ambassadors did an amazing job yesterday. A truly professional presentation which, I am sure, was greatly appreciated by the delegates.
Can I thank you for agreeing to be represented at DISPAX and for selecting such fantastic ambassadors.”
Philip Baum
Managing Director of Green Light, Ltd.
DISPAX World 2014 website at www.dispaxworld2014.com
New York City, NY – AAI Board member Sandy Dhuyvetter was master of ceremonies for this this year’s ITB event in Berlin Germany commemorating the 25th anniversary of the International Institute for Peace through Tourism First Global Conference: Tourism – A Vital Force for Peace.
The IIPT 25th Anniversary event will pay tribute to 10 “Peace Makers” of the past 100 years; highlight achievements of the Peace through Tourism Movement over the past 25 years; and present IIPT planned “legacy projects” of the 25th anniversary year.
The IIPT 25th anniversary commemoration is in support of the “World War I Centenary” with its theme of “No More War” and takes place:
Ms. Dhuyvetter remarked, “I am very honored to be introducing these important peace makers during this time of the 100 year commemoration of World War I. It is a very personal story for me as my father was 12 years old when the invading army came in and took over his home in Belgium.” Dhuyvetter will be returning to Belgium directly after the event to produce a number of short documentaries.
Among the recipients are: Zoltan Somogyi, Executive Director, Program & Coordination, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), will be a featured speaker and in addition Geoffrey Lipman, President, International Coalition of Tourism Partners (ICTP): Elke Dens, Marketing Director, Visit Flanders; Ivy Chee, Regional Director – East Asia, Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA); and Nigel Pilkington, Director, Public Relations & Communications, Skal International. Speakers will share their perspectives on “Building a Culture of Peace through Tourism.”
IIPT Founder and President said, “IIPT is most proud to support the Great War Centenary with its theme of ‘No More War’ – and to welcome Zoltan Somogyi and other leaders of the travel and tourism industry to our 25th anniversary event. As one of the world’s largest and fastest growing industries, the collective voice of travel and tourism leaders can be a powerful force for peace and justice in the 21st century.”
About IIPT
IIPT is dedicated to fostering and facilitating tourism initiatives that contribute to international understanding and cooperation, an improved quality of environment, the preservation of heritage, poverty reduction, and the resolution of conflict – and through these initiatives, help bring about a more peaceful and sustainable world. IIPT is committed to mobilizing travel and tourism, the world’s largest industry, as the world’s first “Global Peace Industry,” an industry that promotes and supports the belief that “Every traveler is potentially an Ambassador for Peace.”
www.iipt.org
About Sandy Dhuyvetter TravelTalkMEDIA
Sandy Dhuyvetter is the executive producer and host of TravelTalkRADIO, BusinessTravelRADIO and Breaking Travel News. Sandy also published TravelTalkMEDIA newsletter. The programming is distributed in 185 countries using satellite feeds to radio stations and online streaming, Sandy combines the sparkle of travel with lifestyle trends and today’s news since 2001. Even arm chair travelers will feel Sandy’s insatiable curiosity breathe life into her programs. Guests and topics are relevant and offer a mix of difficult subjects and serious fun. Sandy is also on the board of directors of Airline Ambassadors International Non profit organization.
What: Human Trafficking victims are entering the Bay Area through the region’s airports. This is the fastest growing criminal enterprise in the world. YOU are in a unique position to help identify victims and report incidents to bring rescue. Why: This training will raise situational awareness by teaching both warning signals and approved methods of how to handle a suspected trafficking situation. Who: Airline Ambassadors and Bay Area Anti Trafficking Coalition are partnering to provide training on Human Trafficking awareness in the airline industry. Congresswomen Barbara Lee and Jackie Speier along with Alameda County D.A. Nancy O’Malley will be guest speakers at this event. The training coordinates with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Blue Campaign and has been reviewed by the U.S. Department of State, and U.S. Department of Transportation.
Please invite your colleagues! See below for Media Alert
Please share the information about this training opportunity with your colleagues and invite them to participate!
DIRECTIONS TO TERMINAL 1, GATE 1 HOLD ROOM:
Enter Terminal Oakland International Airport, Terminal 1 and proceed up the ramp (toward TSA screening)
As you approach the TSA Screening Checkpoint, keep right. Entrance to training room is just to the right of the TSA checkpoint exit lane and will be marked with signage
MEDIA ALERT Date: April 9th, 2014
Media contact: Nancy Rivard angels@airlineamb.org (650) 489-5322
CONGRESSWOMEN SPEIER AND LEE, AND D.A. O’MALLEY TO KICK OFF OAKLAND AIRPORT HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS TRAINING
UPCOMING TRAINING: Oakland Airport International Airport Personnel with Congresswomen Jackie Speier and Barbara Lee, Alameda D.A. Nancy O’Malley, and ICE: Homeland Security Investigations
Training Date/Time: Tuesday, April 15th from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
MEDIA: 10-10:30 a.m.; media is welcome for the full training
Location: Terminal 1 Gate 1 Hold Room, Oakland International Airport
TRAINING HOSTS: Airline Ambassadors International & Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition
Springtime and warmer weather increases travel to California and human traffickers are sending adults and children to the State for exploitative work through our region’s three busiest airports. The United States and the State of California have laws to protect victims and penalize perpetrators of human trafficking, which is commonly defined as people profiting from the exploitation of others, controlling them by force, fraud, or coercion.
Since minors currently are not required to carry identification in order to travel by airplanes entering and exiting U.S. airports, traffickers have been trying to use this to their advantage. Cases have been documented in which traffickers have misrepresented themselves as sports coaches, employers and family members of trafficked victims. Airport personnel at ticket counters, gates and other areas of airport operations are in a unique position to be able to identify potential victims and report potential incidents to law enforcement agencies in order to rescue victims and bring traffickers to justice.
Airline Ambassadors International (AAI) is partnering with the Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition (BAATC) to conduct a 90-minute training with Oakland Airport personnel on Tuesday, April 15th, 2014. During this training, airport employees will learn the warning signs to look and listen for to identify victims and perpetrators of human trafficking.
AAI and BAATC completed a training of Mineta San Jose International Airport on January 23rd, 2014 with Congressman Mike Honda. San Francisco International Airport held a similar training in March 2012 in conjunction with Congresswoman Speier.
ALL AIR TRANSPORTATION PERSONNEL ARE INVITED TO ATTEND FROM 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
MEDIA ARE WELCOME FROM 10 a.m.-10:30 a.m. and for the full training
RSVP: angels@airlineamb.org
“I commend the Oakland Airport and its partners for coordinating this important training to combat sex trafficking, a heinous crime,” said Congresswoman Barbara Lee. “It is our duty to protect the voiceless men, women and children who are trafficked at an alarming rate in the United States and abroad. By educating airport personnel on key warning signs of sex trafficking, airport workers will be empowered to identify victims, and coordinate their rescue with local law enforcement, thus preventing this form of modern-day slavery.” Congresswoman Barbara Lee
“Human trafficking is modern day slavery and absolutely intolerable,” Speier said. “Trained airline and airport workers at all three major airports in the Bay Area will make it much more difficult for traffickers to bring their victims here. Our message to them is clear: the Bay Area does not tolerate the sale of human beings.“ Congresswoman Jackie Speier
“Human trafficking, by its very nature, is a crime that crosses regional, national and international borders. Training airport personnel to recognize human trafficking and to take action is vital to our joint efforts to combat this form of modern day slavery,” states DA O’Malley. “I applaud the leadership of Congresswomen Speier and Lee, as well as airport and airline officials in this effort. We must all work together to rescue trafficking victims and bring the offenders to justice.” Nancy O’Malley, Alameda County District Attorney
“Increased awareness and education at Oakland Airport cuts off this entry/exit point for traffickers. The U.S. State Dept. has determined that transportation professionals are among the best-placed to identify trafficking situations.” Nancy Rivard, President, Airline Ambassadors
“Airport personnel are our first line of defense. With an increase in human trafficking through the Bay Area and other U.S. airports, we are being proactive. The threat of human trafficking tends to be heightened around major sports and entertainment events. With the Super Bowl coming to Santa Clara in 2016, we want to act now to offset that threat. Betty Ann Boeving, Exec. Director, BAATC
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Shepherd of the Hills Orphanage April 5-9, 2014 Check out this report from our visit last October!
Spend 5 days with the children at the orphanage filled with love, laughter, fun and awesome memories!
If you love children, and want an exceptional experience of a lifetime this is a trip for you! This is a Christian children’s home, the children are so wonderful and they love when we come to visit. You will never forget your experience of this trip, filled with love, laughter and awesome memories. Everyone is welcome…. Husbands, wives, teenagers (spring break for some). The boys there love to play sports, girls love us to do their hair and nails.
After arriving in Manila on your own, the journey begins on April 5 and ends on April 9.
Please contact Cheryl Robinson for more information.517-599-4095 cheryl.robinson@airlineamb.org
Mission trip to Shepherd of the Hills Children’s Home,
San Antonio, Zambales, Philippines April 5-9
Itinerary
Leave USA April 2-3 (arrive day after you take off from the U.S.) Arrive Manila April 3-4 (this is when you need a hotel)
Day 1 – April 5
Leave hotel for our journey to Zambales 6:30 – 7 am Stop for snack. ( This is not included aprox. $5-10)
Arrive at the children’s home for lunch 12:00pm
Get settled in, meet the children. Take everyone to the beach
Dinner at Shepherd of the hills
Sort out our donations; They will have a welcoming party for us.
Day 2 – April 6
Breakfast at Shepherd of the Hills
Attend church with everyone; Lunch at Shepherd of the Hills
Visiting the children school; Give out the donations that we bring
Graduation party for all the graduates
Dinner
Activities at Shepherd of the Hills
Day 3 – April 7
Breakfast at Shepherd of the Hills
Sea world water park; Lunch party at McDonalds
Working on a Project donated by us
Dinner at Shepherd of the Hills
Visiting the children in their homes
Day 4 – April 8
Breakfast at Shepherd of the Hills
Market day in town (coming back in a local transport the tricycle)
Older boys take us “Island hopping” in outrigger canoes – including lunch
Dinner at Shepherd of the Hills
Goodbye ceremony to include a bonfire, singing and dancing!!
Day 5 – April 9
River walk to see the sunrise, Leaving for Manila after breakfast.
Lunch en route (not included aprox. $5-10)
Arriving at our hotel in Manila Approximately 3-4 pm
A few extras….making pizza and cookies; Taking a ride in a tricycle: Our activities my change depending on transportation and dates. (This is very close to what we will be doing.)
Day 6 – April 10 in Manila
If we can get transportation we will visit the children who live at the Dump site, a project of our Partner – We Care for Humanity. We will serve the children dinner and take some things that they really need. This is subject to change, and is voluntary if you would like to go along please let me know.
Day 7 – April 11
Last day is a free day….lots of sightseeing, shopping, dining and more within walking distance of our hotel.
Day 8 – April 12
Leave for home….remember the day we leave the day we arrive back in the US
The hotel before and after our trip is not included. You are responsible for getting to and from Manila from the US. I can make your hotel reservation.
In Manila we will stay at the Élan Hotel near Greenhills ( price is $70 per room per night…if shared it’s $35pp breakfast not included. There are many places to eat close to the hotel along or beautiful breakfast at our hotel) this money will be sent to me directly . The hotel is for when we are not at Shepherd of the hills. You will need 1-2 nights before and after the trip.
Price and Registration
Price of the trip per person $600. This money is a tax deductible donation through Airline Ambassadors and all of this will be wired to Shepherd of the Hills Children’s Home.
The price of the trip is per person and is your tax deductible donation. It covers money for the orphanage and they will provide transportation to Zambales, and everything while we are at Shepherd of the Hills (food, transportation, tolls, things needed for a project, beach day for everyone, sea world park, Island hopping, tipping our driver, gas and food for the Mejica family for driving the extra van).
If you’re interested I will need a deposit by Paypal or check to Airline Ambassadors. I will need the remainder $450 before we leave, dates will be provided before we leave. I wire the money ahead of time and send it to Shepherd of the Hills before the trip so they will be prepared for us. You can make your deposit or full payment for the trip HERE
There are many things needed for the children, If you’re interested in the trip I will send you a list of items needed.
Thank you so much!
Cheryl Robinson, Mission Coordinator 517-599-4095 ; cheryl.robinson@airlineamb.org
Nancy’s testimony before Congress was picked up and reported on by Voice of Russia.
Deborah Sigmund of Innocents at Risk and Ben Grasby of Firestick joined her radio interview on Jan. 28,2014 . You can read the print article here.
Airline Ambassadors and our mission was recently covered in American Airline’s in-flight magazine, “American Way”
Airline Ambassadors epitomizes the relatively new concept of voluntourism, traveling to help others.
You can read the magazine here (the article is on page 67) or link directly to the article here.
