TRAVEL TO DO GOOD TO NICARAGUA  

6 Days/5 Nights       November 3-8, 2015  

Medical/Education Outreach Volunteer Travel Program

Ready to share your professional skills, gifts, talents and desire to serve with the world? Ready to embark on the journey of a lifetime? Nicaragua is the perfect backdrop for our upcoming volunteer travel experience.   Join us as we volunteer in partnership with Gran Pacifica and non-profit partner, Help Them Help Themselves, as we serve the medical and education needs of the residents of San Diego, Zapote, California and el Jicaro, the communities that surround Gran Pacifica Resort.

Volunteer Highlights

• Volunteer with the Gran Pacifica Health Fair–          Volunteer Medical Professional Teams will conduct on site health screenings during the Gran Pacifica Health Fair.  For many, this will be their first visit with a medical professional. Spanish translators will be provided however additional volunteer translators will be needed.  Volunteers who are passionate about promoting a healthy lifestyle are encouraged to share their knowledge by conducting a 30 minute to 1 hour education workshop, or, you may prefer to: Teach English to local students and teachers–        Teaching English is a very popular volunteer activity for the Help Them Help Themselves organization and Gran Pacifica.    Learning to speak English is a much needed skill.  Bi lingual speakers have better opportunities in the job market.  This volunteer opportunity helps to lay a basic foundation for participants.  Help them help themselves by conducting a 2 day Basic English language skills workshop for local primary students and their teachers.

ITINERARY

Day 1 – Arrive in Nicaragua. Prívate transfer to Gran Pacifica

Day 2 – Volunteer Project Group Breakfast and Project Orientation Volunteer teams will be transported to their local project. On Site Lunch

Day 3 – Volunteer Project Group Breakfast and Project Orientation Volunteer teams will be transported to their local project. On Site Lunch

Day 4 – Return to Volunteer project or optional Local Tour- $150 Enjoy a Guided Tour of the historical city of Granada. Lined with Spanish style houses and beautiful old churches, Granada is a delightful town that represents the old world charm and character of the past. End the afternoon with a tour of Lake Nicaragua and Monkey Island. Includes Lunch

Day 5 Free Day – Optional Activities $25 It’s your time. Spend it on your own. 1 activity included: golf, surfing lessons, horseback riding,visit to swimming beach or spa treatment. Group Farewell Dinner

Day 6 – It is now time to Say Goodbye. You have traveled to do good and left your footprint in a positive way. Your life and the lives you have touched will never be the same. Transfer to airport. Depart for flight home

Cost: $850 Per Person – Double Occupancy Includes – 3 Star Accommodations – All local round trip transportation to airport and volunteer activities – Project Donation

About Travel to do Good

AAI is partnering with Travel to do Good for this program in Nicaragua. By aligning your desire to give, with a cause an event or a non-profit partner organization seeking to improve the lives of others, you will have the incredible opportunity to experience your destination in a more meaningful and powerful way.

When you travel to do good……Everyone benefits!  For more information contact Roslyn Parker at 888-416-7040 or  roslyn@traveltodogood.com

About our Nicaragua Project Partner – Gran Pacifica Beach and Golf Resort

Gran Pacifica Beach and Golf Resort is a unique Spanish Colonial master planned beach community of beach homes, oceanfront condos, golf-front villas and vacation rentals. Gran Pacifica has 3.5 miles of stunning Pacific oceanfront and is located just 1 hour from Managua City/Airport.

 The development of Gran Pacifica Beach and Golf Resort has created employment opportunities for the local population. Gran Pacifica and its partners in Nicaragua have employed nearly 500 people over the last six years. They have also created training programs that enable the local community to take full advantage of employment opportunities as they come available.

Gran Pacifica Social Responsibility Initiatives

Since its inception, Gran Pacifica has partnered with local government, community leaders and non-profit organizations including Help Them Help Themselves and Beauty from Ashes.

Their focus is on health and education issues and as a result of their strategic partnerships, they have spearheaded a variety of successful social projects and fundraising initiatives. They are fully engaged and are active partners in the betterment of the local communities that surround the Gran Pacifica Beach and Golf Resort

Gran Pacifica Social Outreach Highlights

As part of their commitment to giving back, Gran Pacifica’s employees, shareholders, vendors and non-profit partners have donated money, medical equipment, personal care items, school supplies, food, shoes and clothing. Listed below are some of the highlights from their outreach efforts;

• Provided support for Daytime safe house inside the trash dump that provides services to the children of La Chureca
• Coordinated in conjunction with Samaritan International,Gran Pacifica donated soya food for the children of the Rafaela Herrera #2 School in March 2015. Soya food is an excellent resource for vitamins and protein
• Distributed food and personal care items to the prisoners of District 2, Managua prison
• Construction of 2 schools
• Built a home for a single grandmother (The house was completely made of plastic bottles, trash and Organic Materials excavated from the Community)
• Provided building courses to the local community to teach locals how to build a home using recycled and organic methods.
• Donated backpacks, school supplies and shoes to every child in the Los Jicaros Community
• Donation of Uniforms to women and men’s soccer teams of Villa El Carmen
• Together with Gran Pacifica’s Property Owner’s Assoc. Soccer and Baseball fields was installed
• Transportation provided for local youth Baseball and Soccer teams
• Transportation and feeding of 55 kids to Baseball game in Managua.
• Workout program for women in the California Community five days per week. Currently there are 20 women currently active in the program

Email Roslyn Parker for details at roslyn@traveltodogood.com  or call her at 954-649-2922