Dec, 2017
Dear Family and Friends,
I hope you are doing well! I want to let you know about an
amazing opportunity I have to travel and co-lead a team of
teachers and teenagers to the Dominican Republic this
summer 2018!
We will be preparing and presenting professional development workshops for teachers who work with students from a school located in Santo Domingo. Children in poverty face unique challenges so this summer we are also bringing a group of teens and young adullts to partner with the teens in their community, doing work projects and meaningful team building activities. We want to build a bridge of relationships between our two cultures and serve where it is most needed. We will study Eric Jensen’s book, Engaging Children with Poverty in Mind, to help us prepare appropriate lessons to address the needs identified by the teachers in the Dominican Republic. As we spend time with educators, students and community leaders, we will gain an understanding of the challenges they face and learn from their experiences. I look forward to this incredible service learning opportunity.
Each team member has been asked to raise $2600 to cover the expenses for this serving opportunity. I am wondering if you would like to be a part of this effort and help our team raise these funds? Because this is a volunteer service trip facilitated by the non-profit organization INGAGE Unlimited, all donations are tax deductible and can be made online at this website. Just select the Dominican Republic team 1. I will send out an email following my trip. I’m sure I’ll be eager to share my experience!
Please email me if you have any questions!
Thank you so much!
Cindy
chesselbein@barrington220.org