Teen Travel Blog

Here are a few students who took what they learned on their ARCC journey and continued their dedication to positively impact the lives of others.

Katie Pilot- Back2Back- Sending backpacks to African Schools   

Katie Pilot volunteered in schools on the Adventures Cross-Country Africa Community Service Program.  “After spending a few days with the students it became very evident that their situation is dire.  Pencils, pens, notebooks, and backpacks are all a scarcity.”  Katie returned home with a mission to bring these children school supplies.  She started a non-profit, “Back2Back”, which organizes the donation of school supplies and backpacks for needy schools all over the world.  This past summer, Katie traveled to Rwanda and brought school supplies to orphanages and the kids she worked with.  “Today, I am continuing my dream by extending my surplus of donations to any organization that is travelling to a foreign country to work in the local schools.” 

Dana Mayber- Bear Hugs- Teddy Bears to Thailand

Dana Mayber, who attended the Thailand Community Service Adventure in 2008, started a charity called “Bear Hugs” following her ARCC adventure.  “Bear Hugs” collects various supplies, including teddy bears, to distribute to people in need across the globe.  This past summer, “Bear Hugs” sent school supplies, toys, dental supplies, and 200 teddy bears to the various places her ARCC groups visited throughout Thailand as well as villages in Nicaragua and Peru.  “As I learned in Thailand, a smile is truly a universal language!”  “Bear Hugs” is now raising money to build an orphanage and school “in order to provide support and independence to children in an underprivileged country.”

For more information about Bear Hugs, please visit: http://www.bearhugsonline.org/Bear_Hugs/About_Us.html

Join Adventures Cross-Country for a Community Service Program, and be inspired to make a positive impact on the lives of friends across the globe when you return home at the summer’s end.  Make 2010 the year you help the lives of others, and in the process, have your own life transformed. 

We’d like to invite you to one of Adventures Cross-Country’s upcoming slideshow in your hometown or at an Online Slideshow Webinar to find out more!  Or, visit us on Facebook to hear stories of other inspirational ARCC students.

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