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Bookbag Santa- collecting used school supplies for 2 little schools in Belize...
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MUSICIANS ! If you would like to schedule a great vacation with a free guide... and do a good deed at the same time, send us an e-mail for more info. Every summer we lead a group of people to the beautiful Caribbean country of Belize to deliver school supplies to poor kids, there. A nice touch is to include musicians to do a little concert for the kids at the school in the village, and of course, there are plenty of beach bars to play at, in the evenings.... turtle-guy@att.net Godin Guitars has donated a beautiful Seagull MJ6 for us to bring down, and save wear-and-tear on your instrument. The beach bars in Placencia are beautiful settings for an acoustic solo or duo...
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Every year, American students waste an amazing amount of perfectly usable supplies, dumping everything in the trash when school gets out, and replacing it all 3 months later... and this goes on at every school in the country ! Literally, TONS of good stuff go to the landfill, or get sunk in the ocean- and it can all be re-used !
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If you would like to see some shots of Todd & Michelle (the '07 musicians) having fun with some of the students, and at one of the beach bars, go to: http://picasaweb.google.com/spilmangw/Gary3
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In May, at the end of the school year, we begin collecting used supplies like pens, pencils, paper, and 3-ring binders from local schools, individuals, groups, and stores. Over the next 2 months, this is all sorted, cleaned, weighed and packed in 50-pound packages. Volunteers who sign up to go on a cheap vacation ( about $1,000 for a week-plane, hotel & food !... about $200 for a second week !!) bring 100 pounds of supplies on the plane as check-in baggage. The delivery trip is usually at the end of July- early August. That is a slow period for tourism, so we not only deliver supplies to the schools, but we help the local economy by bringing customers to hotels, restaurants, and shops... and we get a cheap vacation in a tropical paradise. It's a win-win-win situation ! Another way to help is by the donation of used cell phones & printer cartridges, all of which can be re-cycled to raise cash for operating expenses. Student governments, or church groups can put out collection boxes asking for donations...
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