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1. High School Community Service Tijuana , Mexico(Supported by
Olive Children Foundation)
2. High School Requirements CA High School Graduation
Requirements Approx 40 hours College counselors are increasingly
seeingcommunity service hours of more than 200/300in college
applications College counselors insist that kids do
somethingunique, that is hugely impactful and consistent,to stand
out in vast pool of applications Imagine building a home in 4 days
and handingover the keys to a needy family ? How impactfulwould
that be? 3. The opportunity in Mexico Tijuana Mexico has amultitude
of poorneighborhoods with many,below the poverty line. Doxa
Serves(www.doxaserves.org) is agrassroots organizationthat has
built over 1500homes for 7500 Mexicansin the past 20 years,
withabout 12,000 volunteersfrom world-over 4. What stands out in
this opportunity In the end of 4 days you are giving abasic need of
a house to a veryneedy family Expanding ones comfort zone
andprovide for personal growth Cultural and socio-economicawareness
of the Spanish people Staying in similar conditions to localsto get
a very different experience Most folks returning to their homeswith
a very altered outlook of life 5. House Building Specifics Require
12-15 high school /adults ( Ideal to volunteer asa family) Need to
fund raise about$5000 per group for 1 house Need 4-5 days to build
1house Need knowledge of how touse hammer and ready tosweat a lot !
6. Why Doxa Serves ? Researched few other organizations(Esparanza
International, CharityAnywhere, Ninos International) DoxaServes
stands out : Headquartered in Seattle, WA Complete a whole house in
4-5 days Lots of pre-work(cement / slabs etc) can be done ahead of
time There will be experienced folks working with us Will stay in
an orphanage experiencing the less privileged way of life Good
safety and security measures taken by the Organization no incidents
for past 20 years 7. Tijuana Trip Specifics Planning for a 4-5 day
trip duringDecember 2011 vacation Tijuana isabout 8 hrs drive from
Fremont Need to bring passport and visa papers (ifnot a US Citizen)
We have 2 families who are interested Need 4-5 more families First
come firstserve basis Need to plan Student led fund-raising toraise
the total of $5000 before the trip(excluding personal expenses) At
least 1 parent should accompany thekid - Mandatory Can volunteer as
a family (Smaller kids areok to accompany) 8. Safety and Security
Most crimes and drug issues are on TexasMexico Border Tijuana used
to be an area with issues nowcracked down to 1 gang, under control
Look at US Embassys Mexico related securitymessages, Safety and
security aspects atwww.doxaserves.org pages Doxaserves continually
consult lots of otherorganizations who send many students
tovolunteer in Tijuana The Director of the organization goes
theretwice a month, for the past 20 years, with noincident The
Director has committed that he canaccompany us for the entire trip
Speak with references about security Respect peoples fears If
anything comes upfrom now until Dec, we can always call off
theproject 9. Staying Conditions at Tijuana Stay will be in the
orphanagebuilding Dorm style sleeping with sleepingbags / cots
Bucket water showers / Potablerestrooms Purchase drinking water
Advisable to buy groceries from US,and cook for most part in
Industrialstyle kitchens in orphanage for thegroup Escorted by the
Director on the wayto and from the job site Opportunity to interact
with the kidsin the orphanage 10. Next Steps / More Info Ton of
information in
www.doxaserves.orghttps://www.facebook.com/doxaserves Need interest
list by 10/26 Questions [email protected] , [email protected]
Detailed Conference call with Organization Director First week of
Nov Speak with local references who have done this before - Nov
Fund Raising Activities Nov/Dec Actual Trip 4-5 days between Dec
25th and Dec 31st 11. Appendix 12. Fund Raising Ideas Car Washes
Cook-out / Bake Sales STAR Test Prep Camps foryounger kids Fund
Raising Letters tofamily and friends Run Half Marathons andraise
funds 13. Detailed Home Building Steps Can get Concrete slabs
pre-built Leveling the job site Wood Framing Plywood frame the roof
andblack paper Paint, Install doors andwindows No plumbing and
electrical Building activities led by theDirector and possibly, an
onsitehelper
