VOLUNTEERS AROUND THE

WORLD— URI
CHAPTER MEETING
 VAW- URI CHAPTER

• Goal: provide medication, free medical care and

educate locals in Guatemala, Dominican Republic
and Panama.

• Country of choice: GUATEMALA

• Date: January 6-20

REQUIREMENTS TO BE AN ACTIVE
MEMBER:

• Join a committee

• Fundraising, Public Relations, Recruitment, Philanthropy,

Education, Language and Culture

• Participate in fundraising events

• Attend Chapter meetings (Mandatory)

• Volunteer in at least one session a semester

• There are only 15-25 spots for each trip

CHAPTER MEETING TIMES &
LOCATIONS
• Mondays in Quinn 314 @5pm
• Thursdays in the MU 360 @ 5pm

Chapter meetings will be every OTHER week until November, then we will meet
EVERY week
• Week of 9/20
• Week of 10/4
• Week of 10/18
• Week of 11/1
• Week of 11/8
• Week of 11/15
• Week of 11/22
• Week of 11/29
 COMMITTEES

• Fundraising—

• Language & Culture—

• Education—

• Philanthropy—

• Public Relations—

• Recruitment—
EBOARD POSITIONS

• Treasurer

• Communications Chair
COST:

Program Fees Airfare

Guatemala $1,700 $500-700

Program fees cover volunteers housing, food, clinic transportation

and staff while they are in the host community. They cover
transportation to and from the airport in the host country if they
are flying with the group. It does not include flights or funds for
outside/free day activities.

*As a group, we must fundraise $1,500 for

medications which we will do through
fundraising events*
DUES:

• September 30th— $200

• October 14th— $500

• October 30th—$500

• November 5— purchase flights

• November 25— final payment

REFUND POLICY

• If you decide to not go on the trip prior to flights

being bought, the money you have deposited
(excluding $250 deposit) will be returned

• Once flights have been bought, money is

nonrefundable.
GETTING READY FOR THE TRIP-

• Passport due by November 20th *Must be valid for at

least a month after the trip*

• Scrubs— It is mandatory to wear scrubs to every day

of clinic: that means scrub pants and scrub tops, as
well as closed toed shoes.
VOLUNTEERING TRIPS

• Seasons Assisted Living in East Greenwich RI

• Memory Care Unit.
• The hours would be 5-8 .
• You would help serve dinner to the residents and then
you could do either a one on one or a group setting as
the nursing staff would be getting the residents ready for
the night.

• *Please come see me after chapter meeting if you are

interested*
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