DR Volunteer Trip
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Hello everyone! My name is Arielle and I am a recent graduate from the University of Pennsylvania. I am now working in New York City doing marketing at Morgan Stanley.
As a part of Morgan Stanley's annual Global Volunteer Month, the company is partnering with the charity, Bridges to Community, to bring a small group of employees to San Juan, Dominican Republic from June 9-16. Bridges has been working with impoverished communities in Nicaragua since 1992 and in the Dominican Republic since 2010. More than a third of the Dominican population lives in poverty with the highest incidinces near the Haiti border.
My group will be working to build a new, sturdy home for a family in need. Their current home is made of scrap wood walls, a tin roof, and is no match for the hurricanes and earthquakes that plague the area. Dirt floors, no door with a lock, and a roof that leaks means that their basic human need of a safe shelter is not being met. The impact of having a new home is huge; increasing this family’s health, sense of security, and a safe place to house their families. It will also allow them to leave the home in order to pursue education and employment. By supporting me and this project, you will be changing real lives and making an impact on a community with families and needs just like your own.
I will be using the funds raised to cover the trip cost and to give directly to the community we will be working in. This amount of money will be life altering for a community where most are surviving on about $100 per month. Your support not only means a lot to me, but will mean the world to our San Juan family. Thank you so much and I can't wait for next month's trip!
Warmly,
Arielle Winfield
As a part of Morgan Stanley's annual Global Volunteer Month, the company is partnering with the charity, Bridges to Community, to bring a small group of employees to San Juan, Dominican Republic from June 9-16. Bridges has been working with impoverished communities in Nicaragua since 1992 and in the Dominican Republic since 2010. More than a third of the Dominican population lives in poverty with the highest incidinces near the Haiti border.
My group will be working to build a new, sturdy home for a family in need. Their current home is made of scrap wood walls, a tin roof, and is no match for the hurricanes and earthquakes that plague the area. Dirt floors, no door with a lock, and a roof that leaks means that their basic human need of a safe shelter is not being met. The impact of having a new home is huge; increasing this family’s health, sense of security, and a safe place to house their families. It will also allow them to leave the home in order to pursue education and employment. By supporting me and this project, you will be changing real lives and making an impact on a community with families and needs just like your own.
I will be using the funds raised to cover the trip cost and to give directly to the community we will be working in. This amount of money will be life altering for a community where most are surviving on about $100 per month. Your support not only means a lot to me, but will mean the world to our San Juan family. Thank you so much and I can't wait for next month's trip!
Warmly,
Arielle Winfield
Organizer
Arielle Winfield
Organizer
New York, NY
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