Wednesday, August 29, 2012

UNC Ultimate Frisbee Service Trip to Guatemala

"What is this trip all about?", you may ask. Here's the run down:

Members of UNC's Men's and Women's Ultimate Frisbee teams will be taking a week-long service trip to volunteer with Safe Passage (www.safepassage.org), an NGO in Guatemala City, from June 2nd-8th, 2013. While there we will volunteer in all different parts of the project, but will focus on introducing Ultimate Frisbee to youth through the Sports Program at Safe Passage.

I have had this idea for over a year now, and I am excited to finally put it into motion. I first traveled to Safe Passage in Guatemala in the spring of 2009 after graduating from high school. I volunteered as a Teacher's Assistant and, during those first three months, began relationships with the children and project that remain strong today. During the summer of 2011, I spent another 3 months at Safe Passage volunteering as an English and Guitar Teacher. Now, I constantly think of ways that I can connect my day-to-day life in North Carolina to Safe Passage in Guatemala, and this is how the idea for a service trip with UNC's Ultimate Frisbee teams was born. Now it is a reality, and you can help make it happen!

Here is how:


DONATION INFORMATION:

Online: www.giving.unc.edu

Press 'Give Now', then click 'Search Funds' and search for 'Men's Ultimate Frisbee'. Select the Men's team from the list (account #1465) and fill in the rest of the information on the website and you should be good to go!

By check: http://giving.unc.edu/how-to-give/individuals/gift-timing/CCM1_035100

Make the check out to "UNC-Chapel Hill" and, in the memo line, specify "M. Club Ultimate Frisbee Account #1465". Checks are also accepted at all fundraising events or can be mailed to:

UNC-Chapel Hill
POB 309
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-0309

The phone number for the UNC Giving donation website is 919-537-3818.

 Please let me know if you have any additional questions!

Thanks,

Tristan Green

919-923-8446

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