Overview

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Overview
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Orphanage Outreach

• 501-C-3 Non-profit
• Works with Two Dominican Orphanages
• Mission Provide Opportunities to Orphaned,
  Abandoned, and Disadvantaged Children
• 7000 Volunteers since 1994
• Full Time American and Canadian Team Leaders

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Directors Tom and Paula Eklund

• Degrees in Industrial Engineering and Teaching
• Corporate Experience at IBM and American Express
• Founded Orphanage Outreach in 1994
• Live in Glendale, AZ

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Past University Groups

• Penn State University
• University of South Carolina
• University of Virginia
• University of Vermont
• Plymouth State University
• Pepperdine University
• North Carolina State University
• California Lutheran University
• Florida International University
• Xavier University
• University of Western Ontario
• College of St. Bens/St. Johns
• Grove City College
• Depauw University

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North Carolina State University

• "I strongly encourage you to participate in
  an Alternative Break with Orphanage Outreach. We
  were provided the support, structure, education
  and inspiration that made this a genuinely
  growing experience for our entire group -
  students and leaders alike. We returned to our
  campus with an enhanced awareness of issues of
  privilege, inclusion, service, and personal
  responsibility, as well as a broader world
  context for economic and political concerns. Do
  not miss this opportunity for multi-leveled
  growth for you and your students."
• Roger Callahan, Ed.D.,
• Assistant Vice Provost, NCSU

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University of Alabama-Birmingham

• I am the faculty advisor for SOSH (Students
  in Optometric Service to Humanity) out of the
  University of Alabama Birmingham School of
  Optometry. For each of the past 8 years a group
  consisting of myself and about 20 students has
  traveled outside the US during our spring break
  to provide eye care and eye wear to people in
  need. Our trip to Monte Cristi in March
  exceeded all of our expectations. With regard to
  accommodations and logistics, this has become the
  trip against which all others are and will be
  measured. It is truly a turn-key mission
  operation. Fantastic job! We will be here
  again.
• John Essinger, O.D.,
• Univ of Alabama-Birmingham

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Team Activities
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Teach English in Local Schools

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Tutor at the Orphanage

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Physical Work Projects

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Skits and Drama

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Arts and Crafts

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Sports and Recreation

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Cultural Field Trips

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The Beach

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Facilities
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Bunk House Style Sleeping

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Clean Showers and Toilets

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Good Dominican Food

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Safety and Health
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Safety

• Dominican Republic a very safe and friendly
  country
• Since 1994, never an issue of an OO volunteers
  safety being threatened
• Full time American Canadian in-country team
  leaders
• Common sense rules

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Health

• Full time OO trained cooks
• Bottled water for drinking and cooking
• Chlorinated shower water
• Mosquito nets
• Good local clinics

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Volunteer Comments
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This is the one thing in my college career that
really stands out. I've been forever changed and
I know I have made an impact on
others. ...Jessica Magners, York College of
Pennsylvania
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Everyone should experience this trip. I was
touched by the generosity and happiness of the
children. It was something our culture could
learn from, I know I did. . Liz Schuster,
Bucknell University
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The children in the Dominican Republic will amaze
you with their enthusiasm, spirit, and
willingness to try anything I have never
experienced anything so beautiful. Nancylynn
Price, Temple University
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This has been one of the most meaningful weeks of
my life. I am having a hard time putting into
words the things that I felt this week and how
much I have grown. Ashleigh Eustice Penn State
University
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This was the most touching and life changing
thing I have ever participated in. If you are
thinking of going, don't think twice about it, it
will be the best decision you will ever make,
take my word for it. ..Rebecca Honig, Dickinson
College
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This was one of the best experiences of my life.
I would recommend it to anyone and everyone. I
went there hoping to help out an orphanage and
touch the lives of children, but they ended up
touching my life much more deeply. I learned so
much and will definitely return next year. It
was a life altering experience! ...Suzanne
DeLong, Univ of Pennsylvania
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The Orphanage-Outreach program is absolutely
amazing. I highly recommend it to anyone and
everyone. The orphans, staff, and school
children helped me grow as an individual.
Working with Orphanage-Outreach was an experience
of a lifetime, I would do it again in a
second. Heather Oster, DePauw University
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The trip to the Orphanage was awesome, not only
could we help in a country of poverty, but we
also got so much out of it individually. I know
no one came back quite the same. Sharon Alderman,
Huntington College
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Absolutely go on the trip. It is such an amazing
experience. You have to be willing to step
outside of your comfort zone, but the personal
growth is completely worth it. Also, the kids
are great. They're bright, funny, and talented
young people. They make it really tough to
leave. .Stepheny Berry, Kansas University
Medical Center
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I have done many outreach and community service
projects, but what made this one different is
that the directors and volunteers of Orphanage
Outreach were each incredible people. I was blown
away by the interests and backgrounds of the
different people that this program attracted, and
like the point was made- you leave something
there or take something with you, Orphanage
Outreach becomes a part of you when you leave.
You are Orphanage Outreach and you will make a
huge difference. ...Vanessa Galan, Wheaton
College
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From teaching classes to the kids, to learning
about the Dominican Republic myself from the
kids, I have never felt more culturally immersed
in a foreign country's way of living. From the
way I ate, to the simple living conditions, and
finally to the farm we helped on...I came home
wishing I was still there. Brigitte Hamadey,
Boston College
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The trip was the most amazing and intense week of
my life. The boys at the orphanage are all so
special and appreciate what we did so much, it
was overwhelming. Jean Sullivan, University of
Massachusetts
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The trip was incredible and intense. You are
filled with love and a feeling that is
inexpressible with words. I learned more than I
ever could in a classroom and I recommend this
trip to everyone. Nicolle Szewczyk, Mount
Holyoke College
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This trip was hard work but lots of fun,
frustrating at times but also incredibly
rewarding. I learned more in two weeks here than
I have in any semester long class. Lara Dreir,
University of Minnesota
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It is so rewarding, no where else can you have
such a rich experience in so short a time... It
would be impossible to participate and not get
the feeling that this one short week will retain
its significance in your memory and your life for
a long time. Liza Davies, Princeton University
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The week I spent in Esperanza was the most
educating, the most challenging, and the most
AMAZING week I have ever had. Mary Beaumont,
Penn State University
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This was one of the best experiences of my life.
I learned so much from the kids and the other
volunteers about loving life and making the most
of what youve got. Kate Newby, Brown
University
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