I need your help!!!

Dearest Blog Readers,

Peace Corps Volunteers in Ukraine are madly gearing up for all of our summer camp activities.  I'm super excited to be a part of a few different ones.  For one of the camps, I will be spending the 4th of July with a group of Ukrainian youth at a small beachside village in southern Ukraine.

Camp H.E.A.L. {Human Trafficking, Education, AIDS/HIV, Leadership} is a Peace Corps run summer camp.

Background info on the camp: here
A link to see all the counselors: here

Because this camp is Peace Corps run/organized, we raise a lot of the money to make it affordable for students.  For a 9 day camp, youth only have to pay around $40 USD.

That's about one tank of gas in the United States right now...maybe less. 

ANY type of donation is greatly appreciated.  Every dollar counts and goes directly to funding the camp...AND is tax deductible. We are looking to finish fundraising by the beginning of May.  Please please please consider giving.  Here are a few ideas on things you could do:

Skip your Starbucks for the day.

Instead of stopping to get a Chick-Fil-A in the drive-thru, make a sandwich at home.

Skip the queso at On The Border.  And maybe the dessert too...

Skip the impulse buying in the Target check-out.  You don't really need those pretzel M&Ms.

Forge past your 4th meal cravings of Taco Bell.  Your love handles will thank you later.

{can you tell some of the foods/places I love and miss right now?}

With those few extra bucks, donate the loose change to this cause.  I promise, you'll be able to see the rewards in my pictures from camp :)

I know some people don't do electronic payments...but there are other options!   However, if you would like to donate online, you can simply click >>>> here.  It's super easy and fast.  If online stuff isn't your cup o' tea, there are two other options:

1) Send a check to the following address:


Peace Corps Headquarters
Office of Private Sector Initiatives
1111 20th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20526


Checks are payable to Peace Corps Partnership Program.  Please note in the memo line: Project 343-310.  Also, print off the following sheet of paper, fill it in, and send it in {paper here}.

2)  Call the following phone number.  Credit card information will be taken over the phone.  Phone number: 1-800-424-8580 x 2170.  You will still need the project number {343-310}.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.  Please consider giving something...even $5 will help more than you know.