http://www.serveyourworld.com en-us http://www.serveyourworld.com N/A Admin@ServeYourWorld.com Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:43:03 EDT 20 http://www.mtshastanews.com/articles/2005/05/11/news/news01.txt When Shannon Fontius traveled to Romania for her senior project this spring, she had never before planned and carried out an international trip all on her own. SYW Staff Wed, 07 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050303/NEWS01/503030343/1006 The group flew to the Space Coast from Washington, D.C., to spend a week swinging hammers for Habitat for Humanity and building houses for the poor. After sneaking in a little time at Walt Disney World and then kayaking, the group started putting up walls and nailing down shingles Wednesday at Faith Landings -- a 28-home, deed-restricted community built by volunteers. SYW Staff Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST http://fairmontsentinel.com/news/stories/030405a.html A Fairmont native plans to spend a month in Sri Lanka to help with relief efforts following the tsunami that devastated the area in December. SYW Staff Sat, 25 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST http://www.miningjournal.net/news/story/033202005_new03-n0303.asp When Superior Hills Elementary School teacher Lucy Harrington decided to help her Peace Corps volunteer daughter, the common question she faced was, "What's the Peace Corps?" SYW Staff Sat, 25 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST http://www.gonzagabulletin.com/news/2005/03/04/ReligionFaith/Jesuit.Volunteer.Corps.Serves.Poor.Around.World-886468.shtml Graduation is just around the corner for the class of 2005 and the question on every future graduate's mind is, "What am I going to do next year?" The options seem endless - start graduate school, begin your career, travel abroad - but for many, a serious option is service, either in America or abroad. One organization that caters to this desire to serve is the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, a program that started under the sponsorship of the Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). SYW Staff Fri, 24 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST http://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/ADVISOR/01/20/volunteer.vacations/index.html Imagine returning from vacation with tales of excavating mummies in the Atacama Desert in Chile or tracing the history of the planet's fresh water back nearly 20,000 years in Mongolia's Gobi Desert. SYW Staff Thu, 23 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/01/09/special_reports/travel/19_01_091_8_05.txt  The shovel bites into the earth, propelled by a swift kick from my sturdiest hiking boots. A twist of the handle, and I've dug up a heavy spadeful of earth and random plant life... SYW Staff Wed, 22 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2005-01-20-volunteer-tsunami_x.htm  In late February, Mike Preston, 38, will treat himself to a winter break in an exotic, seaside locale. But the Miami-based MTV production manager will be packing work boots, not flip-flops. And when he hits the beach, he'll be hefting debris, not tropical drinks... SYW Staff Tue, 21 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST http://www.boston.com/travel/articles/2005/01/16/in_a_service_exchange_so_much_gained/ Caring for injured seals on islands off the coast of Scotland. Helping on an archeological dig in France. Maintaining bridges in the Amazon rain forest of Peru. For people who have the time, energy, and money, a world of opportunity in service travel awaits... SYW Staff Mon, 20 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/news/epaper/2005/01/23/w1a_bocadoc_0123.html Dr. Mitchell Schuster lives two dramatically different lives. One is in Boca Raton, where he practices general medicine and where almost all his patients "range from upper class to wealthy... SYW Staff Sun, 19 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST