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WORLD ACCESS PROJECT'S ANNUAL OUTREACHES
Below we will share with you the events and activities we do every year, with the hopes you will join us in Mexico, and make a difference in the life of a person with a disability.
SPRING - PUERTO VALLARTA
AUGUST - TRUE FRIENDS CAMP
WINTER - MAZATLAN
OTHER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
PUERTO VALLARTA
We return to Puerto Vallarta every year to donate wheelchairs and other mobility equipment to impoverished people with disabilities from Puerto Vallarta and surrounding communities. We also hold a one-day sports camp teach those who receive wheelchairs how to move around and invite those who receive equipment to visit a dolphin spectacular.
Volunteers fly into Puerto Vallarta airport Saturday or Sunday. We will meet you as you arrive at the airport and take you to the nearby hotel. Sunday morning you are invited to go to the church service (not mandatory) where we'll be donating equipment during the week. In the afternoon we will all have some time to get to know each other, have a short training time and orientation. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday we will be distributing wheelchairs. Thursday we will host a recreation/sports clinic to show those who receive wheelchairs how to get around and be more active. We will have athletes who use wheelchairs, and other volunteers to show the participants in the camp how to play sports. Following the clinic we will take a stroll along the beautiful Puerto Vallarta Boardwalk, enjoying the views of the ocean.
Many of those who will receive the donated equipment don’t have the resources to get out of the house, so Friday we will treat them to a special event – an amazing dolphin show at Vallarta Adventures. An incredible time of laughs, ahhs! & amazement.
Volunteers fly back to the U.S. Saturday. The cost of the trip is $850 which includes transportation in Puerto Vallarta, accommodations at a beautiful hotel on the ocean, lunches during the days of the distribution, participation in the sports camp, dolphin excursion, travel insurance, and of course, a t-shirt. To sign up for the trip fill out our Volunteer Application (bottom of page) and send it to Richard St Denis. Please call or write Richard St.Denis (520-343-4402) for the exact dates of the trip this year.
AGENDA
Saturday & Sunday - Volunteers Arrive
Sunday -Team Orientation & Dinner
Monday- Wednesday - Donation of Equipment
Thursday - Sports Clinic & Boardwalk Walk with participants
Friday - Dolphin Show at Vallarta Adventures
Saturday - Depart
Volunteers fly into Puerto Vallarta airport Saturday or Sunday. We will meet you as you arrive at the airport and take you to the nearby hotel. Sunday morning you are invited to go to the church service (not mandatory) where we'll be donating equipment during the week. In the afternoon we will all have some time to get to know each other, have a short training time and orientation. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday we will be distributing wheelchairs. Thursday we will host a recreation/sports clinic to show those who receive wheelchairs how to get around and be more active. We will have athletes who use wheelchairs, and other volunteers to show the participants in the camp how to play sports. Following the clinic we will take a stroll along the beautiful Puerto Vallarta Boardwalk, enjoying the views of the ocean.
Many of those who will receive the donated equipment don’t have the resources to get out of the house, so Friday we will treat them to a special event – an amazing dolphin show at Vallarta Adventures. An incredible time of laughs, ahhs! & amazement.
Volunteers fly back to the U.S. Saturday. The cost of the trip is $850 which includes transportation in Puerto Vallarta, accommodations at a beautiful hotel on the ocean, lunches during the days of the distribution, participation in the sports camp, dolphin excursion, travel insurance, and of course, a t-shirt. To sign up for the trip fill out our Volunteer Application (bottom of page) and send it to Richard St Denis. Please call or write Richard St.Denis (520-343-4402) for the exact dates of the trip this year.
AGENDA
Saturday & Sunday - Volunteers Arrive
Sunday -Team Orientation & Dinner
Monday- Wednesday - Donation of Equipment
Thursday - Sports Clinic & Boardwalk Walk with participants
Friday - Dolphin Show at Vallarta Adventures
Saturday - Depart
Change a Life - Make a Difference!
TRUE FRIENDS CAMP
AMIGOS VERDADEROS
In August we hold a very special camp, for 5-days, for up to 50 people who use wheelchairs. The purpose of the camp is to teach them how to use their wheelchairs, play sports, conquer obstacles, and have a better quality of life. We teach them how to be more active and independent, so they can go home, be a participating member of their family and community, and be successful.
We have devotions in the morning; sports, crafts, classes de music, English, bible training in the afternoon, and bonfires, fiestas, and other activities at night.
This event is held at a facility, near the City of Atlacomulco, 30 minutes from our Donation Center. The participants share dorm rooms, sleep in bunk beds, and use community bathrooms. We help them learn to bathe, go to the bathroom and get dressed. It is 100% Spanish without translators, and we invite volunteers who want to completely immerse themselves in the disabled, Mexican life, be part of the camp that transforms lives.
Volunteers fly into Mexico City, arriving Monday, the camp is from Tuesday through Saturday, and they fly home Sunday. The cost of the trip is $500, which includes meals, accommodations, transportation to/from the Mexico City airport, and travel insurance.
We have devotions in the morning; sports, crafts, classes de music, English, bible training in the afternoon, and bonfires, fiestas, and other activities at night.
This event is held at a facility, near the City of Atlacomulco, 30 minutes from our Donation Center. The participants share dorm rooms, sleep in bunk beds, and use community bathrooms. We help them learn to bathe, go to the bathroom and get dressed. It is 100% Spanish without translators, and we invite volunteers who want to completely immerse themselves in the disabled, Mexican life, be part of the camp that transforms lives.
Volunteers fly into Mexico City, arriving Monday, the camp is from Tuesday through Saturday, and they fly home Sunday. The cost of the trip is $500, which includes meals, accommodations, transportation to/from the Mexico City airport, and travel insurance.
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Volunteers Fine Tuning a Child's Wheelchair
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Amigos Verdaderos Camp -
Learning to Pass an Obstacle
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JOIN US TO DONATE WHEELCHAIRS, MAKE HOMES ACCESSIBLE, CHANGE LIVES AND GET TO KNOW RURAL, BEAUTIFUL MEXICO!
MAZATLAN
DONATE MOBILITY EQUIPMENT
SPORTS CAMP FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
WHEELCHAIR TENNIS TOURNAMENT
Watch out Roger Federer!!
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In December we donate wheelchairs, host our annual Recreation & Sports camp and Wheelchair Tennis Tournament in Mazatlan. Working with the government of Mazatlan or a nearby pueblo we host a wheelchair donation. Another day of the trip we invite people with disabilities from Mazatlan, and nearby communities, to participate in a multi-day recreation and sports clinic to teach them to be more independent and active. We show them how to play sports and exercise, we provide inspirational talks and videos to encourage them, share God's love with them, and teach them how to be more independent and confident. Following the sports clinic, we host a multi-day tennis tournament for tennis players who use wheelchairs. During the activities of the wonderful week, we stay at a beautiful hotel located adjacent to the Pacific Ocean.
Volunteers arrive Saturday or Sunday and depart Monday following the tournament. Volunteers with interest in donating mobility equipment, teaching, and helping people with disabilities play sports, love the week in Mazatlan. The cost is $850 which includes accommodations in a beautiful hotel where every room has a view of the ocean. We share breakfast together daily. Breakfasts & lunches during the donation, sports clinic and tournament are included along with transportation to/from the airport in Mazatlan, travel insurance, a tournament t-shirt, and a lot of fun. For more information about participating in the events or volunteering, contact Richard St. Denis on our Contacts page.
Volunteers arrive Saturday or Sunday and depart Monday following the tournament. Volunteers with interest in donating mobility equipment, teaching, and helping people with disabilities play sports, love the week in Mazatlan. The cost is $850 which includes accommodations in a beautiful hotel where every room has a view of the ocean. We share breakfast together daily. Breakfasts & lunches during the donation, sports clinic and tournament are included along with transportation to/from the airport in Mazatlan, travel insurance, a tournament t-shirt, and a lot of fun. For more information about participating in the events or volunteering, contact Richard St. Denis on our Contacts page.
Great Doubles Competition Among Friends
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OTHER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Each summer, Americans and volunteers from other countries join us to donate wheelchairs, make homes accessible, and visit rural indigenous communities of Mexico. You are invited to come on your own, form your own team, bring your family, friends, church or social group. We invite people to do internships or stay with us for longer periods of time.
WEEK-LONG VISITS
For groups who come for a week we spend three days donating wheelchairs and other mobility equipment to impoverished people with disabilities, one day making the home of someone with a disability more accessible, and enjoy a tour day, experiencing various local communities and cultures, visiting marketplaces and restaurants, enjoying beautiful, authentic Mexico.
The cost of the trip is $850, which includes meals every day, accommodations, transportation to/from Mexico City airport, travel insurance, a World Access Project shirt. Visiting Mexico and transforming lives is an incredible experience. You'll stay at a very nice, comfortable hotel, in the center of the small, quaint pueblo of Jocotitlan (where our Donation Center is located). The hotel is within walking distance to our Donation Center. During the week you will have the opportunity to get to know local people, enjoy local customs and traditions, do some shopping and experience Mexican food. Some meals are provided by a restaurant located in the hotel, and we will also visit local restaurants in Jocotitlan and nearby communities.
We invite individuals, families, churches, clubs and communities to join us. If you're interested, to schedule an event, or would like more information, feel welcome to contact Richard St.Denis at (520) 343-4402, or [email protected].
VOLUNTEER - GIVE THE GIFT OF YOUR TIME AND ENERGY
MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Throughout the Year we Host Picnics and Get Togethers
to Check in to see how Everyone is Doing and Enjoy Time Together
Picnic with Amigos Verdaderos (True Friends) and Families
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