Generosity
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Generosity is the habit of giving. Often equated with charity as a virtue, generosity is widely accepted in society as a desirable habit. In times of natural disaster, relief efforts are many times furnished voluntarily by individuals or group acting unilaterally in making gifts of time, resources, goods or cash. Generosity is an altruistic trait of the philanthropist and a guiding principle for many registered charities, foundations and non-profit organizations.

Thank you to all of our generous volunteers and friends that make InterVol the success story it is!

Thanks Michael for all of your help! 

What interest! 

Margaret Langdon--thanks for inviting me to talk to your group! 

Thanks Krista! 

Another Great & Productive FAB Meeting!!!

Thanks again to Molly & Margo--- dedicated InterVol FAB volunteers for all of your hard work with the school supply drive at Brighton High School!!

I was excited for the update--- it appears that the BHS students were both generous and committed to making this drive successful! I am excited to share Molly & Margo's first hand account about how to put on a successful school supply/student led project at your local high school!

Now, even though it was incredibly successful it was not without bumps in the road---- BUT with determination and a little creativity they were able to carry on without pause!

Thank you Molly, Margo, BHS Faculty/Staff, and all of the Students who donated supplies to our Friends Across Borders (FAB)!!!

Remember December 20th is our LAST Sorting Party of 2005!!!!

InterVol sorting parties are fun and a great way to have a good time AND help others!

Be at the InterVol warehouse at 1600 from 6-8pm for our last sorting party of the year!!!

ONE PERSON CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE----COME AND FIND OUT HOW!!!

FAB & Brighton High School for their Recent School Supply Drive for Belize!!!

BHS juniors & FAB members Molly Sauvain and Margo Blevins organized and executed a school supply drive at their high school to benefit the students in Belize. Thier excitement, dedication, and creativity is truly inspiring and I am excited to share with all of you the results of all their hard work.

The following are some of the statements they wrote to be read over their school's morning announcements to remind everyone to donate---- they are clever, creative, and informative--- I hope you all enjoy them as much as I did!

Tuesday: Have you ever wondered why pencils are yellow? Well, it turns out that back in the 1800's, the best graphite came from China. American pencil makers wanted a way to tell their customers that their pencils contained Chinese graphite. They decided to paint their pencils yellow because in China, yellow was associated with royalty and respect.

Now that you know why pencils are yellow, don't you want to donate some to people in need? Donate your extra school supplies to Belize in the Belize school supplies drive.

Belize has only about 1,800 miles of highway, 300 of which are paved. Help them build better lives. Donate school supplies to Belize.

To donate to the drive, put school supplies in the Belize drive boxes that are in the library, main office, and various classrooms.

The drive ends this Friday, so donate today. Thanks for your support.

Thanks again Molly & Margo for all of your hard work!!!

Thank you to the East Rochester Explorer Scout group for inviting me to present InterVol during their meeting.

I am excited to have this group join our FAB team and to have them volunteering in the warehouse.

Thanks everyone for your comments and your listening ears!

Jaime

Sorting Parties for December!!!

Come join the fun at our December sorting parties on the 6th & 20th from 6-8pm---Pizza & Soda are always provided!!

Our warehouse is located at 1600 N. Clinton Ave just off of Rt. 104. If you have any questions or are interested in bringing a group please call us at (585) 922-5810 or email at intervol@yahoo.com.

We look forward to seeing you on the 6th and the 20th!!

pins indicate over 80 scout groups throughout the country of Belize 

Scouting store 

Scout patches displayed in main conference room 

Scout headquarters; main conference room 

Future computer lab; Scouting Headquarters Belize City, Belize 

Cindy Gordon; Scout's Headquarters Belize City, Belize 

Happy faces...

honoring their service 

taken from the web.... the Scouts of Belize 

Remember....

We will be traveling to Belize in November to prepare for our upcoming shipment of educational supplies. Currently, we will be meeting with the Scouts, the Young Professionals Club of Belize and going to the Tumul K'In school in addition to visiting hospitals and clinics. Take a minute to check out the pictures of Belizean Scouts....

Each day caries its own energy on the Mayan calendar
 

A perfect metaphor for mixing the old with the new: the energies of the Mayan calendar described on the computer lab's walls
 

The kitchen of the Tumul k'in school, which was build by the students
 

The kids at Tumul k'in set up their own medicine trail. One of the students gave us a guided tour. He was just the sweetest! He was so shy, but knew about all the plants and their uses. He did a great job.
 

From Simone's Blog....

Tumul K'in school

We went to visit an amazing school in the Toledo district of Belize on our road trip a few days ago. It is a boarding school for "disadvantaged" youths from the rural villages (especially the Maya villages).

The school teaches these children about ancient Maya practices, not just in a class room, but by actually "living it". They harvest according to the Maya calendar, they do rituals and pay close attention to the moon and the energy of the seasons.

Next to this, they teach the kids about modern life; computers, the eco-tourism industry, how to run Quickbooks, use of the Internet, etc. They try and blend the old with the new. And they teach these young people skills that can assist in the survival of their villages, whether it be through sustainable development, (organic) agricultural practices, building techniques, research methods, traditional medicine or eco-tourism.

It is an incredibly inspiring place & I really want to try and help them reach their goals.

I'll write more about the school and the rest of our trip soon.

For now, I've included part of the school's brochure to explain some more about the Tumul k'in school:'

Tumul K'in Centre of Learning is an innovative educational institution located in the heartland of Toledo on 500 acres of land neighboring Blue Creek Village.

It was established in response to the high poverty rate among the Maya people of Toledo; high levels of unemployment among young people; lack of educational opportunities for rural youth and communities especially Maya; the lack of culturally relevant education and; the need for innovative education that will reach students who have been failed by the education system.

Most importantly, it was established to harness the hope and potential offered by the wisdom and knowledge of the Maya and the synergy produced through the integration of this wisdom and knowledge with modern science and technology.

GOALS:
1. To provide alternative, empowering education that prepares caring, critical and reflective persons capable of making optimal and wise use of their cultural, natural and personal resources for a sustainable development
2. To research and develop practices in the areas of land and natural resource management, agriculture, sustainable technology and education based on the integration of Maya and modern knowledge and wisdom.
3. To become an autonomous, self-sustainable institution through the sale of services and products and other income generating activities.
4. To strengthen Maya cultural values

To be continued....

the super important job of "matching"!!! 

rip, stuff & seal!!! 

Such smiles for a tedious job!! 

You guys are awesome!! 

The New Vision Students and me after a long morning of stuffing! 

Thanks Lauren Taylor for sending me these pictures and for all your help! 

Thanks to all of my new friends at the New Vision program for helping me stuff the envelopes for the upcoming membership drive! I am looking forward to posting pictures soon of all of your hard work! Thanks again and I look forward to working with you on the picture book for Belize soon!

Jaime

Volunteer Opportunity for our Membership Drive!!

I am getting ready to stuff envelopes for our annual membership drive and we need your help!!! If you are interested in helping, please drop me an email at jaimebarclay@hotmail.com.

Thank you to all of our InterVol supporters and if you are interested in becoming an 2005 InterVol member forward me your name and address and I will send you out the membership information.

Jaime

Thank you to the New Vision Students @ Rochester General Hospital and Gina Lord for having us today!!!

This morning Cindy Gordon and I had an opportunity to talk to the students at the New Vision Medical Career program @ RGH about InterVol and all of the great opportunities for them to get involved... We had a great time talking to you guys and look forward to seeing all of you VERY soon! Be looking in your emails for an update on our next FAB meeting and check back to our blog OFTEN for updates!!

Please feel free to post any comments or questions!!!

Jaime

Rochester, NY  

location of warehouse