June 22, 2007:
Departure: June 23. After all our hard work, we're ready to go!
Concord Trailways, Sewall St. Very early Saturday morning. (2:45 -2:50 a.m.)
Don't forget your passport, money, camera, water bottle, book to read, any medications, snack food, Safe Passage t-shirt.... It's rainy season in Guatemala, so a raincoat is a must.
Hopefully we'll have time to post a few photos while in Guatemala.
June 8, 2007:
Our trip itinerary
Cape Elizabeth High School CE Safe Passage Service Team
16 People
June 23 – July 1, 2007
Itinerary – Last Updated June 6 by Rob & Sra. Dana on June 22
Contact info: Lisa (Service Teams) – 5046-0550
Rob (Service Teams Coordinator) -- 5649-1878
Antigua Office -- 7832-8428
(outside of Guatemala, you will need to dial 011 + 502 + number)
Hotel: Posada Lazos Fuertes
Calzada Santa Lucia Sur #5, Antigua
Tel: 7832-9436
Saturday, 23rd
2:08 pm Group arrives on USAir flight 1806
Greeted by Lisa
Private shuttle will pick up the group and transport them to
hotel Posada Lazos Fuertes in Antigua
4:00 pm Short orientation of Antigua and safety briefing with Rob
6:00 pm Short introduction to the hotel by Valerie, the hotel manager
6:30 pm Dinner at the hotel
Sunday, 24th
8:00 am Shuttle will pick up group at the hotel and depart for Chichicastenango (accompanied by Lisa)
3:00 pm Shuttle will pick up group and return to Antigua.
Monday, 25th
6:45 am Continental breakfast at the hotel, pick up bag lunch
7:15 am Shuttle will pick up group at the hotel and depart for Guatemala City (accompanied by Lisa)
8:30 am Walking tour of project with Claudio, Rob and Lisa
10:30 am Meet with Gary in the comedor to determine the assignments for the week
11:30 am Introduction by Rob and Lisa to the teachers and other volunteers you will be assisting
12:00 pm Lunch with other volunteers in the main building
1:00 pm Return to assignments
4:30 pm Review & Reflection of first day with Rob and Lisa in the library
5:00 pm Depart for Antigua
6:30 pm Dinner at the hotel
Free evening
Tuesday, 26th
6:45 am Continental breakfast at the hotel, pick up bag lunch
7:15 am Shuttle will pick up group at the hotel and depart for Guatemala City (accompanied by Rob)
8:30 am Work in assignments
9:00 am Community visit for group “A” with a social worker and Rob
10:00 am Community visit for group “B” with a social worker and Rob
12:00 pm Lunch with other volunteers in the main building
1:00 pm Return to assignments
1:00 pm Community visit for group “C” with a social worker and Rob
2:00 pm Community visit for group “D” with a social worker and Rob
3:00 pm Depart for our residential site in San Pedro Las Huertas, accompanied by Rob
4:00 pm Tour of our residential site (Casa Hogar) with Rob
5:00 pm Review and reflection of experiences with Rob
5:30 pm Depart for Antigua
6:30 pm Dinner at the hotel
Wednesday, 27th Last day in the classrooms
6:45 am Continental breakfast at the hotel, pick up bag lunch
7:15 am Shuttle will pick up group at the hotel and depart for Guatemala City (accompanied by Rob)
8:30 am Work in assignments
12:00 pm Lunch with other volunteers in the main building
1:00 pm Visit the mirador lookout over the dump with Claudio and Rob
2:00 pm Return to assignments
3:30 pm Despedida party with children of the project
4:00 pm Depart for Antigua
6:30 pm Dinner at the hotel
8:00 pm Optional: Salsa class (accompanied by Lisa)
Thursday, 28th
7:15 am Continental breakfast at the hotel, pick up bag lunch
7:45 am Shuttle will pick up group at the hotel and depart for Guatemala City (accompanied by Rob)
9:00 am Help assemble the viveres food bags for the family meeting
9:00 am Katie and Caitlin to do team-building activity with the children of 1oA in the guarderia sports area
12:00 pm Lunch with other volunteers in the main building
1:00 pm Continue assembling the viveres food bags
1:00 pm Katie and Caitlin to do the “Soy Yo” activity with the children of 1oA in the main building comedor
4:00 pm Depart for Antigua
6:30 pm Dinner at the hotel
Friday, 29th Family meeting
6:45 am Continental breakfast at the hotel, pick up bag lunch
7:15 am Shuttle will pick up group from the hotel and depart for Guatemala City (accompanied by Rob)
8:30 am Help run events at the family meeting
12:00 pm Lunch with other volunteers in the main building
1:00 pm Continue helping with the family meeting
4:00 pm Depart for Antigua
7:00 pm Despedida dinner at Café No Sé with Camino Seguro staff
Saturday, 30th
6:00 am. Meet in hotel lobby for departure to Volcán Pacaya. Voyageur Tours
1:00 - 2:00 pm Return to Antigua. Late lunch at hotel.
2:00- 6:00 pm Tour Antigua
6:30 pm Dinner at hotel.
7:30 pm Group meeting in hotel for final get-together.
9:00 pm Pack bags, free time, and sleep.
Sunday, 1st
9:00 am Breakfast and free time
11:00 am A shuttle will collect the group from the hotel for the airport for a 3:05pm departure on USAir 1807.
11:55 p.m.- Arrive Logan Airport. Meet Andy and Jennifer, our drivers.
12:30 a.m. - 1 a.m. (early July 2) Depart Boston in vans.
2: 30 a.m. – Approx.. Pick-up in Community Services parking lot. We’ll call when we leave Boston and when we get off the Maine Turnpike.
May 28, 2007:
Reminders:
• Flatbread's Fundraiser is tomorrow night, May 29, from 5- 9 p.m.
• Safe Passage Service Team Meeting on Wed., May 30, 7-8 p.m. in Community Services Center. Student & Parent meeting. Topics to be discussed listed below.
May 23, 2007
• Our next meeting: Wednesday, May 30, 7-8 p.m., Community Services Center- Parent and student.
• Check your May 23 e-mail for important files: Roommate list, Flatbread volunteers, & Service Team Information Pack from Rob Tinsley, our Safe Passage contact in Guatemala. Please read through the Info Pack carefully but keep in mind that some of the information has changed. I plan to talk about this document at our parent / student meeting. If you have questions, please write them down to ask me at meeting rather than e-mail me now. There is a lot to digest in that packet and it will generate questions; hopefully I'll have the answers you need at the meeting.
• At the May 30 meeting we'll talk about the itinerary, safety issues and guidelines, cell phone usage, airline luggage guidelines, transportation to and from Logan, t-shirts, money exchange and handling, documents, Spanish use, snacks, packing list and clothing, contact information, and excursions during the week.
• Transportation to and from Logan: Concord Trailways bus TO Logan on Sat., June 23. The bus leaves at 3:15 a.m. with a 5:30 a.m. arrival. (Flight departs at 8 a.m.) We'll be carrying Safe Passage supplies to Guatemala so we'll have a lot of baggage on the way down. (Tote bags will be packed at Yarmouth office) Return FROM Logan: July 1. Two parents have volunteered to drive vans to pick us up in Logan for return trip to Cape.
• Flatbread's Fundraiser is this Tuesday, May 29. We need a few more volunteers to man the table. I'll be there all evening but it would be best if students man the table. Let me know if you can fill in for an hour or two. Bring your family, friends, teams, co-workers, etc. Should be a fun evening!
• Thank you very much to Sheila M. for offering her home and hospitality for the Spanish-a-thon. It was good practice for everyone to listen to and speak Spanish outside of the classroom. We've raised $490 to date from the Spanish-a-thon and there are more pledges to come in. If you have money that you forgot to turn in, please give it to me or the Community Services office. Label it "CE Safe Passage Spanish-a-thon".
April 30, 2007
Reminder: Safe Passage Service Team meeting is on Wednesday, May 2, from 7-8 p.m. in Community Services Center. Check your e-mail for the agenda.
Upcoming dates:
MAY 20 - Spanish-A-Thon Fundraiser: 3-7- p.m. at Emily's house. We'll speak only Spanish, students will get pledges beforehand from friends and relatives. Spanish movie, games, food. More details at Wednesday's meeting.
May 29- Flatbread's Fundraiser, 5-9 p.m. We'll need volunteers to man the table at entrance. We can have sell raffle tickets or have a silent auction if we want.
April 9, 2007
Reminder: Safe Passage Service Team meeting is on Wednesday, April 11, from 7-8 p.m. in Community Services Center. Check your e-mail for the agenda.
March 13, 2007
First Lady Laura Bush visits Safe Passage today in Guatemala! Lean Uds. el artículo.
March 11, 2007
Safe Passage Team:
Reminder: Meeting this Tuesday, March 13, 7-8 p.m., in the Cape Community Services Center.
Date change: April meeting will be on Wed, April 11, rather than that Tuesday. We'll plan to meet from 7-8 in the Community Services Center again.
March 13 agenda:
A. Katie / Caitlin - Activity leaders
1. Report on planned activities
B. Sra.Dana
1. Fundraising
a. Yankee Candle sale-
Ben, leader
b. Bottle Drive - Date set for March 31, Sat. morning, 8:30 - Noon.
o Where: Parking lot behind Community Center -
o Maps, posters /flyers around town and neighborhoods.
o Posters up now. Pass out flyers to neighbors.
o Divide up neighborhoods
o Truck??
o Bring gloves!
o Volunteer to pickup boxes and bags from Main St. Redemption?
183 Main St., So. Portland, 347-7193 .. .will add 10% premium for non-profit groups.
c. Other ideas-
Family Fun Day?
Mother's Day idea?
Dinner / Dessert evening?
2. Updates from Safe Passage office, paperwork, logistics
April 28, Safe Passage 5K, Greely HS. Would be good for us to support their 5K event for Safe Passage.
3. Publicity about our service team / project
Sentry, Forecaster, Cape Current, Cape Courier, Press Herald
Cape TV Access channel
Places of worship ?
Other ideas?
4. Lion’s Club - April 10 Board meeting
Rotary Club
5. Should we create a logo for our team to use for articles /publicity? Any volunteers?
6. Spanish - practice, practice
Date change: April meeting will be on Wed, April 11, rather than that Tuesday. We'll plan to meet from 7-8 in the Community Services Center again.
February 22, 2007:
Update about Safe Passage Organization
February 13, 2007:
Links to resources about Guatemala.
February 9, 2007:
Check out our hotel, Posada Lazos Fuertes, on the web. Jack Q. showed me this site today.
February 8, 2007
Notes from meeting:
1. Due to a change in US Airways schedule, we've had to change our intinerary. (They no longer fly out of Guatemala City on Mondays.)
We still depart on June 23 but we'll return late Sunday evening, July 1.
2. You should start to apply for a passport if needed or verify that your current passport will be valid through July 1, 2007. Also, parents should make sure that they have a current passport just in case of emergency.
3. Vaccinations needed:
Hepatitis, Typhoid. Be sure boosters are up to date, diptheria- tetanus, measles, etc. Check now with your family physician because you need at least 4-6 weeks before your trip to allow time for shots to take effect. Source --CDC website: http://www.cdc.gov/travel/camerica.htm#vaccines
4. Start to think of activities that our service team can prepare to teach the children of Safe Passage. Also, we need fundraising ideas.
5. Some activity ideas:
• Help children create an individual "Soy yo" booklet. We take photos of child, print them, then help child create a personalized book that he or she has dictated to us.
• Make simple musical instruments out of recycled materials and teach / create simple songs with children.
• Make puppets and produce a simple puppet show. We'd probably have to create one ahead of time as an example.
• Teach some cooking skills. There is a new stove at Safe Passage built by a Maine volunteer group.
• Teach playground games, such as Four Square. We could purchase playground balls and pumps to donate.
• Purchase children's books in Spanish to donate to their school library.
• Collect toys for the new day care center.
6. Fundraising ideas:
• Yankee Candle sales. We keep 40% of total raised.
• Bottle drive
• Car wash
• Dinner
• Solicit donations of items such as personal hygiene or school supplies or specific items requested by SP.
7. Contact our student leaders or Sra. Dana with ideas that you have. Katie and Caitlin will contact you soon with their e-mail addresses.
January 30, 1007
Meeting date has been set for Thursday, February 8, 7-8 p.m. in the Community Room. Meeting is for service team members and parents.
January 26, 2007
Another article about Hanley Denning in today's Prensa Libre.
Students, it's a good idea to periodically log onto Prensa Libre, the Guatemala City newspaper, to get a feel for the Guatemalan culture and current events. You don't have to read extensive articles - just read a sports report, weather report, or go to the "Chicos" site for children. A great way to start to internalize some of the vocabulary you will be hearing and using.
January 25, 2007
We are planning a student and parent meeting for the week of Feb. 5. The meeting will either be on Feb. 5 or Feb. 8. I'm still firming up the day and I'll let you know the date as soon as possible. The time will be from 7-8 p.m. in the Community Services building.
Agenda for the meeting:
1. Meet the Service Team members.
2. Update about the tragic news regarding Hanley Denning and news from the Safe Passage office. How does it impact us?
3. Paperwork from Safe Passage
4. Timeline / agenda / budget for our service team
5. Our next steps as a team:
a. Student leaders
b. Fundraising ideas / plans
c. What will be the focus of our team? What services / talents do we have collectively that we can contribute to the Safe Passage program?
Future meetings will be primarily for service team members but given the recent news about Safe Passage it's best if we all meet together, students and parents, in February.
Guatemala City article about Hanley Denning:
Sra. Dana's e-mail:
January 17, 2007
Safe Passage 2007 CE Community Services Trip
Check this site for news and updates about the 2007 Service Trip to Guatemala. I'm working on an official blog for the CE Safe Passage Team but refer to this site for updates until I have our blog up and running.
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