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Matthew Van Dyck

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My name is Matthew Van Dyck and I live on San Juan Island, part of an archipelago located in the far corner of the United States.  Our town is accessible only by boat or plane.  I am 15 years old and live on the Salish Sea with my parents, little sister, and Labrador, Lucy.  I attend Friday Harbor High School and run for the track team. I also play on my school’s soccer team, which won the state championship last fall. This summer, I will be traveling to Siedlce, Poland to work with Ukrainian refugees. 

 

Last summer, I served families in a small village called Ipalamwa in rural Tanzania, building chicken coops with Global Volunteers. Prior to moving to the San Juan Islands, I volunteered for three years with Teen Feed in Seattle, a program that has served thousands of meals to homeless youth in Seattle. 

 

In Poland, I will be serving in various capacities, working primarily with children from Ukraine and Poland and teaching conversational English. The purpose of this program is to give some relief to the Ukrainian kids from the war at home and any trauma that they may have experienced - through meals, music, games, and maybe even soccer. 


To learn more about my project, please go to my website:   https://63e431de5fd27.site123.me

 

Most of your donation goes directly to supporting the people served by Global Volunteers. The remaining portion will cover my lodging and food. By donating through the Flipcause fundraiser, all donations are tax deductible, and all of your money goes directly to Global Volunteers. Global Volunteers is in special consultative status with the United Nations, has a platinum rating on Candid, and a four-star rating for accountability and transparency on Charity Navigator. Any donation you make is much appreciated! Everything adds up, no matter how big or small!


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Global Volunteers' mission is to connect people worldwide to wage peace and promote justice through service. Our goal is to sustain the well-being of the world’s children and their communities, so they can realize the full promise of their human potential. Each Global Volunteer plays a significant role in positively impacting the people they serve and the communities they visit

Working on teams of up to 20 individuals, volunteers participate in one-to-three-week service opportunities where they create, nurture, and sustain the well-being of the world’s children and their families. Volunteers are welcomed into homes, classrooms, clinics, community centers, hospitals, orphanages, childcare centers, libraries, government offices, farm fields, and more on exceptional international service-learning programs providing essential services of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Volunteers work with and learn from and about local people who are making real change in their communities to help children grow and thrive.

By supporting volunteers' efforts, you contribute directly to the future success of children in partner communities. Your generous donation to your chosen volunteer ensures that these services continue year-round. Thank you for making this investment in the future of our world - our children!

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