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Written by Temicca Hunter, The Shorthorn staff

Wednesday, 04 November 2009 06:46 PM

International Student Volunteers will hold meetings tomorrow for students to find out about the program and sign up for it in the University Center Rio Grande B.

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Where: Rio Grande B, University Center
Time: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

International Student Volunteers will hold meetings tomorrow for students to find out about the program and sign up for it in the University Center Rio Grande B.

The program lets students volunteer, travel and work for a cause during the summer. Meetings will take place every hour starting at 9 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m.

If selected for the program, students could choose locations including Thailand, Eastern Europe, Australia, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and Ecuador. They can also pick from a variety of projects within a country.

Students will be in the selected country for four weeks. Two of those will be spent volunteering and the other two will enjoying the country.

The meetings take place once a year to recruit, said Rachel Baldwin, International Student Volunteers campus recruiter.
Baldwin, originally from Australia, said the program is a way to give back to areas that desperately need help.

“There is so much to experience with the culture and you make so many new friends,” she said.

She said last year 4,000 students took part in the program.

Any student who fills out an application at the meeting tomorrow will get first preference.

Students applying can file for sponsorship or can do their trip fundraising.

“It’s a life-changing experience and it’s something that every student should try to participate in at one point,” she said.
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