York County Day School-Global Education Squad to Panama- March 1-7, 2020

Start Date: Mar 1, 2020 5:18 PM
End Date: Mar 7, 2020 12:00 AM

Welcome to the ENROLLMENT and DONATION pages for SQUADS ABROAD

Squads Abroad empowers student organizations around the world to improve health and educational outcomes. Our Squads model matches adult-led school groups with community driven sustainable initiatives. Each Squad chooses a defined focus area, volunteer partner organization, and an enrichment project that our groups contribute towards and complete during their trip. Our volunteers provide people-to-people educational support as well as the tangible accomplishment of a much needed small construction project. Squads stay at our safe and private home-base accommodations and are guided by our professional staff from the native country. Squad programs also include fun and engaging cultural activities which provide a deeper cultural context and understanding.

Squads Abroad is a program of Global Brigades, a 501c3 international non-profit that uniquely implements a holistic model to meet community’s health and economic goals. Since 2004, Global Brigades has mobilized tens of thousands of students and professionals through skill-based programs that work in partnership with community members to improve the quality of life in under-resourced regions while respecting local culture.

Señora Hernandez Morales Global Education Squad will be traveling to Panama during Spring Break 2020. As a Global Education Squad the group will partner with a local daycare or elementary school to improve educational outcomes. The group will stay at our private and safe home-base accommodations just west of Panama City in the Cocle Province where our local professional staff provide all transportation, food, lodging, and activities. The group will be matched with a local school or daycare where they will spend each weekday morning completing valuable small construction projects and classroom support. Each afternoon the group will embark on fun and engaging guided cultural and adventure activities. Optional add-on enrichment activities on the weekend may include zip-line, surf lessons, sea-kayak, SUP, and/or Panama City tours.

To join this Squad and/or make a donation:

1. Create an Empowerment.org account
-Go to the webpage for your group and click on "Volunteer with Us". When registering on Empowered for the first time you will be directed to take the additional step of creating an Empowered account.
-Click "Join Now" (lower right) on the green Empowered page.
-When registering with Empowered use the name of the person going on the trip and any email and password you choose. You will need to verify your enrollment at the email address you provide.

2. Register for your Squad
-Log into Empowered.org with your newly created log-in (you can tell by looking to the far right side on the top red banner)
-Return to your Squad group page and click 'Volunteer with Us' You will then be directed to the Participant Registration Form. You must fill out the "Participant Information Section" down to "Complete your Registration" and then scroll down to the bottom and click "Save". You may complete the rest of the information and forms at a later date by returning to your profile page (accessed via the tab on the blue bar on the top to the far right where it says "Hello, your name") and then go to "Initiatives" tab on your profile page and select "Edit Signup Form". -Once you are successfully registered on the Squad page you should see your profile appear on the group initiative page.

-*In order to make a payment for an individual or the group contribution, go to the Squad's initiative page and click "Donate Now"
-You will be directed to a screen that will prompt you to make a donation to a specific volunteer or the group/general fund.
-*Please note when making a payment you're given the option to waive credit card fees by unchecking the box after putting an amount.

All donations are tax deductible.

1. Individual deposit donation: $350

2. 8-day individual donation: 1165$ (includes accommodation, meals, transportation, staffing, security, travel insurance, one extra night at home base, and a cultural excursion to Valle de Anton for zip lining and hot springs!). Does NOT include airfare

3. Group project donation: $1500

Deposit due: October 30, 2019

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