Many CCS volunteers have had articles published about their fundraising efforts. Press releases are a great way to get the word out about where and why you want to volunteer abroad. For more information and tips, see our Media and Press Releases section or review our fundraising FAQs.
If you need any fundraising support contact your Program Site Specialist. If you are not yet an enrolled volunteer, contact us for further assistance.
Download the press release below, personalize and send out to local and national publications. CCS also has an official photo library on Flickr available for media professionals looking for high-quality, high-resolution photography from CCS international volunteer programs which will supplement the article.
There are many more great articles about CCS volunteers who fundraised in local papers found online, and below is a short list discovered by CCS staff:
Akron Ohio News | Cause for Celebration
March 10, 2011
BATH — Sarah Wells Aitken, a longtime Bath resident, is seeking to raise funds to volunteer on a two-week program in Salvador Brazil with Cross-Cultural Solutions (CCS). The nonprofit operates volunteer programs from one to 12 weeks in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and Latin America. Wells Aitken is hoping to raise $3,000 during the next two months for her volunteer program. This amount goes toward the coordination of her volunteer placement, education on the culture and issues facing the community, lodging at a CCS Home-Base, all meals and bottled water, in-country transportation, support staff, international phone calls, a 24-hour emergency hotline and travel medical insurance.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Mouse races to benefit Lindbergh grad's trip to Africa
February 22, 2011
A mouse races fundraiser on Feb. 18 has been organized to assist 2002 Lindbergh High School graduate Katy Hudler, who plans to travel to Tanzania to help women in need.
Hudler will travel to the African country with a group called Cross-Cultural Solutions, which organizes short-term volunteer opportunities around the world.
Santa Fe Pulse | Santa Fe Mom Volunteers with Cross-Cultural Solutions
February 03, 2011
My volunteer placement will be caring for children in an Educational Center in Lima due to my background in Education. This center is a grassroots organization aimed at providing educational and recreational activities for over 700 children aged 4-17 in one of the poorest areas in the South of Lima. I will work with the staff to support activities and be teaching conversational English through games, songs, art projects, storytelling, and sports activities. Most importantly, I will be able to provide hugs and special attention for them which is essential to their development and self-esteem.
Tampa Bay Newspapers Belleair Bee | Volunteer plans journey to Africa
February 03, 2011
Working with kids at Belleair’s Dimmitt Community Center is something that Halverson enjoys, but this March she has set her sights on undertaking a more difficult challenge in a poverty-stricken village in Tanzania. After finding out that 60 percent of the world’s HIV/AIDS population came from sub-Saharan Africa, she signed on with Cross Cultural Solutions.
Halverson is busily working on getting her visa and the necessary vaccinations that she will need to make the trip.
A favorite quote she wants to live up to is Mahatma Gandhi’s, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” In just a few weeks, this passionate young lady from Belleair will be off to accomplish just that.
The Santa Fe New Mexican | Mother plans volunteer trip to Lima, Machu Picchu
December 20, 2010
"I've wanted to do this forever and I feel like if I don't do it now, I'll probably never do it," said Martinez, a Santa Fe High School graduate and daughter of Ava Alaniz of Santa Fe and William Martinez of Demeng. She will take off for two weeks beginning April 2, 2011. Currently, Martinez is raising funds for her trip. Her goal is approximately $4,000.
Cross Cultural Solutions was a perfect program for her, because she's a mother of two small children ages 2 and 4. Though the program matches people to assignments all over the world, the time length ranges from one week to several months, so the amount of time spent volunteering varies.
A representative from Cross Cultural Solutions suggested Peru because of Martinez's background in education. She served as an educational assistant for seven years at both Albuquerque Public Schools and Denver Public Schools in Colorado.
NorthJersey.com | Township resident awarded travel grant
December 20, 2010
The 26-year-old was selected for the grant out of 500 entries received from across the country. A George Washington University graduate student, Karpen is working towards a Ph.D. in clinical mental health counseling.
She embarked on her trip in early May, and will spend eight weeks in Tanzania through a program run by Cross Cultural Solutions, a non-profit organization that offers international volunteering opportunities.
The Monroe Times | A real working vacation
December 15, 2010
Champion said she researched Cross Cultural Solutions, read many good reviews about it and determined it to be a credible organization before signing on to volunteer. Then she began the process of raising the fee, which pays for housing, food, water transportation and other needs. The cost of her flight is not included.
For a young woman who has never flown in a plane or traveled out of the county before, the commitment was a big one, but she has already raised 75 percent of the money. Champion turned to friends, family and businesses for help, including the Paul Mitchell School in Monroe, where she trained as a hair stylist.
abc15.com | Get a one-hour massage for $25, help an ASU student live dream
December 15, 2010
Kelly Bell is a therapist for Backfit Chiropractic in Gilbert while she studies to get her Master's in Dietetics from Arizona State University.
Bell said it has been a lifelong dream of hers to travel to Africa to help children meet their nutritional needs and now she may get her chance.
She was recently accepted into an organization called Cross-Cultural Solutions to complete her enrichment portion of the internship.
She would be traveling to Kilimanjaro, Africa to work in a local orphanage assessing and implementing nutritional needs of the children.
The Reporter | Palos girl saving for trip to Ghana
July 30, 2010
A Stagg High School sophomore is attempting to raise money to fund a volunteer trip to Ghana this summer during which she will help people living in poverty. Ashley Purdie, of Palos Hills, needs to raise $1,700 for her two-week Teen Volunteer Abroad Program in the West African country. Purdie is volunteering with Cross-Cultural Solutions, a nonprofit organization with volunteer programs in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and Latin America.
Fort Morgan Times | Community briefs
September 03, 2010
Brush high school student Hailey Craton is raising funds to volunteer her time and services on a nine-day volunteer program in Guatemala with Cross-Cultural Solutions.
Africa calls for Bellshill mum and daughter - Bellshill Today
July 30, 2010
Lauren Elliott (21) and mum Lynn (44) will spend four weeks in the Tanzanian village of Moshi, working for the charity Cross Cultural Solutions. Lynn, a nurse, is hoping to work in the village's medical/HIV clinic while former Bellshill Academy pupil Lauren, now in the final year studying geography at Strathclyde University, hopes to work in an orphanage. Lauren said: "Mum has said she wanted to do this for years and as I'm due to finish university this year we thought this would be the ideal time to do it.
