Westcoast Connection / 360° Student Travel Programs Log More Than 20,000 Hours of Community Service During Summer 2009 – Going for 30,000 for Summer 2010.

(TRAVPR.COM) UNITED STATES - 2nd March 2010 - Westcoast Connection / 360° Student Travel is proud to announce that its participants and staff have collectively accumulated more than 20,000 hours of community service around the world. All of our programs offer a summer of self-discovery. Volunteering with populations in need is an integral part to a meaningful travel experience.

Westcoast Connection / 360° Student Travel documented 20,372 hours last summer helping communities in Alaska, Africa, Arizona, California, Canada, Hawaii and Costa Rica. Through direct and indirect service, our travelers worked on a variety of projects at some of the places below:

Alaska – The Food Bank of Alaska, Kids’ Kitchen, the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies, Dare to Care, and the Seldovia Boys & Girls Club

Africa – Sihlekisi Primary School and Livingstone Orphanage

Arizona – Hacienda Healthcare, Maricopa Animal Shelter, and Habitat for Humanity

California – Habitat for Humanity, the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Monica, the Orange County Rescue Mission, and the Ronald McDonald House

Hawaii – Habitat for Humanity, Boys & Girls Club, Hawaii Nature Center

Costa Rica Community Service – the Humanitarian Foundation, the Monteverde Cloud Forest, Habitat for Humanity and the Flamingo Community Project

Costa Rica Rainforest Language Immersion – Hogar Ama Orphanage and the Apamar Center

Costa Rica Combination – Humanitarian Foundation, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Flamingo Community Project

Active Teen Tours and Outdoor Adventure Programs – Food Bank of Southern California

About the Company
Westcoast Connection / 360° Student Travel is in its 28th year of showing teenagers the summer of a lifetime. Westcoast Connection offers North American and Overseas Teen Tours. 360° Student Travel offers Community Service, Language Immersion, Pre-College Enrichment, Global and Outdoor Adventures, and Family Programs throughout the USA including Alaska and Hawaii, Canada, Europe, Australia, Costa Rica, Peru, Africa, China, Israel, and Belize.

Regardless of travel style, all the programs are created with the understanding that no matter what one wants to accomplish during the summer, the challenges and experiences should be enjoyable as well as rewarding.

Contact:
Ira Solomon
ira@westcoastconnection.com
1725 Main Street, Suite 215
Weston, Florida 33326
954.888.9780
westcoastconnection.com | 360studenttravel.com

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