For anyone looking for a holiday plus something more, here is a great option – a volunteer vacation. From the Travel section of the Saturday, February 2, 2008, Toronto Star, front page and pages T8-T9, is this article about the rewards of a vacation based on volunteerism:
Volunteer Vacation – Cook Islands
LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE
Painting, helping kids to [...]
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Travelling With a Difference: Volunteering Vacation
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Message of Peace From a Soldier
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged captive, enemies, friends, Gaza Strip, Hamas, Israeli, Palestinian, peace, soldier, war on February 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From the World section of the Monday, January 14, 2008, Toronto Star, page AA3, an article about a message of peace from a soldier:
CAPTIVE SOLDIER DELIVERS A MESSAGE OF PEACE
Childhood story penned by Israeli seized in raid published as kids’ book
Matti Friedman
Associated Press
Jerusalem – Years before he was a soldier seized by Palestinian militants, 11-year-old [...]
