Planning for the February 2014 volunteer trip to Tanzania is now under way! If you are interested in hearing more about this adventure of a lifetime come on out to the information meeting. No obligation…just information: Sept. 21, 1-3 pm, in the community room of the York Regional Police Dept., 240 Prospect Street, Newmarket, ON. […]
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Update on Volunteer Trip 2013
It’s so exciting! We have 22 volunteers going to Tanzania with Lynn and I this year! Half are from Australia and half from Canada. This team is comprised of individuals with a varied set of skills, talents and knowledge that will be of great value towards our work in the schools with the children. They […]
ABCD Fundraising Dance
We are excited to announce that tickets are now available for ABCD’s next biennial fundraising event. It’s a dance on December 1 at the beautiful Aurora Cultural Centre! The band is awesome…Blackboard Blues Band. There’s going to be an interactive drumming experience by Rhythmic by Nature. Delish hors d’oeuvres, cash bar, silent auction, children’s art and great […]
ABCD 2012 Volunteer Trip To Tanzania
Very exciting news to report! Our vision of bringing a group of volunteers with us to Tanzania has become a reality. At present there are a total of 11 volunteers who are all paid up and will be traveling to Tanzania on January 23d 2012 and spending two weeks there doing volunteer work for the schools, […]
Arrival in Tanzania – 2010!
After a long flight, made longer by an unexpected 4 hour stopover in Nairobi due to a leak in the washroom water system on the plane, we arrived at Kilimanjaro Airport at 1 am in the morning! Then braved the line up for visas and customs. Joseph was there waiting and gave us a warm […]