The Denver AMIGOS volunteers are funded by contributions
from community members, corporations, and foundations. The cost
to send each volunteer on their summer assignment is approximately
$5,600. There are three components to raising funds to cover this cost:
1. Chapter Fund Raising: The chapter
as a group raises one half of the cost through citrus fruit sales,
coffee sales and a
letter writing campaign.
2. Volunteer's Fee:: The second half
of the cost is paid in monthly payments of around $350 by the volunteer
and their family. These payments start in November.
3. Scholarship Funds: Both the
Denver Chapter and the AMIGOS International Office have scholarship
funds available for volunteer's who may need financial assistance.
Additionally, you can help the Denver Chapter's
volunteers by making a donation to the program. All donations are used
to cover the costs of supplies and support staff while the volunteer is
in country.
For example:
| $25 |
Provides nails and roofing
material for one storage shed in Honduras
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| $30 |
Provides supplies for a Lorena
stove to replace (dangerous) open kitchen fires
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| $50 |
Provides 150 toothbrushes to
aid dental hygiene in Brazil
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| $100 |
Provides the cement and other
supplies necessary to construct 4 latrines
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| $150 |
Provides 100 fruit trees for
family nutrition and reforestation
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| $500 |
Provides training materials for
20 volunteers |
AMIGOS is a 501(c)3 organization, as defined by the U.S.
Internal Revenue Service Code. 82% of the money raised by and for
Amigos volunteers go directly to funding the Amigos programs in Latin
American. The remaining 18% is used for administrative and publicity
costs.
Click here if you would like to donate to the Amigos program:
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