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The Galavanting Girls help the children of Roatan

by Katie Hammel (RSS feed) on Nov 7th 2009 at 3:00PM

Travel writer, founder of The Galavanting Girls, and creator of the Travel Blog Exchange conference, Kim Mance will soon be setting off on a cruise to visit, among other places, the island of Roatan in Honduras. Rather than spend her time in port sunning on the beautiful West Bay or browsing the new shops at the Port of Roatan, Kim and her crew decided to do something a little more constructive with their time.

While their Princess Cruises ship is in port on November 11, Kim and the other Galavanting Girls will head to Elfrida Brooks School in the area's capital city of Coxen Hole. Honduras is the second-poorest Caribbean nation (behind only Haiti) and the school, which educates 180 children, is desperately in need of funding.

The Galavanting Girls will be spending the day at the school and dropping off supplies they've rounded up. They're also taking online donations, as little as $5 per person, through the Roatan Children's Fund on the secure First Giving website. The Girls have already raised $550 for the project, more than double the goal. They'll be videotaping their visit to the school and will post the footage on their website after November 11.

Filed under: Honduras, Central America, Caribbean

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

TravelDesigned Nov 10th 2009 9:54AM

Nice job, ladies!! I bet it was the BEST day of your cruise.
If you ever travel to Jamaica I know of a grassroots organization you can help there... FriendsofJamaicaUSA.org
The Director is a personal friend of mine :)

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