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PRO BONO & COMMUNITY SERVICE
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A group of Gowlings professionals reached out to contacts in the business community with a unique challenge. They were asked to help enhance the lives of children in Central America and in Québec with a commitment of hard work and financial support for the Fondation du Dr Julien.
The Volcano Project 2010 team comprised of five legal professionals and seven business leaders will donate $30,000 to the foundation, in addition to providing building materials and three-days work (painting, plastering, etc.) to a children's school in Antigua Guatemala.
Next, the team will face the second part of the challenge: a 3020-metre climb of San Pedro Volcano.
From Friday, August 20 to Friday, August 28 you are invited to share this incredible experience by following the participants on Gowlings' Twitter account, via our dedicated Volcano Project 2010 Photostream and by subscribing to our daily e-newsletter.
Meet the Volcano Project 2010 team
View the Volcano Project 2010 Photostream
Project Volcano Destinations
A - Guatemala City
B - Antigua Guatemala
C - San Pedro Volcano
Click Here to view map.
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Friday, August 20
Saturday, August 21
- Arrive Antigua Guatemala. Three days of volunteer activities to include:
- Distribution of toys and clothes to children and delivery of building materials to the school
- Fixing desks and chairs
- Building a concrete walk
- Maintenance of the gardens that provide food to the local community
- Painting classrooms
- Co-ordination of activities with students
Monday, August 23
- Arrive Lake Atitlán (evening)
Tuesday, August 24
- Arrive Santa Cruz La Laguna
- Walk to San Juan La Laguna village via six-hour trek through the jungle (approximately 18 km)
Wednesday, August 25
- Climb San Pedro Volcano
- Travel to Santiago
Thursday, August 26
- Travel to the Pacific Coast
- Well-deserved resting day
- Travel to Guatemala City
Friday, August 27
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