Check out our students work on the Scouting Website!!

Pondering the ancient civilization.... 

Sean & Matt getting ready to take the "ferry" across the river to the Mayan ruins... 

Mayan ruins taking Sean's breath away! 

Who needs Wegmans?! 

Belizean Cameraman 

FAB Director Jaime Barclay being interviewed by Belizean TV in front of Western Regional Hospital 

FAB Volunteers Leah, Matt, Francesca, Sean & FAB Director Jaime with our new friend Jenny. 

FAB volunteers with our new friend.... 

Thanks SUNY Fredonia FAB for giving these items a new home! 

We were able to donate some books to the childrens ward at Western Regional Hospital. These books were donated by SUNY Fredonia FAB students and faculty. 

Having fun with Jenny & Novalline---playing old maid! 

One last goodbye from our friends at the Jungle Dome. The girls took some time to "do" Sean, Francesca & Leah's hair! 

I dont know what we would have done without the puppets!! They were a GREAT icebreaker! 

Thank you Fredonia FAB!! The puppets were a HUGE hit!!! 

One of our new friends in Belize 

Leah helping to teach the Scouting Computer lab in Belize City 

Me receiving an award for helping to organize the donation of these computers and supplies. 

Dr Ralph Pennino receives a plaque honoring and thanking InterVol for the donation of computers and supplies for their new computer lab. 

Sean Pennino receiving an award of thanks for all of his hard work... 

A thank you from my new friend..... 

Sean talking about why he chose to come to Belize 

Francesca chatting with our new friends in Belize City 

Matt & Leah Gacioch with Sean & Fancesca Pennino in Belize City at the new Scouting Computer Lab 

We were truly a site with all of our belongings.... 

Meeting with the Scout's at the Belize City airport to drop off the computers. THANKFULLY they made it to them ALL in one piece! Thank you Keith Henderson and his whole team for making this donation possible! 

Sean and Francesca Pennino---- studying for SAT's and catching some zzzzzz'sss.............. 

Leah Gacioch with Jessica and Kimberly 

Matt & Leah Gacioch-- super smiles even though it's 85 degrees and 100% humidity. 

Cindy Gordon with Matt & Leah Gacioch in Rochester, NY getting ready to board for Belize 

Francesca helping to put the finishing touches on the computers going to our scout friends in Belize City 

Everything has been such a blur here in the InterVol "offices". Finishing up from our big event "the Affair at Max's" and now traveling to Belize.

Right now I'm busy cleaning and reformatting computers.... AND packing medical & academic supplies to carry down next week.

If anyone is interested in helping out this upcoming week with trip preparation please drop me an email at jaimebarclay@hotmail.com.

thanks everyone!!

Jaime

I stopped in to see some of my favorite people today... the New Visions students from Rochester General. These students were incredibly helpful with our most recent TV spotlight (if you didn't see it check it out!) and are always ready to help no matter what the task.

I have now asked them to do yet ANOTHER thing to help.... even though it is the end of the year and they have a "zillion" things on their plates as seniors--- they have decided to take it on.... I can always count on these students for going above and beyond!

If you might recall, we had a shipment go to Belize in early spring and unfortunately the items we sent could only cover the "tip of the iceberg"--- so, I asked for more!

What we decided to do is collect educational cd-roms and other easily transportable resources to donate to the Scouting Association of Belize for their new computer lab. (I wrote and posted pictures on this project back in November '05)--- this computer lab will give computer/software access to a whole community of people--- not just the scouts themselves.

The lab is located at scout headquarters in Belize City and has approximately 10 computers (donated by ViaHealth). The resources we are collecting will be donated to this lab during our Internet and email training session on May 21st.

(this picture is of the unconstructed lab when we visited the Scouts in Nov. '05)

If you are interested in donating educational cd-roms or other computer lab resources for us to take in May---please drop me an email at jaimebarclay@hotmail.com or call me today at (585) 259-1990.

I look forward to sharing more on the New Vision success and pictures from our session with the Scouts on the 21st!

Jaime

Take a moment to read this news release from Belize regarding their need for quality healthcare and supplies/equipment.

This article really hit home how important all of our efforts truly are.

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