Pre-trip new volunteer blog: Angela Nevin

Written by volunteer Angela Nevin:  I have been a participant and follower of Random Acts for quite some time.  I drive a little yellow Mini Cooper that I regularly...

Pre-trip returning volunteer blog: Deidre Slingerland

Written by volunteer Deidre Slingerland: It’s almost here! In just a few short days, I will find myself again making the journey to San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua with...

Nicaragua Volunteer Perspective: Taylor Hardman

Written by volunteer Taylor Hardman: It has been nearly two months since we left Nicaragua, and yet, I’m still clinging to the experience. I was still living out...

Nicaragua Volunteer Perspective: Taylor Kauffman

Written by volunteer Taylor Kauffman: When people ask me how the trip was I respond with something along the lines of “awesome,” “amazing,” “one of the best experiences of...

Nicaragua Volunteer Perspective: Andrea Nießen

Written by volunteer Andrea Nießen: As a former volunteer and fundraiser for Random Acts’ Hope2Haiti project, I went on this first Nicaragua trip with some expectations, curious about...

Nicaragua Volunteer Perspective: Dreana Ferguson

Written by volunteer Dreana Ferguson: On December 31, 2014, I tried to keep my list of New Year’s resolutions short and achievable. I wanted to try new knitting...

Nicaragua Volunteer Perspective: Alicia Kim

Written by volunteer Alicia Kim: More often than not, the attention surrounding a service trip focuses on the good being performed by its participants. This is, of course,...

Nicaragua Volunteer Perspective: MK Hunter

Written by volunteer MK Hunter: When you talk to people who have come home from a mission or volunteer trip, they often throw around words like “life-changing” and...

Fundraising advice from Rea

I am talking to many new fundraisers who are trying to get a spot on the team for the destination trip to Nicaragua in November. I hear about...