AYS In The News
Milford Youth Gets Much from Serving Those With Little
October 22, 2009
It was no ordinary summer for Nick Anderson. In fact, returning to amenities like his car, friends and cell phone has been both bittersweet and surreal.
For Anderson, joining with the St. George, Utah-based Alliance for Youth Service (AYS) organization and embarking on a humanitarian summer suervice trip to Fiji, his perspective has been forever likely changed.
"Everything there was so simple," said the 18-year-old senior from Milford. Dedicating his summer helping build toilets for the local village, he said, was genuinely humbling.
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Local Youth and Mother Spend Summer Vacation Serving Abroad
October 13, 2009
It was no ordinary summer for Taylor and Windy Moikeha of Coppell. The mother-daughter duo was among more than 200 volunteers with Alliance for Youth Service who embarked on an international humanitarian service trip to Peru.
This was the second time this mother and daughter team has ventured out to perform service in third-world countries. Last summer they went to the Dominican Republic. Their experience was so positive they decided to go out again.
Teens Travel Abroad for Summer Service Project
While the youth that traveled with Alliance for Youth Service this summer set out to serve others, their parents were hoping the teens would learn some life lessons of their own in the process. This summer nearly 200 teens, ages 16 to 19, traveled from across the U.S. and Canada to countries including Tonga, Fiji and Peru.
The volunteers worked at El Girasol (Sunflower) Orphanage of The Sacred Valley, Peru, constructing an addition to the orphanage; created flushing toilet systems including septic tanks for homes in Fiji; and made an organic nursery and market for Tonga National Youth Congress.
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Books for School
August 13, 2009
Students of Rishikul Nadera Primary School have received more than 300 children's books and two shelves.
Headteacher Amirka Prasad said the donation has prompted them to build a library.
"We are using boxes to store the books, which are stored in classrooms. A proper library would be beneficial for teachers and students," Mr Prasad said.
He said the donation provided a wider range of books for the students to read.