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Dominican Republic Trip June-July 2021
Jun 28, 2021 - Jul 1, 2021
Dominican Republic

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Dominican Republic Trip June-July 2021

Dominican Republic Trip June-July 2021

Dominican Republic
Jun 28, 2021 - Jul 1, 2021

Registration Information

General Registration

Before signing up for this trip, please note that this cost is subject to change, depending on the cost of flights upon the date of purchase and the final number of participants committed to attending this trip. Please note that you may register for this trip without full payment, but full payment is due one week prior to your departure date.

$2,000.00
Trip Cost
Not Available

Late Registration RDU

For late trip registrants departing from RDU

$1,400.00
Trip Cost
Not Available

Trip Requirements

About this trip

Thank you for your participation in a Help One Now Impact Adventure Trip! The Help One Now ethos is to remain invisible in our communities and focus our efforts on resourcing key leaders instead. All Help One Now Trips are built to connect you to the communities we serve through the building of relationships with local leaders, experiencing the beauty and adventure each country holds, and participating in intentional guided times of rest and reflection. We want you to return home from these trips with a renewed heart, mind, and soul, as well as a vision and passion for how we can work together to do good around the world!

A few important things to note about this trip:
 

Airfare and all expenses on the ground (meals, lodging, transportation) are included in the trip price, but any other costs associated with your trip would be your responsibility (those costs may include spending money, or appointments at a travel clinic before your trip, for example). We do allow our trip participants to fundraise through their registration pages in order to make those trip costs more manageable!

Those traveling are required to carry a passport with an expiration date further than 6 months away from the date of travel. Should your passport have already expired, or should your passport expire within the 6 months after your intended trip dates, you can mail in your old passport to get it expedited and renewed. HERE is where you can find more information on how to renew your passport.

Due to the nature of our work, Help One Now requires special approval from the trip lead, and director of international operations to join the trip if you are under the age of 18. If approved, we will email out a form to get signed by parents or legal guardians, giving permission to travel out of country with the team.

In addition, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends various vaccinations for international travelers depending on your destination country. Please visit a medical professional or a travel clinic as soon as you know you are traveling abroad, as they may recommend particular vaccinations or medicine based on your destination, some vaccinations are not always immediately available, and some vaccinations need to be administered over the course of months. **Please ensure you are up to date on all routine vaccinations. These vaccinations include a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine, varicella (chickenpox) vaccine, polio vaccine, and a flu shot! Most of you are up to date on these anyway!**

The Dominican Republic does not currently have any required vaccinations; however, we recommend the Hepatitis A vaccination, a Typhoid treatment (pill or shot), and Malaria medication as well.

Some travelers choose to receive the Cholera, Hepatitis B, Rabies, and Yellow Fever vaccinations, but REST ASSURED: we know these lists may seem overwhelming, but all of these vaccinations are entirely optional and are merely precautions!


Covid-19 Requirements:

Due to Covid-19 restrictions and risks, we will be taking several precautions to ensure the safety of every traveler and the communities we will visit. While cases are lower in these communities, we will take every caution necessary to prevent the potential of carrying the virus during travel. Here are some precautions that will be required of all travelers:
  • Each traveler is recommended to be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and carry with them their proof of vaccination
  • Each traveler will be required to take a Covid-19 test once in-country for their return to the U.S.
  • Each traveler will be asked to self quarantine at home as much as possible before the trip
  • Each traveler will be required to carry with them a face covering. This will be worn at all times while visiting with leaders and their communities, as well as during international travel

We’d love to encourage you to familiarize yourself with Help One Now’s philosophy regarding international mission. In preparation for your potential Learning Journey, please try to read Doing Good Is Simple by Help One Now’s founder Chris Marlow. Another great resource is When Helping Hurts by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert.

Tentative Trip Schedule
*Please not that this schedule is subject to change*

Mon 6/28:

  • Team arrives in Santo Domingo (SDQ)
  • Head to La Vega
  • Meet local leader Rod Davis and his team, hear his story and vision for Family Empowerment
  • Dinner and intro to trip meeting at guesthouse           
Stay at TEARS Guesthouse

Tue 6/29:

  • Breakfast at guesthouse
  • Morning reflection time
  • Tour TEARS school and medical clinic, head into the community and see their clean water project, as well as meet some families in the Family Business Program (FBP)
  • Lunch at guesthouse
  • Head back into community and meet more families in the Family Business Program
  • Dinner at local Mofongo (traditional Dominican dish) restaurant
  • Cigars and down time with Rod at guesthouse
Stay at TEARS Guesthouse

Wed 6/30:

  • Breakfast at guesthouse
  • Morning reflection time
  • Head to Santo Domingo
  • Get Covid test for return home
  • Time to shop in La Zona Colonial, Santo Domingo's historic district
  • Lunch at Cafe El Conde, right next to the oldest Cathedral in the Americas
  • Head to hotel
  • Free time at beach
  • Dinner and final debrief at hotel
Stay at Casa Hemingway Hotel

Thu 7/1:

  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Final morning reflection time
  • Free time at beach
  • Team departs Santo Domingo (SDQ)

*More details will be emailed to you. In the meantime, please reach out to trips@helponenow.com if you have any questions*

Trip Location

Who's going

Dave Hollis and 5 others are participating in this trip.

Anonymous Dave Hollis Jason Morriss Robert Moats Don Brimberry Emily Grey

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Field Partner

Help One Now 3M
Help One Now
Raleigh, NC, US
Help One Now empowers families in developing countries through high-capacity local lead...

Madeline Robless
Madeline Robless
Trip Organizer