#QU301DR Stories Compiled Come see the entire service-learning experience in the Dominican Republic for 20 Quinnipiac University students. They spent December 27 to January 4 working to build a home, feed the hungry, and bring hope to the people of the La Romana, DR area. Most of the time was spent in the very poor…
Want to know what it was really like for the QU301 DR class serving in the Dominican Republic from Dec. 27, 2013 – Jan. 4, 2014? Then take a few minutes and watch this really powerful video of the experience. Thanks to Sami Limperis-Kaufman for putting this together!
Before we left we were told that coming home was going to be somewhat difficult. Coming home was VERY difficult. As a group we experienced things that most people will never get to and because of this the 25 of us will have a bond that many others will not be able to relate to.…
QU301 students spent Sunday morning packing hundreds of packs of food that they will distribute in Batey 50 to families on New Years Day, jan. 1, 2014. #QU301DR
This young 4 foot tall ball of energy was one of the highlights of my day and possibly my whole trip. As we filed out of the bus, we were quickly met by the youngest citizens of the Bateye 50, a small village in La Romana, Dominican Republic. The wall of 20 or so kids…
Today was the first day we visited Batey 50. We started off the day being welcomed off the bus with open arms by the children of the village. We were all so overwelmed and surprised at how welcoming and friendly the people were; We either got a tug on the hand or a gesture to…
Couldn’t believe how friendly the children of Batey 50 were! They came right up to us to jump on our backs and hold our hands. The entire time all I heard was “muh amigo! muh amigo! Good stuff, loved the kids. The work was hard but extremely rewarding. Can’t wait to be able to welcome…
In addition to Go Fund Me http://www.gofundme.com/QUbatey50 and our Bake Sale, we also organized a fundraiser with a local Chili’s Restaurant in Hamden, CT. Chili’s donated 10% of the event day sales back to us!
While in the Dominican we will be wearing these shirts and also giving them out to the people living in the Bateye.
Along with our Go Fund Me account : http://www.gofundme.com/QUbatey50 we decided to hold a bake sale to raise more funds. With these funds we will be able to provide t-shirts and food for families down in the Dominican Republic. We spent several days in the Student Center at Quinnipiac University selling baked goods. Through this we…
Batey 50 