International Voluntary Service Projects - Volunteers for Peace

Below is the list of TEEN projects that are offered in 2008 to volunteers under age 18 sorted by country first and then in date order. Please keep in mind that this list is current as of April 1, and will not be updated. Projects fill up, so please check the 2008 Open Projects to see if the project shows up as available. Simply select the TEEN type of camp as one of your search parameter selections. This database is updated as often as possible during the placement season to show current availability.

If you are under age 18, the VFP registration fee is $500 or more per project, not the standard $300 as listed elsewhere on our website. The cost of each project always appears in the project header.

Teen Camp Reference List is a reference list of other internationally oriented voluntary service placement organizations for teenagers.

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France

"Go to the people. Live among them, love them, learn from them, serve them, plan with them, start with what you know, build on what they have, and when the best leaders leave, the people will say, we have don it ourselves." ~ Lao Tsu

Photo Credit ~ S. Acevedo Tiscareno/Morocco 2007

Belgium

Belgium BelCb01-08 Chevetogne 05-Jul-08 to 18-Jul-08 TEEN/ENVI 12 V. Ages 15-17 Fee:$730.00
Project :
" Le Domaine provincial de Chevetogne " is a big Center for environnemental education and social tourism. Pupils from the primary and secondary schools come there to participate to activities that focuse on the discovering of the nature and rural way of life. During the summer, a lot of kids and families make a one day excursion in the Domain or stay there for holidays. Responsible of the Domain would like to host a group of international volunteers this summer, because he needs help to fit out a path and birds observation post. In Chevetogne, nature is understood like a ' school of life'. The philosophy of the place holds in the following sentence: "when one learns to respect the biodiversity in the nature, he also learns to respect the human diversity". Workers from "Le Domaine de Chevetogne" hope to share their passion of the environment with international volunteers.

Location :
"Le Domaine de Chevetogne" is located in the deep countryside. By choosing this workcamp, you decide to live in the nature. All around, there are fields, wood and small villages. Wild animals (deers, foxes, wild pigs) are very close. Once during the workcamp, an experienced guide will propose you to wake up at dawn and to go outside to observe them.
As the domain is also a touristic Center, there are lots of opportunities for entertainment : outdoor swimming pool, football fields, minigolf, tennis and basket-ball playgrounds...
During weekend, it will be possible to organize cultural visits and to travel to the biggest belgian cities. The town of Ciney is ten kilometres away from the Domain of Chevetogne. From there, it is very easy to join bigger urban centres as Namur (25km), Brussels (80km) or Liege (90km).

Work:
Volunteers will fit out an "ornithological path" : they will clean the surroundings, dismount an old wood palisade and will build a shelter from where it will be possible to observe birds. ATTENTION, work will be sometimes long and difficult. Volunteers will be outside during the whole day.

Accommodation :
In a cottage, with two dormitories, beds, kitchen and bathroom with hot shower.

Food :
Break-fast in the cottage and picnic outside for the lunch. For their evening meals, volunteers will decide if they prefer to prepare it themselves in the cottage or to eat in the restaurant of the Domain.

Belgium BelCb07-08 Four à chaux, Esneux 01-Aug-08 to 07-Aug-08 TEEN/RENO/ENVI 12 V. Ages 14-17 Fee:$730.00
Four à chaux, Esneux

PREPARATION DAYS (Obligatory et free) !
Location : Marche-en-Famenne
Dates : From Friday 1st to Saturday 02nd of August
Meaning : Gather all the volunteers and campleaders joining projects that start at the same date. This is also the official welcome session offered by CBB team. On Saturday, all the volunteers will be dispatched to their own workcamp place.

Project :
Esneux and its surroundings form a superb area but few people knows it. In order to make discover their locality, the councillors thus had the idea to organize an international workcamp. Each summer, they accommodate a group of young people with the idea that those get involved in the heritage protection and take part in the local life. While taking part thus actively in the municipality valorisation, the volunteers learn to appreciate it. When they turn to adults, perhaps they will feel like coming back there. As they come from far and speak different languages, they also bring a little taste of expatriation to the inhabitants. That is particularly appreciated since people from Esneux appreciate developing friendships across the borders (the commune is already twinned with towns of Poland, Germany and France).

Location :
Esneux is first known because of its river. The Ourthe, one of the most beautiful rivers of Wallonie, follows curves all along the region. It crosses a quantity of hamlets and passes through woods before arriving to the small city. This one is being actually built on both its banks. The small bridge which connects them is almost considered as the village main square. During the workcamp, bicycles will be lent to the volunteers so that they can leave and discover the surrounding countryside. Since the 19th century, the enchanted and marvellous sites have been attracting holiday makers and tourists. The place, very green, proves to be ideal for the walks and dawdling. Esneux has all the urban conveniences. Then, like always in Belgium, the city is not far away from Liege, the third larger town of Belgium which is 20km away from there. With its many museums and historical buildings, it is ideal for a one day excursion or more.
Website (in French) : http://www.esneux.be

Work:
You will renovate an old lime kiln, helping to reconsolidate walls and cleaning the surroundings: stonesworks, clear the ground and cutting branches.

Accommodation :
In a big room, inside the cultural center. You will have to bring your own mats. Hot shower will be available in the sport center, 500m away from the dormitory.

Specific information :
You must be able to ride a bike as most of the journeys will be done by bicyle. A 25€ guarantee fee will be asked to volunteers for the lend of the bike. You will receive this amount back at the end of the workcamp if you return the bike back in its initial state.

Bulgaria

Bulgaria BulByc01-08 Stara Zagora, Southern 16-Jul-08 to 30-Jul-08 ARCH//TEEN/MANU 16 V. Ages 16+ Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $155.00
Stara Zagora (SZ) is a mid-size Bulgarian town (170 000 inhabitants) with an ancient history and heritage (older than 8000 years). In relation with the fast emerging town center and related construction projects SZ Historic Museum implements an intensive program of rescue excavations discovering Roman, Late Antique and Medieval pages of town history. Opening a call for 16 vols BYC is supporting following activities of the Museum: rescue excavations and archaeological sites’ maintenance. All vols interested in Archaeology and Cultural heritage preservation are welcome. No previous experience required. Excursions and workshops in the area of Archaeology provided. Opportunities for sport and entertainment in Stara Zagora are a lot.

WORK: app. 5-6 hours per day but Sundays. Manual work during rescue excavations - digging, brushing, measuring, washing and cataloging artifacts etc., during maintaining archaeological sites’ areas - painting, removing grass etc.

LOCATION: Stara Zagora is a major transport junction and may be reached by both bus and train from major Bulgarian cities with air terminals and border points.

MEETING POINT: Participants will be given a lift from Stara Zagora bus or train station (at 1.00 pm, 4.00 pm and 7.00 pm). Requests for pick-up at different time (not earlier than 10.00 am and not later than 7.00 pm) are accepted but you need to inform organizers via sms or call about the time of your arrival in Stara Zagora.

SPECIAL REMARKS: hard physical work in the opened air (summers here are hot), work will be assisted by local workers.

Estonia

Estonia EstYesT1-08 Down Town Eng I 29-Jun-08 to 11-Jul-08 TEEN/STUDY 12 V. Ages 14-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $265.00

Project
International language camp is organized by the language school “In Down Town”, non-profit association “Alternative Language Programs Satellite” (ALPS) and youth exchange association EstYES. The camp is aimed to introduce the diversity of world cultures to the teenagers aged 14 -17 through language studies and direct contact with young people from abroad in the hope to help young Estonians to integrate into modern world. At the same time this camp gives foreign participants a great chance to meet youngsters of Estonia and experience local life staying in the local host families.

Program
Camp program includes visits to museums, sightseeing in the Estonian capital, meetings with organizations, social games and performances in the open air, actions for peace and nature protection, talks and discussions at the round table. Each day of the camp has its own theme and a special activity. To activate teenagers and run the program there will be 8 international volunteers and members of local school staff.

Accommodation
In the apartments of the host families in Tallinn. Participants will have breakfasts and dinners in their host families, lunches – all together in the city.

Location
Camp will take place in Tallinn - the capital of Estonia. More information on www.tallinn.ee

Terminal
Airport, bus & train station, harbor in Tallinn. Pick up by families at the point of arrival is possible upon request.

Special requirements
We will welcome all interesting ideas for the program and your active participation in it. English is a camp language. The age of participants is 14 - 17.

Participation fee
Unlike the traditional camp there will be no work but linguistic studies and informal educational activities. Besides regular costs for board, lodging, domestic transport, materials, etc. the program involves extra expenses for excursions, visits, cultural activities and general administration. Since neither EstYES nor its camp partner ALPS does not receive any financial support for this camp from municipality or any private sources to make camp happened we have to charge the participation fee of 175 Euro (approx $265 USD), which has to be paid by participants upon arrival to the camp.

Estonia EstYesT2-08 Soometsa I 01-Jul-08 to 12-Jul-08 TEEN/ENVI 8 V. Ages 14-16 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $185.00

Project: The camp will take place in tiny Soometsa village of Parnu County. Local community sees in the international camps an important tool for local development – not just in terms of work done by the volunteers but mainly for introduction of multiculturalism to the population of small places in rural area through intercultural exchange and international contacts given to local youth. This project is organized by the initiative of NGO Soometsa Village Association for the children and youth of Soometsa. The project’s aim is bring fresh ideas into the life of a small village and contribute to the local development by creating facilities for the leisure time of local youth. A side idea of the camp is to give local youngsters the opportunity to learn and practice English in a non-formal way and friendly atmosphere meeting their peers from abroad. Most of those kids have very little chance to meet foreigners, so they have an actual need to discover new cultures and try a new way of communication. International volunteers coming to such a small village will promote intercultural exchange and help the local people to broaden their horizons.

Work:The general theme of the camp is Environment. Volunteers will help creation of nature trail in the nature reserve putting pointers and stands, making benches, preparing maps, etc. Another work is to help general cleaning and tidying up of the area around Community House. A group of local youngsters will be sharing work and leisure with the international group of volunteers.

Accommodation: Volunteers will live in the Community House. It has toilet, shower and equipped kitchen. Volunteers will have to cook themselves from ingredients provided by community. It will be possible to try famous Estonian sauna.

Special requirements: No special requirements. Please bring working clothes and gloves.
The age of vols is 14-16 for the first shift and 16-18 for the second one.

Location: Haedemeeste area, where Soometsa is situated, is distinctive Estonian biogeographical region of bogs, holding a big variety of valuable nature species. Soometsa is surrounded by Rannametsa-Soometsa nature reserves. www.luitemaa.eoy.ee/main_eng.htm Soometsa is actually a group of farm houses. It is 7 km long, has only 150 inhabitants mostly farmers. It is located in the Pärnu County, lying 25 km to the South from the Estonian „summer capital“ - the city of Parnu, famous as the most delightful of resorts, featuring various attractions especially during summer season. More information about Soometsa is on www.soometsa.ee

Terminal: Airport, bus or train station, harbor in Tallinn; bus to Parnu; local bus to Soometsa.

Leisure timep: The camp provides an excellent opportunity to establish contacts with young Estonians and to experience local life. Possible activities to do: sport, games, workshops, competitions, exhibitions, hiking (Soometsa is a beautiful nature resource), excursions to the places of interest of the area. Visit to Parnu, famous spa town, a summer capital of Estonia, is foreseen.

Participation fee: Due to the lack of financial support for this project a participation fee of 120 Euro is requested from the volunteers to cover the costs of board and lodging, leisure time activities as well as administrative and pedagogical costs. It has to be paid by volunteers upon arrival to the camp.

Estonia EstYesT3-08 Parsti/Viljandi 02-Jul-08 to 13-Jul-08 TEEN/MANU 15 V. Ages 14-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $152.00

Project
This project will take place in Parsti Community. Local authorities see the international camps an important tool for local development – not only in terms of work done by volunteers but mainly for introduction of multiculturalism to the population of small places in the rural areas through intercultural exchange and international contacts given to local youth. That is why international volunteers will be working and living along with the group of local youth, who will share work and leisure with volunteers. The practical side of this camp, organized in cooperation with Parsti administration is to help tiding up the schools parks and take care of historical and cultural objects of Parsti Community.

Work
The work will be mostly outdoors and last 3-5 hours a day. The work will be mainly tidying up the schools park and maintaining of some historical and cultural sites of Parsti Community - renovating fences, painting, cutting bushes, etc. Some seasonal work in the park is possible. The rest of the day will be filled in by diverse activities like excursions, visits, games, sport, etc. This part will be run as an adventure type of camp with some survival practices organised together with the Estonian Defense League. A group of local youth will join international volunteers to share work, camp life and leisure with them.

Accommodation
Volunteers will stay in the large tents. You have to bring sleeping bags, mattress and warm clothes, tents will be provided. If nights will be cold there will be heating inside the tents. Toilets and showers will be available outdoors. Meals will be served outside, however the volunteers will be asked to help out with the cleaning. For some evening barbeque is planned.

Location
Parsti Community is situated in South-Estonia on the western part of the Sakala upland bordering on the Viljandi town in the east. It has the total area of 210 sq km and the population of 3600 people, who live in 26 villages and the market town of Ramsi. The territory of the community is bisected by ancient Raudna Valley & the Raudna River. Large forests are situated in the western part of the area; fields and grasslands lie on the fertile moraine plain originated from the glacial era. More info on www.visitestonia.com, www.viljandimaa.ee, www.viljandi.ee.

Terminal
Airport, harbor, bus & train stations Tallinn; bus & train to Viljandi; local bus to Kulmallika.

Special requirements
No special skills are needed. Tools for the work will be provided. Please bring sleeping bags, mattress, warm clothes, working clothes and gloves. English is the camp language. The age of volunteers is 14-17.

Leisure time
Joined activities with local youngsters of the camp – swimming, hiking, sunbathing, sports, games and excursions to the places of interest of the area.

Participation fee
Due to the lack of financial support for this project a participation fee of 100 Euro is requested from the volunteers to cover costs of board and lodging, leisure time activities as well as administrative and pedagogical costs. It has to be paid by volunteers upon arrival to the camp.

Estonia EstYesT6-08 Down Town ESP Tallinn 13-Jul-08 to 25-Jul-08 TEEN/STUDY 6 V. Ages 14-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $266.00

Project
An international language camp is organized by the language school “In Down Town”, non-profit association “Alternative Language Programs Satellite” and youth exchange association EstYES. The camp is aimed to introduce the diversity of world cultures to the teenagers aged 14 -17 through language studies and direct contacts with young people from abroad in the hope to help young Estonians to integrate into the modern world. At the same time this camp gives foreign participants a good chance to meet youngsters of Estonia and experience local life staying in the local host families. The language of this camp is Spanish.

Program
Camp program includes visits to museums and sightseeing of the Estonian capital, meetings with organizations, social games and performances in the open air, actions to protect peace and environment, talks and discussions at the round table. Each day of the camp has its own theme and a special activity. To activate teenagers there will be 4 international volunteers and members of the school staff.
NB! Since there will be French and German speaking camps taking place In Down Town School at the same time with this Spanish one some joined activities for both camps like sport competitions, parties, etc. are foreseen.

Accommodation
In the apartments of the host families in Tallinn. Participants will have breakfast and dinner in the host families, lunch – all together in the city.

Location
Camp takes place in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. More information on www.tallinn.ee

Terminal
Airport, bus & train station, harbor in Tallinn. Pick up by host families at the arrival point is possible upon request.

Special requirements
We will welcome all interesting ideas for the program and your active participation in it. Since Spanish is a camp language, relatively good level of spoken Spanish is required. The age of participants is 14 - 17.
Participation fee
Unlike the traditional camp there will be no work but linguistic studies and informal educational activities. Besides regular costs for board, lodging, domestic transport, materials, etc. the program involves extra expenses for excursions, visits, cultural activities and general administration. Since neither EstYES nor its camp partner ALPS does not receive any financial support for this camp from municipality or any private sources to make camp happened we have to charge the participation fee of 175 Euro, which has to be paid by participants upon arrival to the camp.

Estonia EstYesT4-08 Down Town Fra Tallinn 13-Jul-08 to 25-Jul-08 TEEN/STUDY 6 V. Ages 14-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $266.00

Project
An international language camp is organized by the language school “In Down Town”, non-profit association “Alternative Language programs Satellite” and youth exchange association EstYES. The camp is aimed to introduce the diversity of world cultures to the teenagers aged 14 -17 through language studies and direct contact with young people from abroad in the hope to help young Estonians to integrate into the modern world. At the same time this camp gives foreign participants a good chance to meet youngsters of Estonia and experience the local life staying in the local host families. The language of this camp is French.

Program
Camp program includes visits to museums and sightseeing of the Estonian capital, meetings with organizations, social games and performances in the open air, actions to protect peace and environment, talks and discussions at the round table. Each day of the camp has its own theme and a special activity. To activate teenagers there will be 4 international volunteers and members of the school staff.
NB! Since there will be German and Spanish speaking camps taking place In Down Town School at the same time with this French one some joined activities for both camps like sport competitions, parties, etc. are foreseen.

Accommodation
In the apartments of host families in Tallinn. Participants will have breakfasts and dinners in the host families, lunches – all together in the city.

Location
Camp takes place in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. More information on www.tallinn.ee

Terminal
Airport, bus & train station, harbor in Tallinn. Pick up by host families at the point of arrival is possible upon request.

Special requirements
We will welcome all interesting ideas for the program and your active participation in it. Since French is a camp language, relatively good knowledge of spoken French is required in this camp. The age of participants is 14 - 17.

Participation fee
Unlike the traditional camp there will be no work but linguistic studies and informal educational activities. Besides regular costs for board, lodging, domestic transport, materials, etc. the program involves extra expenses for excursions, visits, cultural activities and general administration. Since neither EstYES nor its camp partner ALPS does not receive any financial support for this camp from municipality or any private sources to make camp happened we have to charge the participation fee of 175 Euro, which has to be paid by participants upon arrival to the camp.

Estonia EstYesT5-08 Down Town DeuTallinn 13-Jul-08 to 25-Jul-08 TEEN/STUDY 6 V. Ages 14-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $266.00

Program
Camp program includes visits to museums and sightseeing of the Estonian capital, meetings with organizations, social games and performances in the open air, actions to protect peace and environment, talks and discussions at the round table. Each day of the camp has its own theme and a special activity. To activate teenagers there will be 4 international volunteers and members of the school staff.
NB! Since there will be French and Spanish speaking camps taking place In Down Town School at the same time with this German one some joined activities for both camps like sport competitions, parties, etc. are foreseen.

Accommodation
In the apartments of the host families in Tallinn. Participants will have breakfast and dinner in the host families, lunch – all together in the city.

Location
Camp takes place in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. More information on www.tallinn.ee

Terminal
Airport, bus & train station, harbor in Tallinn. Pick up by host families at the arrival point is possible upon request.

Special requirements
We will welcome all interesting ideas for the program and your active participation in it. Since German is a camp language, relatively good level of spoken German is required. The age of participants is 14 - 17.

Participation fee
Unlike the traditional camp there will be no work but linguistic studies and informal educational activities. Besides regular costs for board, lodging, domestic transport, materials, etc. the program involves extra expenses for excursions, visits, cultural activities and general administration. Since neither EstYES nor its camp partner ALPS does not receive any financial support for this camp from municipality or any private sources to make camp happened we have to charge the participation fee of 175 Euro, which has to be paid by participants upon arrival to the camp.

Estonia EstYesT7-08 Kuuste Malev Tartu 16-Jul-08 to 27-Jul-08 TEEN/MANU 15 V. Ages 14-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $110.00
Project
This camp will take place in South-Estonia in Tartu County. The global aim of this project is to restore the old tradition of summer students’ work camps (called “Malev” in Estonian), which where really popular in 70s and 80s in Estonia. Those years thousands of school students during their summer vacations went voluntarily to the countryside to help farmers to do seasonal works and to spend their free time in a meaningful way in the great atmosphere of adventure and friendship. Nowadays some youth organisations are trying to re-introduce old tradition, and the camp in Kuuste is one of such attempts. The participation of international volunteers is seen as an innovative and attractive element aimed to introduce multiculturalism to the youth through intercultural exchange and contacts local youth will get working alongside with international volunteers. Living and working together is the best way to learn about each other!

Work
Mainly manual work around cultural & historical objects: cleaning up the historical school park, maintaining fences, painting, cutting bushes around old school house. International volunteers will work and live together with local youngsters aged 15-18. Working time will be after breakfast till lunchtime. After lunch there will be various sport and culture activities for the group. The work takes place from 17th to 24th of July. On 25th and 26th of July there will be a reunion of 7 local camps (Malevs) of Tartu County in Lahte. It will gather around 200 young people for the sport and music competitions, big party and fun.

Accommodation
Accommodation will be in the Kuuste school house. Please bring sleeping bag and mat. Toilet and showers are available. Meals will be prepared 3 times a day by kitchen stuff.

Location
Tartu County lies between two big lakes – Lake Peipsi and Lake Vortsjarv. County capital Tartu is university town with 100 000 inhabitants. More information on www.tartumaa.ee, www.visitestonia.com, http://turism.tartumaa.ee Kuuste, where the camp takes place, lies 17km from Tartu.

No special skills are needed. Tools for the work will be provided. Please bring sleeping bag, working clothes and gloves. English is the camp language. The age of volunteers is 15-17.

Leisure time
After the work there will be games, discussions, brainstorming, culture and sport activities, hikes, theme parties, dance parties etc. Besides all organized activities there is enough space for your ideas. There will be also an excursion around South-Estonia. Some culture events and festivals are being held in Tartu at the same time with the camp and visits to Tartu are foreseen. The big reunion of 7 camps with contests, sport, music, parties will be held in Lahte on 25th -26th of July.

Partiicpation fee
To cover administrative and pedagogical costs as well as the costs for leisure time activities of this camp participation fee of 70 Euro is requested from volunteers. It has to be paid upon arrival to the camp.

Estonia EstYesT8-08 Down Town Eng II 27-Jul-08 to 08-Aug-08 TEEN/STUDY 12 V. Ages 14-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $265.00

Project
International language camp is organized by the language school “In Down Town”, non-profit association “Alternative Language Programs Satellite” (ALPS) and youth exchange association EstYES. The camp is aimed to introduce the diversity of world cultures to the teenagers aged 14 -17 through language studies and direct contact with young people from abroad in the hope to help young Estonians to integrate into modern world. At the same time this camp gives foreign participants a great chance to meet youngsters of Estonia and experience local life staying in the local host families.

Accommodation
In the apartments of the host families in Tallinn. Participants will have breakfasts and dinners in their host families, lunches – all together in the city.

Location
Camp will take place in Tallinn - the capital of Estonia. More information on www.tallinn.ee

Terminal
Airport, bus & train station, harbor in Tallinn. Pick up by families at the point of arrival is possible upon request.

Special requirements
We will welcome all interesting ideas for the program and your active participation in it. English is a camp language. The age of participants is 14 - 17.

Participation fee
Unlike the traditional camp there will be no work but linguistic studies and informal educational activities. Besides regular costs for board, lodging, domestic transport, materials, etc. the program involves extra expenses for excursions, visits, cultural activities and general administration. Since neither EstYES nor its camp partner ALPS does not receive any financial support for this camp from municipality or any private sources to make camp happened we have to charge the participation fee of 175 Euro, which has to be paid by participants upon arrival to the camp.

Estonia EstYesT9-08 Soometsa II 28-Jul-08 to 08-Aug-08 TEEN/ENVI 8 V. Ages 16-18 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $185.00

Project
The camp will take place in tiny Soometsa village of Parnu County. Local community sees in the international camps an important tool for local development – not just in terms of work done by the volunteers but mainly for introduction of multiculturalism to the population of small places in rural area through intercultural exchange and international contacts given to local youth. This project is organized by the initiative of NGO Soometsa Village Association for the children and youth of Soometsa. The project’s aim is bring fresh ideas into the life of a small village and contribute to the local development by creating facilities for the leisure time of local youth. A side idea of the camp is to give local youngsters the opportunity to learn and practice English in a non-formal way and friendly atmosphere meeting their peers from abroad. Most of those kids have very little chance to meet foreigners, so they have an actual need to discover new cultures and try a new way of communication. International volunteers coming to such a small village will promote intercultural exchange and help the local people to broaden their horizons.

Work
The general theme of the camp is Environment. Volunteers will help creation of nature trail in the nature reserve putting pointers and stands, making benches, preparing maps, etc. Another work is to help general cleaning and tidying up of the area around Community House. A group of local youngsters will be sharing work and leisure with the international group of volunteers.

Accommodation
Volunteers will live in the Community House. It has toilet, shower and equipped kitchen. Volunteers will have to cook themselves from ingredients provided by community. It will be possible to try famous Estonian sauna.
Special requirements
No special requirements. Please bring working clothes and gloves.
The age of vols is 14-16 for the first shift and 16-18 for the second one.

Location
Haedemeeste area, where Soometsa is situated, is distinctive Estonian biogeographical region of bogs, holding a big variety of valuable nature species. Soometsa is surrounded by Rannametsa-Soometsa nature reserves. www.luitemaa.eoy.ee/main_eng.htm Soometsa is actually a group of farm houses. It is 7 km long, has only 150 inhabitants mostly farmers. It is located in the Pärnu County, lying 25 km to the South from the Estonian „summer capital“ - the city of Parnu, famous as the most delightful of resorts, featuring various attractions especially during summer season. More information about Soometsa is on www.soometsa.ee

Terminal
Airport, bus or train station, harbor in Tallinn; bus to Parnu; local bus to Soometsa.

Leisure time
The camp provides an excellent opportunity to establish contacts with young Estonians and to experience local life. Possible activities to do: sport, games, workshops, competitions, exhibitions, hiking (Soometsa is a beautiful nature resource), excursions to the places of interest of the area. Visit to Parnu, famous spa town, a summer capital of Estonia, is foreseen.

Due to the lack of financial support for this project a participation fee of 120 Euro is requested from the volunteers to cover the costs of board and lodging, leisure time activities as well as administrative and pedagogical costs. It has to be paid by volunteers upon arrival to the camp.

Estonia EstYesT10-08 EUROPEAN DREAM ~ TALLINN 05-Aug-08 to 17-Aug-08 TEEN/STUDY 6 V. Ages 14-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $276.00

Project
This camp is organized for teenagers by Language School AUGIIT in Estonia. The aim of the camp is to introduce the diversity of world cultures to youth through language studies and active practice, visits, meetings, direct contacts with young people from abroad in the hope to help young representatives from Estonia to integrate into modern world. At the same time the camp aimed at introducing Estonian culture to the foreign participants. The camp will provide educational program and activities that focus on promoting equality in human dignity in conjunction with other programs such as those promoting intercultural learning, participation and empowerment of minorities. Another obvious idea of this camp is to provide meaningful summer activities for local youth. This camp gives foreign participants a great chance to meet youngsters of Estonia and experience local life staying in the local host families. The age of local participants is 12-17, foreign participants - 14-17. Local teenagers are Russian-speaking and representatives from other minority communities of Estonia.

Program
Camp program includes visits to museums, sightseeing in the Estonian capital, trips out of Tallinn (e.g. Estonian islands), meetings, games, performances in the open air, common actions, talks and discussions on different subjects. The camp site is House of Tourism situated in the heart of Old Tallinn. To activate teenagers and run the program there will be 3 international volunteers and members of local team.

Accommodation
In the apartments of the host families in Tallinn. Participants will have breakfasts and dinners in the host families, lunches will be served for the whole group in the café at the camp site.

Location
Camp will take place in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. More information on www.tallinn.ee

Terminal
Airport, bus & train station, harbor in Tallinn. Pick up by families at the point of arrival is available upon request.

Special requirements
We will welcome all interesting ideas for the program and your active participation in it. English is a camp language. Good level of English is required. The age of participants is 14-17. Please bring some materials, symbols of your country, photos, posters, maps, music, etc typical for your country.

Participation fee
Unlike the “normal” camp there will be no traditional work. Nevertheless participants will be provided with board, lodging, domestic transport, materials, etc. Besides, program involves extra costs for excursions, trips out of Tallinn, visits, cultural activities and administration. Since EstYES, neither its local camp partner, does not receive sufficient financial support for this camp from municipality nor from private sources to make camp happened we have to charge participation fee of 175 Euro. It has to be paid by participants upon arrival to the camp.

Finland

Finland FinAllI01-08 Kannonkoske 15-Jun-08 to 28-Jun-08 ENVI 20 V. Ages 17+ Fee:$500.00

W: Piispala is the biggest youth centre of Finland. The work will include cleaning up the environment, freshening up the yard, planting flowers and doing general gardening around Piispala area. Previous work camps have started the landscaping project and because of the good results the youth centre would like to host volunteers this year as well.

LO: Kannonkoski is located in central Finland about 100km north from the city of Jyvaskyla. Piispala Youth Centre is located by a beautiful lake and there are various facilities and equipment the volunteers can use, more information www.piispala.fi

T: Kannonkoski. You can take a train or a bus to Jyvaskyla (300 km from Helsinki) and continue about 100km by a bus to Kannonkoski. The nearest airport is in Jyvaskyla.

Finland FinAllI04-08 Oulainen 29-Jun-08 to 12-Jul-08 HERI/ENVI/TEEN 15 V. Ages 16-18 Fee:$500.00
W: The work will be to assist in organising a local event called Old engines day. The volunteers will assist in practical tasks, which will vary from practically arranging the event, e.g. arranging a café, selling refreshments, tidying up the area afterwards and other miscellaneous work. The volunteers must be prepared to do different kind of work in various weather conditions. The aim of the camp is to give the volunteers a chance to experience Finnish nature and culture and enable the local youngsters to meet young people from other countries.

A+F: Family stay with local families. The meals are eaten usually in the families, but during the working day the meals may be served in some other places as well.

LO: Oulainen is situated in western Finland, about 550km north from Helsinki and 100km south from Oulu. More information: www.oulainen.fi

Finland FinAllI06-08 Bengtsar Island 02-Aug-08 to 10-Aug-08 RENO/ENVI/TEEN 10 V. Ages 16-18 Fee:$500.00

W: The camp will be organized by Helsinki City Youth Department as a part of their international youth work and there will professional youth workers on charge. You can read more about the organisation from the webpage www.nk.hel.fi . The work will be the camp island´s renovation for example painting, grass cutting and easy carpentry work. Part of the island is nature protection area. That’s why all the work will be done in nature friendly methods. Please be prepared to work outside in all weathers. There will be 10 Finnish young people in the camp in addition to 10 international vols. The international volunteers should be prepared to explain about their home countries in an international evening.

A+F: Accommodation will be in tents on one of the island’s camping area. The tents are for 3-4 persons and there are wooden floors. In the camp site there will be cooking place and the meals are partly self-catering, partly in the dining hall.
The camping areas have no electricity or water pipes – the water has to be carried from the well and it has to be heated by wood in water tanks. Sauna will be warm everyday and there are also showers. In the sauna and main house there is electricity. In the evenings you can do lot of different activities on the island. It is possible to swim in the sea, row a boat, fish, paddle, use adventure track, have a camping fire, make some handcrafts or just relax in the nature.

LO: The camp will start in Helsinki and also end there, the first and last nights are in Helsinki. Our working place is in Bengtsar island which is located in south-west of Finland about 100km from Helsinki.

France

France FraCon207-08 Lavérune 04-Jun-08 to 26-Jun-08 ENVI/TEEN 13 V. Ages 15-17 Fee:$500.00
Project : after a little interruption, the town council calls Concordia on for the seventh time. This year you’ll clean a wood and the banks of the river crossing the village and do various works set by the town council according with the needs. There will be many relationship and leisure with youth of the village that will also make you discover this small city with historical remains in a viticultural area situated between sea and mountain.

France FraCon210-08 Murat sur Vèbre 04-Jun-08 to 26-Jun-08 RENO/HERI/TEEN 10 V. Ages 15-17 Fee:$500.00
Project : the Foyer Rural of Florensac and Concordia organise a workamp to link young international volunteers and young people from 3 villages around . There will be one part of restoration of the heritage and an other for the discovery of the region

Work : restoration of a capitelle in the scrubland with clearing out of the vegetation. Restoration of a very old spring with clearing of the vegetation and cleaning of the stones.

France FraUnarec35-08 Ile-de-France 01-Jul-08 to 30-Jul-08 TEEN/RENO 15 V. Ages 14-17 Fee:$810.00
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La Poudrerie - 3 weeks in July Ile-de-France

The project: We have been working with the Parc of Sevran-Evry for 2 years as we have run there a permanent inclusion project with people facing difficulties. For the first year, the parc will host an international workcamp. This site, unique and unbelievable, is a former place for the fabrication of gunpowder. All around the site, we still can see the rails and vestiges of the ancient premises. One of the premises is abandoned and the agency in charge of the site wishes to renovate it in order to transform it into a Maison des Associations (Hall for Associations) and Maison de la Nature (House of Nature).

Work: In the heart of the forest, you will start the restoration of the Maison des Associations to-be. Staking and repointing one of the walls are planned.

More info: 12 km at the North of Paris, the parc of 137 hectares, is surrounded by the cities of Livry-Gargan, Vaujours and Villepinte.

Nearest "big town": Parisnearest airport: Paris-Orly, or Roissy Charles de Gaulle

Good to know before applying: many cultural activities take place in July in the park and the cities around offer many occasions to visit and have a walk. Only one trip to Paris will be organized.

France FraCon186-08 Barbaria 04-Jul-08 to 26-Jul-08 TEEN/ENVI 14 V. Ages 15-17 Fee:$500.00
PROJECT: after twelve successful years of workcamps, the village council of Barbaira decided to welcome a new group. The work will be on the surroundings of the castle of Miramont fortress of the XI-XIIth with nice important ruins
(see http://209.85.129.104/search?q=cache:Cpx2BKbDV2EJ: cathares.org/miramont- intro.html+barbaira+chateau&hl=fr&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=f r ). Notice that the local population is very friendly and that an important close friendship is linked each year.

WORK: this year you'll carry on clearing the vegetation around the castle, cleaning the pine-forest down this castle and doing various arrangements begun by the last workcamps with basic masonry.

LOCATION: 15 Km east of Carcassonne, in the heart of the Pays Cathare. Barbaira, between the Corbières and the Minervois, overlooks the Valley of the river Aude.

France FraCon122-08 COLLEVILLE OUISTREHAM 1 04-Jul-08 to 18-Jul-08 TEEN/ENVI 15 V. Ages 16-20 Fee:$300.00

PROJECT: it is the fourth year that the commune of Colleville-Montgomery and Ouistreham call upon the volunteers to take part in a marsh development of a natural zone plug between the dune cord and Norman scrap-metal. Located in edge of sea, the communes are particularly tourist and charged historically (unloading, Battle of Normandy). The volunteers will thus have many possibilities of visits, excursions and of animation on the education to environment thanks to a significant participation of the young people of the two communes. www.ville-ouistreham.fr and www.colleville-montgomery.fr

WORK: Bush clearing, ship canal cleaning (you will be on a boat, you must be able to swim), observatory building (end of work).

Location: On the Norman littoral, in the Calvados department. 10 km from Caen. Loading's harbour for England.

ACCOMMODATION: in tents at the Ouistreham Young House, facilities in building. Bring ground sheet. Rendez-vous: The Caen train station.

France FraCon154-08 Bapaume 04-Jul-08 to 26-Jul-08 TEEN/ENVI/HERI 15 V. Ages 15-17 Fee:$500.00
PROJECT: Bapaume is a small town of Pas-de-Calais, near Arras. It was a relevant place which was destroyed on the 20th century. Today, it's become a park with few visible ruins and entry of underground passages. Moreover, the municipality of region community has set up a youth service which will be a privileged interlocutor during the work camp. You can count on significant exchanges with the young people of the territory!

WORK: You will clean and clear different park zone in order to call attention to several ruins. You will also realize a fresco at the entry of underground passages to emphasize them. Finally, you will create and fix wood information panels.

LOCATION: Bapaume is a town which contains 4 000 inhabitants near Arras in the Pas-de-Calais.

France FraCon205-08 Florensac 04-Jul-08 to 26-Jul-08 RENO/TEEN 10 V. Ages 15-17 Fee:$500.00
Project : the Foyer Rural of Florensac and Concordia organise a workamp to link young international volunteers and young people from 3 villages around . There will be one part of restoration of the heritage and an other for the discovery of the region

Work : restoration of a capitelle in the scrubland with clearing out of the vegetation. Restoration of a very old spring with clearing of the vegetation and cleaning of the stones.

Accommodation : under tents. If you have one, you may bring it.

Terminal : Florensac bus stop

France FraUnarec51-08 Cazavet 05-Jul-08 to 19-Jul-08 TEEN/ENVI 20 V. Ages 14-17 Fee:$810.00
Cazavet - Midi-Pyrénées

The project: After the first workcamp organised in 2007 in Prat Bonrepaux, the community of Bas Couserans has decided to renew the experience on another site, Cazavet. The project consists in clearing the castrum (ruins of a castle) above the village, which is very appreciated by the inhabitants of Cazavet. Nowadays, this site deserves to be developped again, especially after the dryness of 2003 which has destroyed many trees.

Works: You will be asked to clear the castrum: box tree, dead trees, brambles and holly, particularly between the outside part and the castle, but also inside the castle. Sawing up will be necessary (with help of the technical leader) but the principal task will be cutting the vegetation, to evacuate it and to put it in swathe at the foot of the site.

More info: Cazavet is close to the caves of Lacave and to the city of Saint-Lizier, which is considered as one of the most beautiful village in France, the city of Saint Girons is also not so far.

Accommodation: You will be accommodated in tents at the entry of the village which is at the foot of the site, and a big tent will be installed for the group life.

Good to know before applying: The Pyrenees Mountains will welcome you with open arms and will invite you to climb up on it during wonderful walks!

France FraSj21-08 La Ferté sous Jouarre 05-Jul-08 to 26-Jul-08 TEEN/SOL 16 V. Ages 15-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $235.00

PROJECT: The association Vir'Volt, the delegation Ile de France of Solidarités Jeunesses, is located in the small town La Ferté sous Jouarre. This town (9500 inhabitants) is known for providing its millstones until the twentieth century to the whole world. These days the town wants to revive this important cultural good ( museums, didactic courses, restoration...). One of the works will be the reconstruction of a millstone wall around a beautiful park. Moreover this little town dares to make life more attractive for its inhabitants (animations, various encounters...) The association Vir'Volt is one of the partners of the town to organise these animations.

This summer the volunteers will participate in the project "Ferté Plage", an animation during one week, along the riverside of the Marne where a little beach with many animation offers had been created. The volunteers will be implicated to the whole organisation of the project and the animation workshops for the younger ones.

IMPORTANT: During the three weeks of the workcamp the adolescent volunteers (15) will be together with about 15 adult volunteers. In everyday life there will be about 30 persons sharing this project . The work, either project "Ferté Plage" or the restoration of the wall, will be distributed every second day.

France FraSj18-08 Auvergne 05-Jul-08 to 26-Jul-08 TEEN/MANU 16 V. Ages 15-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $235.00

PROJECT: The association of Le Créneau is situated in a little castel in the heart of a large property in Auvergne.

Each year, it hosts people from different social and cultural backgrounds, who come to work voluntarily and to experience a different way of living.

The volunteers will help to improve the conditions of the site, in particular the footpaths and the little river around the ponds.

France FraSj83-08 Montereau-Fault-Yonne 05-Jul-08 to 19-Jul-08 TEEN/ENVI 10 V. Ages 15-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $155.00
PROJECT: The community of Montereau-Fault-Yonne, situated at the borders of the Champagne, possesses the unique natural reservation of Ile-de-France located in an urban arrea. Flora and fauna of this forest are very multifaceted and rich. The community wishes to host volunteers in order to valorise and protect that natural heritage as well as open it more to the public.
In the grounds of Rougeaux , the volunteers will restore the paths and stairs leading to the higher reliefs and clean the forest. In addition, they will create a herbarium with all the different species of plants and flowers which later will be used in school. The local youth will take part in the project as well and will show their city and region to the volunteers.

France FraUnarec50-08 Castelnau-Durban 05-Jul-08 to 19-Jul-08 TEEN/ENVI 20 V. Ages 14-17 Fee:$810.00
Durban-sur-Arize - Midi-Pyrénées

The project: For the first time, the association 117 Animation organizes an international workcamp in the village of Durban-sur-Arize. It will consist in developing a footpath. At the end, this project will be promoted by the artistic association "Act'en-scène", with the participation of local artists.

Work: All along the path, volunteers will work on hundreds of metres in order to develop it: make the way wider and bring it up to the required level, making a fence to hold the bank, build a scale. This project will contribute to the development of the gorge of Arize and of a wash house.

More info: The village of Durban-sur-Arize, owns a ruined castle which is on a rocky peak. It is located very close to the cave of Mas d'Azil and to the city of Foix. The Arize River goes across the village and winds through wonderful gorges nearby. The Pyrenees Mountains are waiting for you with open arms and invite you to climb them during a lovely walk.

Accommodation: You will be accommodated in tents in the village of Castelnau-Durban and a big tent will be used for the collective life.

Good to know before applying: 8 motivated local teenagers will join you. They have already been involved in many activities, more particularly in local worcamps organized by the association 117 Animation.

France FraCb07-08 Pouance 07-Jul-08 to 27-Jul-08 RENO/TEEN 11 V. Ages 16-17 Fee:$500.00

The small town of Pouancé is situated on the border of Anjou and Haut Maine, historically a strategic region when Britanny was still independent of France. The 13th and 14th century fortress of Marches of Bretagne and the Doors of Anjou dominate the walled town. Today, only some towers and walls remain to give testimony of this important monument. International volunteers have already come in recent years to restore certain parts of the castle and carried out different types of work: maintenance of paving stones, restoration of walls, hewing of stones for the reconstruction of underground stairs and so on…

Step by step the castle is being rebuilt and to give it even more value, the municipality wishes to create a visitors' walking path to encourage more visitors during the summer.
This year you will arrange a visitors' trail within the castle giving access to a new part of the castle recently restored: "the southern gate" .This restoration work will teach you the technique of stone masonry with lime mortar, repointing , pavement renovation…

Location : Pouance is located at around 60km from Rennes, Angers, Laval and Nantes.

France FraUnarec67-08 Murat 08-Jul-08 to 24-Jul-08 TEEN/ENVI/RENO 20 V. Ages 14-17 Fee:$810.00
Pays de Murat - Auvergne

The project: Situated in the heart of the Volcanoes Park in Auvergne, the community of Pays de Murat (a group of local communities) organizes each year a workcamp in partnership with études ET chantiers. The aim of our co-operation is to develop this rural territory, in links with its rich natural and built heritage.

Work: This year, you will be asked to develop a picnic and a rest area next to the medieval village of Murat. This area is for the moment a waste ground with two old tables in wood. You will participate in a transformation appealing to your creativity: installation of elements in wood (benches, tables, logs in wood...) and construction of small walls in dry stones.

More info: Murat is a village of 2000 inhabitants situated at a height of 3000 feet in the Regional Park of Volcanoes of Auvergne. The site is beautiful, be ready for hiking and living in a rural area! Be careful, evenings are sometimes cold in summer. You will be quite close to the Mounts of Cantal (about 10km).

Accommodation: in tents (for 2 or 3 persons) in the municipal campsite. A large tent will be provided for the collective aspects of life (meals, etc.). The campsite is near Murat, where you will find all the services you need.

Nearest "big town": Aurillac
Nearest airport: Aurillac
Terminal: Murat train station.

Good to know before applying: You will have an Internet access at études ET chantiers' premises which are in Murat, next to the train station.

France FraUnarec68A-08 Volvic 08-Jul-08 to 17-Jul-08 TEEN/ENVI 12 V. Ages 11-13 Fee:$810.00
Volvic I - Auvergne

The project: The village of Volvic and études ET chantiers have been working together for 15 years by organising international workcamps and permanent inclusion projects. Volvic is a place to try out new projects! As we did last year, we repeat the experience for teenagers between 11 and 13 years old.

Work: Your action will have a great ecologic infuence: you will develop the surrounding area of the waste reception centre and increase awareness of the inhabitants. After an analisis of the site, you will collect and sort out rubbishes (papers, plastic). Then you will make a photographic cover of the site to realize the work you have done compared with the initial condition. Finally, you will create awareness boards with cameras: writing and preparation of 2 boards in collaboration with the communication service of the town council to increase awareness of the inhabitants towards good practise. The boards will be installed permanently on the railings of the waste reception centre.

More info: Volvic is at the heart of the Auvergne volcanoes. The activities will allow you to discover this natural heritage. It is a nice area for walking and games will be organized with the local youth. Volunteers will also participate in visits; for example: a feudal castle, a roman Church, a museum, and many fountains. You might also visit the site of the Springs of Volvic which release a worldwide known mineral water.

Accommodation: in tents (2 places) at the stadium of Champlebout. A big tent for the collective life, commodities of the stadium.

Nearest "big town": Clermont-Ferrand
Nearest airport: Clermont-Ferrand
Terminal: Clermont-Ferrand train station.
station Good to know before applying: Pick up is possible at Clermont-Ferrand airport

France FraCon187-08 MURVIEL LES MONTPELLIER 09-Jul-08 to 31-Jul-08 TEEN/ENVI 14 V. Ages 15-17 Fee:$500.00

PROJECT: it is the third year that this village works with Concordia. The town council has environmental fitting out projects and works on heritage elements in the village (fountain, church place). You'll discover this region near Montpellier between the see and the hinterlands. Young people from the village will be present on this project.

WORK: this year, you'll arrange a foot path on clearing vegetation and rebuilding the bordering dry stone walls.

LOCATION: 20 Km west of Montpellier http://www.ville-
murviel-les-montpellier.fr/accueil.php

France FraCon036-08 SAINT MARTIN DE SEIGNANX 09-Jul-08 to 31-Jul-08 TEEN/RENO/ARTS 16 V. Ages 15-17 Fee:$500.00

PROJECT: The Youth service of the town of St Martin de Seignanx would like to host an international work-camp in the village for the first time. The camp is reserved for 15-17 year olds and the idea is that the young internationals will meet with the young locals and that they may work together on different projects and have fun together. You will participate in some local festivities which take place in the summer, and you will have friendly and welcoming contacts with the local population in order to discover the surroundings.

WORK: You will take part in the renovation of various installations in the village (bus-shelter, sports facilities…). Sanding, painting, woodwork and a fresque (graffiti project) or an artistique mosaic are on the menu!

ACCOMMODATION: Camping in shared tents with sleep-mats. A nearby building (local rugby team) has a kitchen, sanitary facilities, showers and a meeting room.Very basic living conditions – bring warm clothes and sleeping bag with you.

LOCATION: St Martin de Seignanx (5000 inhabitants). It is a town with different geographical zones: the Barthes (wet zone) and the Séqué (highlands). It is a rural and quiet town situated in a well preserved environment minutes away from the beach. It is situated 10 Km North of Bayonne, 40 kms South-West of Dax and 30 kms from Spain.

Note: There is very little public transport to and from the village. A workcamp for those who like walking, sports, nature and the "Basco-Landaise" (local) cultures. Do not expect to spend all your free time on the beach: the Atlantic ocean is dangerous here so you won't go often and only to specially designed beaches (with lifeguards) For more information you may visit the website: http://www.saintmartindeseignanx.fr/

France FraCon063-08 Feurs 09-Jul-08 to 31-Jul-08 TEEN/ENVI 12 V. Ages 15-17 Fee:$500.00

PROJECT : After very good experiences the three last years, the town hall decided to pursue the work done on the "Rozier park". This old gallo-roman place and wooden area is in the town centre.Last year, the relationship with the population was rich and warm: it will certainly be the same with you this year!The workcamp will take place in an urban environment; but in Feurs, nature is never far away. The Loire river is beautiful and invites you for a walk. You will also be able to visit Ecopôle du Forez (wild life observatory).

WORK: You will open different accesses and participate in creation of a pathway (clearing, putting gravel and sand on the pathway).

LOCATION: Feurs is a town of 7600 inhabitants situated in the heart of the Forez plain, by the Loire river, between Clermont-Ferrand, Lyon, St-Etienne and Roanne.

A: Sleeping in tents (bring your sleeping-mat) and in a little bulding for group life at the camping ground.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Nights could be cold. Don't forget warm clothes and your sleeping bag.

France FraCon007-08 SAINT GERMAIN AU MONT D'OR 09-Jul-08 to 31-Jul-08 TEEN/EDU 15 V. Ages 15-17 Fee:$500.00
SAINT GERMAIN AU MONT D'OR

PROJECT: Based on its cultural, medieval and industrial heritage, St-Germain au Mont d'Or is a municipality of the town of Lyon suburb which kept a very green environment and which took care of its goldstones heritage (notably church and medieval castle). It hosts its second international workcamp this year further to its success in 2007. Between the ponds of Dombes and the vineyards of the Beaujolais, come to discover all the gastronomic, historic and patrimonial treasures of this small village with multiple facets.WORK: You will work on the conception and the installation of an heritage circuit dedicated to a public which each year, come visit the numerous buildings present in the municipality.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Bring comfortable shoes for hiking, working gloves and a sleeping bag.

LOCATION: Saint-Germain au Mont d'Or is situated in the north limit in the Rhône department.

TERMINAL: At Saint-Germain au Mont d'Or train stationSpecial remarks: www.saintgermainaumontdor.fr

France FraCon005-08 La motte/Servolex 09-Jul-08 to 31-Jul-08 TEEN/RENO 15 V. Ages 15-17 Fee:$500.00
PROJECT: Six international workcamps have already been hosted successfully on the "Reinach Domain", and on some hamlets of the village (work on a washing-place and on a path). The cooperation with the Youth Service of the village led to rich exchanges and a great involvement of the local youth. This year again, the town suggests to work in order to improve the quality of life of inhabitants.

WORK: You'll work on the amphitheatre in Henri Dunant park, you'll remove, replace and paint the wooden structure of the seats. Also, you'll work next to the village hall "Les Pervenches", there you will make some new pavement.

ACCOMMODATION: Sleeping under tents, kitchen and bathroom in a gymnasium beside.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Bring working gloves, good walking shoes and a sleeping bag!

LOCATION: In Savoie, in the surroundings of Chambéry. Lots of possibilities for leisure time: hiking in Bauges or Chartreuse mountains, swimming in Bourget or Aiguebelette lakes, visit of Chambéry, Annecy, Aix-les-Bains cities, of Hautecombe abbey, tasting the famous Savoie wines…

SPECIAL REMARKS: For more information have a look at : http://www.la-motte-servolex.com/

France FraCon157-08 COMMUNAUTE DE COMMUNES OUEST AMIENS 11-Jul-08 to 02-Aug-08 TEEN/ENVI 15 V. Ages 15-17 Fee:$500.00
MOTIVATION LETTER REQUIRED

PROJECT: This is the second year that we organize this work camp in collaboration with the Communauté de Commune Ouest Amiens. There, the volunteers will try to fight against the Jussie, an invasive plant which is making problems in the region. Indeed it will be the opportunity to discover the ecosystem of a small river and also to value the natural heritage. During the work camp you will join several activities and entertainment in this village, all of them organized in collaboration with the entertainment center in the village. And the last week we will finish with a great festival organized by the young village people.

WORK: The Jussie is an invasive plant which develops itself thanks to the rest of the flora, making a great damage in the normal develop of the plants. Only to uproot in the manual way will allow stopping the expansion. With the collaboration with the club Canoé and le CAJ, the volunteers will go in different places (with high humidity) to pull up the plant.

SITUATION: The Communauté de Commune Ouest Amiénois collects different rural villages like Picquigny or Breilly. Picquigny is in the department of Somme (80), 20km from Amiens, the capital of the region Picardie.

MEETING POINT: Picquigny's train station.Please we will ask you to write a motivation letter about how you are concerning by the ecological problems

France FraUnarec38A-08 Rambouillet 12-Jul-08 to 25-Jul-08 TEEN/RENO 15 V. Ages 14-17 Fee:$810.00
Rambouillet I - Ile de France

The project: For the third year, the Bergerie Nationale (National Sheep Barn) will host international workcamps. The area of this educational farm spreads on 220 ha of cultivated land and there are a lot of animals: the well known Merinos sheeps of Rambouillet, as well as cows, horses, pigs... Each year, the Bergerie Nationale hosts around 10,000 visitors.

Work: To continue the work of previous projects, you will renovate one of the external walls of the site: masonry, repointing, cleaning. The wall is located in front of the wonderful park of the Rambouillet castle.

More info: The town of Rambouillet is located one hour from Paris. It has 26,000 inhabitants, 2000 hectares of forests. You will live 2 kilometers away from the town centre, in the heart of the forest.

Accommodation: You will be accommodated on the site of the Bergerie Nationale, in dormitories. There is a room equipped for cooking.

Nearest "big town": ParisNearest airport: Paris Orly or Roissy Charles de Gaulle

Good to know before applying: Only one trip to Paris will be organized. If you plan to visit deeper the French capital, please organise it before or after the workcamp.

France FraUnarec64B-08 Montaigu-le-Blin 15-Jul-08 to 31-Jul-08 TEEN/ENVI 20 V. Ages 14-17 Fee:$810.00
Montaigu II - Auvergne
The project: The medieval castle of Montaigu Le Blin (13th century) located in the Allier department is waiting for you to continue its renovation! It is a long-term project where we plan to propose various activities to the public: stone-cutting workshops, visits to the public…

Work: You will restore the external wall: weeding around the wall, cleaning the joints, repointing (with a lime mortar). You will also participate in the general cleaning of the site: works of clearing because of the vegetation invasion, maintenance of the panelling: fences, doors and bridge (a coat of oil linen is needed). These works will allow the access to the castle.

More info: Montaigu-le-Blin is a small village of the Allier department, 30 km far from Vichy and Moulins. All the commodities are situated in Varennes-sur-Allier, 12 km away. The area is full of lovely villages and various castles. Hiking is a good way to discover this heritage.

Accommodation: in tents - installation in a big tent for collective life and individual tents on the former stadium. 2 toilets and 2 showers are nearby.

France FraCon067-08 Clermont-Ferrand 16-Jul-08 to 30-Jul-08 TEEN/ENVI 12 V. Ages 15-17 Fee:$500.00
CLERMONT 1

PROJECT: Since 1993, Concordia has been renovating footpaths in the outskirts of Clermont-Ferrand to make them more accessible (clearing of vegetation and little masonry of stonewalls which are next to the paths). This activity aims to upgrade the value of the site, attractive green place at the borders of the town with 25 kms of hikingpaths that lead to an archeological site and to a "natura 2000" protected area. This year you will work to the creation of a pedagogical garden for the children of the district house of Croix de Neyrat. WORK : You will transform an uncultivated land in a pedagogical and organic garden. You will implement a fence, restore a smalll stonemade garden shed and you will make and put in place a compost box. You will also continue the works from last year. You will restore a stone made wall with lime mortar alongside a walking path.

LOCATION: Regional capital of Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand is located in the country of Puy-de-Dôme, between the Regional Parc des Volcans d'Auvergne and the Parc Livradois-Forez, 200 km west of Lyon and 400 km south of Paris. Clermont-Ferrand is situated in a valley surrounded by volcanoes.

ACCOMMODATION: Under tents (bring your sleepingmat) and collective tents for the life of group on a camp-site.

France FraCon069-08 Pays de Cayres 16-Jul-08 to 30-Jul-08 TEEN/ENVI 12 V. Ages 15-17 Fee:$500.00
COMMUNITY OF PAYS DE CAYRES-PRADELLES 1

PROJECT: Since 2004, International workcamps take place each summer in the communities of Pays de Cayres and Pradelles. This year, workcamp will be in three stages (one camp in July, and two in August). You will begin a cycle of heritage restoration site.W: You will work on old wash-house, cross, water fountain... You will use different practical methods of stonework.

LOCATION: The community of Pays de Cayres and of Pradelles is in the middle of three French départements : Haute-Loire, Lozère and Ardèche, 150 km south-east of Clermont Ferrand and at a distance of 30 km from the volcano Puy-en-Velay. This region of elevated plains (at an altitude of about 1000 m) is rich in wide, green, and mountainous spaces, perfect for friends of hiking and nature.

ACCOMMODATION: You will be sleeping in tents (bring your own sleeping mat) and collective tents for the life of group, at the football stadium.

T: Le Puy-en-Velay train station.
Special requierments: On the August workcamp, the works will be on steep ground. The workcamp site is in a remote place, nice for nature lovers. Take some warm clothes.

France FraCon125-08 COLLEVILLE OUISTREHAM 2 18-Jul-08 to 01-Aug-08 TEEN/ENVI 15 V. Ages 16-20 Fee:$300.00
Please note that the VFP Fee for Volunteers Under the Age of 18 is $500.

Work: Bush clearing, ship canal cleaning (you will be on a boat, you must be able to swim), observatory building (end of work).

Location: On the Norman littoral, in the Calvados department. 10 km from Caen. Loading's harbour for England.

Accommodation: in tents at the Ouistreham Young House, facilities in building. Bring ground sheet. Rendez-vous: The Caen train station.

France FraUnarec57-08 Montbourguet 18-Jul-08 to 05-Aug-08 TEEN/ENVI 20 V. Ages 14-17 Fee:$810.00
Villages accueillants - Midi-Pyrénées

The project: The association "Villages Accueillants" (= Welcoming villages) organises several projects (construction, environment...) in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées for people facing inclusion difficulties. It particularly runs an organic farm integrated in the network of AMAP (Association to Maintain the Farming Agriculture). This year a first international workcamp will be organised at the farm, but stays for younger are often organised there.

Work: You will mainly participate in gardening with the people of the centre (harvesting vegetables, weeding, and plantation); you will also realise small improvements on the farm site.

More info: The Val d'Adour is located in the middle of the West South part of France, where you will meet many different cultures of the region. You will have the opportunity to go for a walk and discover the diversity of the green and wooded landscapes, the rivers, and the heritage. The village of Montbourguet is a stop on the way to Saint Jacques de Compostelle.

Accommodation: You will be accommodated in tents on the farm site, whose premises will be at your disposal.

Good to know before applying: Some activities take place all along the summer: the "Meeting with Art and Sport", local and typical parties, and of course the bullfighting tradition with its races and Novilladas.

France FraUnarec75-08 Aurillac 21-Jul-08 to 01-Aug-08 TEEN/ENVI 12 V. Ages 11-13 Fee:$810.00
The project: Since 2001, études ET chantiers has collaborated with the town of Aurillac on various environmental projects. This year, you will work again on the highlighting and development of paths in the Bois de Coissy (Puy Courny), a place to have a walk for the residents but also for the tourists. Young inhabitants of Aurillac will be part of the group and will participate in the project (meetings will be organised).

Works: Installation of wooden handrails to help hikers; clearing vegetation and small works of development. There may be some painting (to be confirmed). You will use manual tools as shovels, sledgehammers, brushes, shears, pitchforks, etc

More info: The work project is situated on the edge of the town, nearby the accommodation. With about 30,000 inhabitants, Aurillac is a small welcoming town, situated near beautiful mountainous landscapes. You will have opportunity to hike in the mountains.

Accommodation: You will be accommodated in a campsite close to nature- (tents for 2 or 3)

France FraUnarec68B-08 Volvic 22-Jul-08 to 07-Aug-08 TEEN/ENVI 20 V. Ages 14-17 Fee:$810.00
Volvic II - Auvergne

The project: The village of Volvic and études ET chantiers have been working together for 15 years by organising international workcamps and permanent inclusion projects. In 2008, 3 workcamps are organized in July and August for actions of heritage and environment preservation.

Work: environmental development: the "Chemin de la Vierge" (Virgin path) and banks in the village centre. Stages of the work: clearing, cleaning of the areas serving to evacuate the rubishes and awareness to the methods of clearing and treatment.

More info: The village of Volvic is at the heart of the Auvergne volcanoes park. The activities will allow you to discover this natural heritage. It is a nice area for walking and games will be organized with the local youth. Volunteers will also participate in visits; for example: a feudal castle of the 12th century, a roman Church, a museum, many fountains... You might also visit the site of the Springs of Volvic which release a mineral water that is known worldwide.

Accommodation: in tents (2 places) at Champlebout stadium, in the village of Volvic. There will be a big tent for the collective life and you will use the commodities of the stadium (showers and toilets).

France FraUnarec38B-08 Rambouillet 26-Jul-08 to 08-Aug-08 TEEN/RENO 15 V. Ages 14-17 Fee:$810.00
Rambouillet II - Ile de France

Accommodation: You will be accommodated on the site of the Bergerie Nationale, in dormitories. There is a room equipped for cooking.

Nearest "big town": Paris Nearest airport: Paris Orly or Roissy Charles de Gaulle

Good to know before applying: Only one trip to Paris will be organized. If you plan to visit deeper the French capital, please organise it before or after the workcamp.

France FraJr002-08 CAYLUS Caussade (tarn-et-garonne) 26-Jul-08 to 08-Aug-08 CONS/TEEN 25 V. Ages 14-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $600.00
WORK: The topic of the workcamps is «the House of the Association”;. Two weeks to get started in a ecological project, the construction of a wooden building that will contain dry toilets (compost toilets) that help saving water!
All the work will be done according to the principal of eco-construction. There will also be plenty of time to go our for hikes and camping with the donkeys, to participate in artistic workshops, to discover new activities, to meet local youth, to discover the region.

LOCATION: Volunteers will work at the main centre of the association “A Petits Pas”;, located in the village of Ruisseauville, located at 35 km south of St Omer, and 60 km west of the town of Arras, and 100 km sout-west if Lille. Accommodation is different from working place, and is located on the village of Lisbourg (8 km from Ruisseauville).

France FraSj45-08 Corneilla del Vercol 30-Jul-08 to 20-Aug-08 TEEN/RENO 9 V. Ages 15-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $155.00
PROJECT: The Youth and Cultural House wishes to offer activities to the local youth and include them in the community life. 4 to 6 local youngsters will participate in the workcamp where the volunteers will renovate a chapel (reconstruct the exterior facade: remove the old mortar and put new one in) near by the village. By doing so, the youth should be sensitised to protect their patrimony.

ACCOMMODATION: in tents in the near of the sport's association center which includes kitchen and sanitary facilities

France FraCon070-08 Clermont-Ferrand 30-Jul-08 to 13-Aug-08 TEEN/ENVI 12 V. Ages 15-17 Fee:$500.00
PROJECT: Since 1993, Concordia has been renovating footpaths in the outskirts of Clermont-Ferrand to make them more accessible (clearing of vegetation and little masonry of stonewalls which are next to the paths). This activity aims to upgrade the value of the site, attractive green place at the borders of the town with 25 kms of hikingpaths that lead to an archeological site and to a "natura 2000" protected area. This year you will work to the creation of a pedagogical garden for the children of the district house of Croix de Neyrat.

WORK: You will transform an uncultivated land in a pedagogical and organic garden. You will implement a fence, restore a smalll stonemade garden shed and you will make and put in place a compost box. You will also continue the works from last year. You will restore a stone made wall with lime mortar alongside a walking path.

ACCOMMODATION: Under tents (bring your sleepingmat) and collective tents for the life of group on a canp-site.

France FraCon072-08 PAYS DE CAYRES 30-Jul-08 to 13-Aug-08 TEEN/ENVI 12 V. Ages 15-17 Fee:$500.00
PROJECT: Since 2004, International workcamps take place each summer in the communities of Pays de Cayres and Pradelles. This year, workcamp will be in three stages (one camp in July, and two in August). You will begin a cycle off heritage restoration site.W: You will work on old wash-house, cross, water fountain... You will use the differents practical methods off stonework.

ACCOMMODATION: You will be sleeping in tents (bring your own sleeping mat). Community life will take place in a commun "Marabout" (big tent), at the football stadium.

SPECIAL REQUIERMENTS: On the August workcamp, the works will be on steep ground. The workcamp site is in a remote place, nice for nature lovers. Take some warm clothes.

France FraCon158-08 DUNE DE SAINT FRIEUX BAIE DE CANCHES 01-Aug-08 to 23-Aug-08 TEEN/ENVI 15 V. Ages 15-17 Fee:$500.00
PROJECT: this is a nature workcamp that we organize for the first time in partnership with the Coastal Conservatory and Eden 62. You will be settled on the site of the St Frieux dune, unless 1km of the beach (not watched) in the heart of the natural area. That's to say, an idyllic place for a natural workcamp. You will also intervene in Bay of Canche on the natural reserve. Several exchanges in perspective have to be planned with the young people of Etaples.

WORK: Your role will be contributing to the maintenance of 2 natural reserves: cuttings, exports, diverse protections. Animations will also be programmed concerning bats.

LOCATION: Dannes in the Pas-de-Calais, where is located St Frieux belongs to some kilometres of Etaples Touquet, also called Paris-Beach, sea resort very known of the coastal of Opal.

SPECIAL REMARKS: Many walking by the program to go from a site to another one. This workcamp require a large environment sensibility.

France FraSj51-08 AuvergnE 02-Aug-08 to 23-Aug-08 TEEN/ENVI 16 V. Ages 15-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $235.00
PROJECT: The association of Le Créneau is situated in a little castel in the heart of a large property in Auvergne.
Each year, it hosts people from different social and cultural backgrounds, who come to work voluntarily and to experience a different way of living.
The volunteers will help to improve the conditions of the site, in particular the footpaths and the little river around the ponds.

France FraSj49-08 La Ferté sous Jouarre 02-Aug-08 to 23-Aug-08 TEEN/SOL 10 V. Ages 15-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $235.00
PROJECT: The association Vir'Volt, the delegation Ile de France of Solidarités Jeunesses, is located in the small town La Ferté sous Jouarre. This town (9500 inhabitants) is known for providing its millstones until the twentieth century to the whole world. These days the town wants to revive this important cultural good ( museums, didactic courses, restoration, ...). One of the works will be the reconstruction of a millstone wall around a beautiful park. Moreover this little town dares to make life more attractive for its inhabitants. The association Vir'Volt is one of the partners of the town to organise these animations like concerts, public debates, a theatre forum , games for children...

IMPORTANT: During the three weeks of the workcamp the adolescent volunteers (15) will be together with about 15 adult volunteers. In everyday life there will be about 30 persons sharing this project . The work, either the animation or the restoration of the wall, will be distributed every second day.

France FraSj46-08 Beaumotte 02-Aug-08 to 23-Aug-08 TEEN/RENO/MANU 15 V. Ages 15-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $235.00
PROJECT: Beaumotte Center is an association of popular education whose goal is the responsibility of people and their voluntary participation in actions for personal and community development and solidarity. The center creates many projects in the realm of local development and international exchange. The experiences of previous chantier by young international volunteers and adolescents at Beaumotte Center encourages us to continue this work. In addition, the project of the center is based on the diversity of the public, and every summer we welcome young people from and useful work, discovery of other cultures, and participation in discovering the region with the group leaders, the members of the association, and the volunteers. In addition to these benefits, welcoming international work at the center permits the people of Beaumotte who do not sign up for voluntary chantier to be able to live in an international setting and share their home and lives with other people.

This year, the work will be done on the exterior spaces of the center. It will consist of renovating the terrace and the pergola situated behind the center, near the garden. The adolescents will be able to begin to learn different trades like masonry and woodworking.

ACCOMMODATION: in a building
LOCATION: Beaumotte is 25km from Vesoul and 35km from Besançon
NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Vesoul or Besançon

France FraSj55-08 Septfonds 03-Aug-08 to 24-Aug-08 TEEN/CONS 15 V. Ages 15-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $235.00
PROJECT: For the first time, the community of Septfonds (around 1900 inhabitants) will host an international teenage workcamp this year.

The project consists of the construction of a collective garden. Hence, the volunteers will build a wooden arbour, garden furniture and parcels as well as discovering the local flora through workshops and excursions. The work will take place near by the Notre-Dame, the center of the village, on an ancient fruit tree meadow. Meetings and visites will allow the volonteers to learn about the place's history. By participating in that workcamp, volunteers and inhabitants shall share both work and leisure time.

France FraUnarec22-08 Ungersheim Alsace 04-Aug-08 to 15-Aug-08 TEEN/ENVI/RENO 12 V. Ages 14-17 Fee:$810.00
The project: The open air museum of the Alsace region was created in 1980 by volunteers keen on traditions and architecture of Alsace. The project became bigger and nowadays, it is more than 70 houses that have been destroyed and rebuilt to be similar; they describe the history of an old village: the bakery, the trainstation, the school, the water mill... The ancient crafts and traditional activities are presented, and the open air museum is one of the most attractive sites in the Alsace region.

Work: Works will be various: you will maintain and restore the houses of the open air museum, using ancient building methods (cob, filler made of soil...) and look after the animals in the farm!

More info: The open air museum is located in the village of Ungersheim, in Alsace. The region is famous for the particular architecture of the houses, its historical heritage, its storks and its gastronomy…

Good to know before applying: Pick up at the airport of Mulhouse-Bâle will be possible around 7.00pm.

France FraSj57-08 Faï Centre 04-Aug-08 to 19-Aug-08 TEEN/ENVI 12 V. Ages 15-17 Fee:$500.00 Xtra Fee: $155.00
PROJECT: The farm of Faï is located in the Alps, in a preserved environment. It hosts all year long international volunteers, families, and other people that participate actively in the renovation of the farm and the preservation of the environment. Since its creation, the farm of Faï developed a unique acoustic project which integrates the exceptional environment of the farm: two 7 meters high horns were built and make it possible to make the mountain sing at the time of festivals of music and spectacles. In 2007, we start the creation of an "arts centre of greenery" in order to exploit this original tool throughout the year. During this period, the volunteers will intervene on the installation of the access for the visitors. They will take part in the organisation of the great festival of August 17 (Faï makes sing the mountain) and in the festival of the village of Saix in partnership with the organisation Queyras libre.

France FraUnarec64C-08 Montaigu-le-Blin 05-Aug-08 to 21-Aug-08 TEEN/ENVI 20 V. Ages 14-17 Fee:$810.00
Montaigu III - Auvergne

The project: The medieval castle of Montaigu Le Blin (13th century) located in the Allier department is waiting for you to continue its renovation! It is a long-term project where we plan to propose various activities to the public: stone-cutting workshops, visits to the public…

Accommodation: in tents - installation in a big tent for collective life and individual tents on the former stadium. 2 toilets and 2 showers are nearby.

France FraUnarec70-08 Charensat 05-Aug-08 to 21-Aug-08 TEEN/RENO 15 V. Ages 14-17 Fee:$810.00
Gourillats - Auvergne

The project: Since 2004, the association CEDD and the municipality of Charensat have been working together to create a centre of education for the sustainable development in Gourillats (commune of Charensat). The site has been cleared and walls in dry stone have been reconstructed by several international groups of volunteers. Last year, participants have already rebuilt the main part of a bread oven.

Work: This year, you will complete the renovation, working on the entry, where the bread is prepared and kept.
A new cover should be installed:
-Taking down all the tiles
-Changing the damaged woodwork
-Door and 2 windows also have to be changed.

More info: Charensat is located in the Combrailles, area situated in the north west of the Puy-de-Dôme department. This rural zone, with a hilly and wooded landscape, is a good place for walks and nature activities. Visits to local manufacturers will be another opportunity to discover the local heritage.

Accommodation: in tents, at the football pitch. Toilet block - A big tent for collective life.
Nearest "big town": Clermont-Ferrand nearest airport: Clermont-Ferrand

France FraUnarec69-08 Aurillac 05-Aug-08 to 21-Aug-08 TEEN/RENO 20 V. Ages 14-17 Fee:$810.00
Vallée de l'Authre - Auvergne

The project: For several years, études ET chantiers has been working with an association of protection of aquatic circles (APPMA) that works on habitats and watercourses. This year again, you will work on the riversides of the Authre river, in a beautiful valley close to the Cantal mountains

Work: This project aims at cleaning and clearing the river banks. You will cut the vegetation which is in the way. You will participate in the preservation of the water quality and in the reduction of the pollution of the site by removing all the waste. Furthermore, you will be likely to participate in some development works along the watercourse to preserve the banks and to improve its accessibility.

More info: The workcamp takes place near the town of Aurillac, at the foot of the Puy Mary which is one of the most prestigious peaks of the Massif Central. You will enjoy the beautiful landscape and discover its heritage.

Accommodation: in a campsite, in tents planned for 2 or 3 people. This place is very pleasant and has all the comfort. Your meals will be taken in a big tent equipped with all conveniences.

Good to know before applying: This project is particularly open to volunteers with a strong environmental awareness!

France FraUnarec68C-08 Volvic 12-Aug-08 to 28-Aug-08 TEEN/RENO 20 V. Ages 14-17 Fee:$810.00
Volvic III - Auvergne

Works: environmental development: the "Chemin de la Vierge" (Virgin path) and banks in the village centre. Stages of the work: clearing, cleaning of the areas serving to evacuate the rubishes and awareness to the methods of clearing and treatment.
More info: The village of Volvic is at the heart of the Auvergne volcanoes park. The activities will allow you to discover this natural heritage. It is a nice area for walking and games will be organized with the local youth. Volunteers will also participate

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