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Outline for Sample Press Release

(Include a Creative Title)

(Participant Name) is about to embark on an amazing (Choose: learning or volunteer)

journey that will change his/her life!

(Participant Name) is currently enrolled to participate in a Village Volunteers program in

______________village to

___________________________________________________.

In conjunction with volunteering, (Participant Name) is also raising money to finance his/her

trip with Village Volunteers.

Village Volunteers works in partnership with village communities through local non-

governmental organizations to develop sustainable solutions for community challenges in rural

Kenya, Ghana, India and Nepal.

Upon (Participant Name)’s return to (Home Country), Village Volunteers will encourage

him/her to share his/her experiences with friends, family, colleagues, within schools, and

around the world through the Internet.

(Insert paragraph with personal information provided by the participant- hometown, high

school, other charity work, college degree, current employment, etc.)

(Participant Name) has a fundraising goal of _____ to finance his/her trip to experience first-

hand the rewards of volunteering and immersing him/herself in a foreign culture. (Participant’s

Name)’s fundraising deadline is ______. Anyone who is interested in sponsoring (Participant

name)’s efforts may send a check to (Insert your fundraising contact information/address).

To check out Village Volunteers’ website, go to

206.577.0515 • •

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