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When school starts again on the Caribbean island of Grenada after the winter vacations, as it does in Germany, the pupils at Blessed Sacrament Catholic School are in for a special surprise: During his vacation trip, Sven Vogel, CFO of BTV technologies, presented a donation of school supplies such as stationery, coloring books and footballs. On... Continue reading

The JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University has been taking its members on trips around the world for years. We all love to see the plants and gardens these new places are growing and are always seeking to connect our members not only to the landscapes but to the places we visit. Pack for... Continue reading

Our business is a digital marketing and social media training and speaking business, so we get to travel the world to amazing places to help businesses grow. Recently we had the pleasure of speaking in Belize. I asked myself, how can we help? And then how can we help even more? The answer was very... Continue reading

On May 23, Bougainvillea Barbados hosted a group of travel agents, including Brita Grieves with Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc., the CEO of Centre Holidays Carlton Montaut, and 12 agents from Centre Holidays including myself. Our group traveled to Barbados to learn more about the destination. Our group of agents had taken school supplies to Punta... Continue reading

Traveling is a passion of mine, but so is kindness and giving back. One of my favorite quotes is from Ellen DeGeneres, “We need more kindness, more compassion, more joy, more laughter. I definitely want to contribute to that.” How can these passions be intersected? Answer: Pack for a Purpose. I am a firm believer... Continue reading

Working as a travel agent affords me the opportunity to attend different destinations to explore so I can better serve clients. Our agency, Centre Holidays, had put together a travel agent conference in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, in September to bring together travel agents from all over Canada, including British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and... Continue reading

10 Things I loved about Pack for a Purpose: 1) It is an amazing way to give back to the local community in Jamaica 2) The needs specific to the area are listed on the website so you bring items that are truly needed 3)  I love the name “Pack for a Purpose” because there... Continue reading

No matter what your belief system, most will agree that helping others when we can is a good thing. I was recently blessed to have an opportunity to do just that in combination with a cruise. My franchiser’s national conference was on the Norwegian Escape, and I was blessed to be given my conference berth... Continue reading

Senn Delaney, a Heidrick & Struggles company, is known as “the culture shaping firm,” because we work with companies to create organizational cultures that increase employee engagement and performance, to better support their business goals. Our company’s purpose is to positively impact the world by inspiring leaders to create thriving organizational cultures. As part of... Continue reading

I am a travel agent and for years have sent clients all over the world. I remember when I was in Fiji 12 years ago and went to a local school and saw the joy it brought the kids to receive something as simple as a pencil or crayons. Ever since then I have recommended... Continue reading