Updates

We would like to express our gratitude to our summer volunteer, Natalie Hianik. Natalie learned about Pack for a Purpose when her sister traveled to Zambia with their high school, Ravenscroft and took supplies for two projects on the PfaP website. As part of her school’s senior year internship requirement, Natalie choose to volunteer at... Continue reading

Numeros. Zahlen. Numbers. No matter what the language, the meaning is the same. We are delighted that the number of supplies taken by Pack for a Purpose travelers to community projects across the globe continues to grow! More than 35 new accommodations and tour companies have joined Pack for a Purpose since January, and we... Continue reading

Although it has only been a few short months, the Yellow Bird Hotel, located in the vibrant St. Lawrence Gap, is extremely excited to be a part of the Pack for a Purpose program. As of March 2015, we have asked our guests to assist us in this very worthy cause. With nothing but kind hearts and... Continue reading

Pack for a Purpose travelers continue to make a Big Impact. Guests staying at the Davison’s Camp and Little Makalolo Camp, Wilderness Safaris camps in Zimbabwe, recently took 27 kilos of requested items to benefit the children of the local schools. The supplies included toys, clothing, and school supplies, which were delivered to the Children in the Wilderness... Continue reading

Adding value is always the goal of every successful company, and Packing for a Purpose always adds value to every trip. Businesses that want to increase the value of their corporate retreats and meetings can easily do so by inviting their employees to Pack for a Purpose. Senn Delaney made a gigantic impact in the... Continue reading

Pack for a Purpose is delighted to hear about how PfaP travelers from across the globe continue to make a Big Impact in South Africa. German travelers who recently Packed for a Purpose at the Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve & Wellness Retreat had the opportunity to personally deliver their 15 kilos of supplies to Elizabethfontein... Continue reading

Pack for a Purpose travelers have been making tremendous contributions for Tenikwa Wildlife Awareness & Rehabilitation Centre. Pack for a Purpose traveler Dr. Britta Sichelschmidt-Brux and her family visited Tenikwa this spring and delivered 8.765 kilos of supplies to support the organization. Tenikwa supports several additional community projects. They recently distributed donated clothing, school supplies,... Continue reading

VOMO Island Resort has been partnered with Pack for a Purpose since 2014. We are excited to hear about the generosity of Pack for a Purpose travelers like Kate Newman, who was recently mentioned in VOMO’s newsletter. Read this excerpt below from their newsletter to learn about Kate’s kind contributions. “VOMO Island Resort continues to make... Continue reading

It is our great delight to publish this article written by our partner, Lazy Lizard Travel.  It was a great joy for Lazy Lizard Travel to once again lead the Ravenscroft trip to Zambia where the students Packed for a Purpose. Thanks to South African Airways’ generous free baggage allowance, we were each able to carry an... Continue reading

Since Hotel Capitan Suizo began its partnership with Pack for a Purpose in 2011, PfaP travelers have donated more than 82 kilos of supplies in support of schools in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. PfaP was excited to receive this heartwarming message and photos from Helen Soto at Hotel Capitan Suizo. “Since we started... Continue reading