Volunteer With World Access Project in Vallarta for 6th Annual Wheelchair Donations World Access Project
go to original April 23, 2014

Portrait of a Hero: Photographer Sarah Wilson describes her visit with top 10 CNN Hero Richard St. Denis. (CNN)

We will be returning to Puerto Vallarta for the sixth year. During the week we will donate wheelchairs to impoverished people from Puerto Vallarta and surrounding communities, hold a one-day sports camp teach those who receive wheelchairs how to use their equipment, and we’ll invite those who receive equipment to visit a dolphin show in Nuevo Vallarta.

Volunteers fly into Puerto Vallarta airport Sunday May 3. We will meet you as you arrive at the airport and take you to the nearby hotel.

Sunday afternoon we will all have some time to get to know each other, have a short training time and orientation.

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday we will be distributing wheelchairs. Thursday we will host a recreation/sports camp to show those who receive wheelchairs how to get around and be more active. We will have athletes who use wheelchairs, and other volunteers, to show the participants of the camp how to play sports. Many of those who will receive the donated equipment don’t have the resources to get out of the house, so we will treat them to a special event – a dolphin show at Vallarta Adventures. Volunteers will fly back to the U.S. May 10.

The cost of the trip is $750 which includes transportation in Mexico, accommodations at a beautiful hotel on the ocean, lunches during the days of the distribution, participation in the sports camp, dolphin excursion, travel insurance, and of course, a t-shirt.

To sign up for the trip fill out our Volunteer Application (scroll to the bottom of the page) and send it to Carol (clwilson@sierratel.com), our Trip Administrator. If you have questions please call the trip leader, Richard St.Denis, at (520) 343-4402.

This is a great opportunity for Vallarta locals or visitors to get involved and volunteer with the World Access Project.