Rotary Youth Exchange promises to “build peace one young person at a time” as Rotary Club-sponsored students ages 15-19 travel to one of more than 100 countries, learn a new language, discover another culture, and become global citizens. They certainly got a return on...
GoAbroad is the go-to resource for individuals and groups searching for international internships, study experiences, and volunteer programs both short and long-term. (In April 2024, GCAC received their 2024 Innovation in Philanthropy award.) To strengthen...
For almost ten years, a group of Bethel University students regularly travels abroad to Cali, Colombia, and volunteers at the local school named Colegio Americano. The teams are continuing a relationship that began in 1928 when Reverend L. Swartz arrived as the first...
MCKENZIE, TN – Joel Washburn isn’t usually in the photo or the news story. His typical place is behind the camera or behind the keyboard. As publisher of the McKenzie Banner, he has made a career, continuing his family legacy, of chronicling community life. However,...
Octogenarian Juan Shipp is a pastor, a DJ on WYXR in Memphis, and now an alum of Global Citizen Adventure Corps. He used his platform to spread the word about the May 2023 program in Costa Rica and invited GCAC board member Christine Fox and fellow participants Laynna...
(Dresden, TN) — Global Citizen Adventure Corps (GCAC), a new nonprofit focused on cross cultural travel service, crossed generational barriers in May as participants’ ages ranged from 16 to 84. Learners worked side by side with volunteers from all over the world...
