Travelocity Awards $5000 Volunteer Vacation Grant

 Travelocity (http://www.travelocity.com) believes travel has the power to change the world through experiences like volunteer vacations. That’s why, since 2006, the company’s Travel for Good® program has been awarding eight $5,000 volunteer vacation grants every year. These grants sponsored deserving Americans on trips to new corners of the world to give back with their own two hands. And today Travelocity announced the launch of a new voluntourism grants site, marking a new era for the program. This site allows volunteers to submit video applications for the voluntourism grants and gives travelers everywhere a free blogging platform to share their stories of service.

In the past, consumers filled out a written essay application for the Travel for Good voluntourism grants, and Travelocity employees volunteered their time to vote for their favorite candidates. With the launch of the new video voting process, applicants will now make a video and share it with friends and family for voting via social networking sites. This exciting innovation gives everyone a say in who should win these life-changing volunteer opportunities.

To enter the new grants contest, consumers should:

·         Visit VolunteerJournals.com. The site will walk them through, step by step, the easy process to upload their videos.

·         Then, they can use buttons to promote their videos on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter and send it to friends and family for voting.

·         Each video should explain why the applicant deserves to win and which Signature Trip from Travelocity’s voluntourism partners inspires them.

·         Each person is allowed to vote once a day per IP address and there’s no need to create a profile or sign in, making voting a simple one-click process.

The top 25 finalists will be determined by 50 percent audience support and 50 percent quality of their videos. There are two contest cycles per year and Travelocity employees will select four winners from the top 25 finalists each cycle.

Grant Contest Dates

Enter Your Video	Voting Only	25 Finalists Announced	4 Winners Announced
Jan 1 - Mar 31	Apr 1 - May 31	Jun 15	Jun 30
Jul 1 - Sep 31	Oct 1 - Nov 30	Dec 15	Dec 30

Each winner or team will enjoy a $5,000 volunteer vacation grant, which can be used to take one of the Signature Trips from Travelocity’s official voluntourism partners. Trips include:

·         Doing trail work in Alaska with American Hiking Society,

·         Developing community projects in Tanzania with Cross-Cultural Solutions,

·         Working side-by-side with scientists on a riverboat in the Amazon with Earthwatch Institute,

·         Living in a children’s home in Peru with Globe Aware, and more.

Additionally, VolunteerJournals.com provides a free blogging platform for all volunteers, including stories from past Travelocity grant winners. Travelers don’t need to win a grant or even volunteer abroad to make use of this new tool. From a local book drive to a three-month voluntourism trip, the site gives all volunteers across the globe the opportunity to share their experiences and get more people involved with the causes they care about.

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