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Gifts of money help us to continue our work. Your tax-deductable check or money order can be made payable to the Blue Mountain Project and sent to:

Blue Mountain Project
920 Adams Street
Hammond, WI 54015

Donations can also be made on line using PayPal or Network for Good. Please see the donate buttons to the left.

Gifts-in-kind also help us to meet our program needs. We accept donations of medical, office and school supplies. Click here for our most recent Wish List. Items that are needed in Jamaica require clearance prior to their arrival to avoid duty. If you would like to send or bring these items to Jamaica, please let us know at least 21 days prior to their expected arrival date in Jamaica.

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Help with Fun Camp

The Blue Mountain Project is looking for an energetic and innovative volunteer who is interested in heading our annual Fun Camp and Back2School Extravaganza. We are also looking for Fun Camp Counselors.
Every year The Blue Mountain Project puts together two weeks of fun and educational activities for the children of Hagley Gap and Penlyne Castle in the beautiful Blue Mountains of Jamaica.
The Fun Camp Leader will bring together 8-10 Fun Camp Counselors and community members into a team who will conduct the Fun Camp in August. The Fun Camp Leader will also work with Blue Mountain Staff in the period leading up to the Fun Camp to develop a theme and a curriculum designed to expand the minds of primary school children while allowing them to have a bit of fun.
There will be plenty of hard work but plenty of reward in the happy faces of the children.

To request an application, please send an e-mail to slp@bluemountainproject.org.

Become an Ambassador

As an Ambassador you will live and work in Hagley Gap for a year in exchange for a smalll stipend and modest room and board. During this time you will gain an in-depth understanding of the people and culture of Jamaica while you provide invaluable technical assistance and program management for one of our programs that will improve the life of the Hagley Gap community.

Ambassadors should have training and/or experience in one of the following areas:

• Health (all aspects including public health)
• Education (at all levels including adult)
• Business development and management
• Civil or water engineering

Ambassadors are paired with Jamaican staff members and SLP volunteers while they work full time on their project and assist others on special events.

While enjoying the beautiful Blue Mountain scenery, Ambassadors live together in a typical Jamaican village house with no running water and rely on their own two feet for transportation.

Simply put: Ambassador life exemplifies simple living along with a twist of adventure, a mountain of work, and a lifetime of memories.

To request an application, please use the Contact Us section or e-mail ed@bluemountainproject.org.

Volunteer

Travel to Jamaica and participate in our Service Learning Program, a short-term volunteer program designed to meet two important needs:

• To provide an opportunity for global citizens to serve others in need while having an authentic Jamaican experience.
• To provide needed resources, services, training and employment opportunities for local community members.

Depending on community needs, volunteers select from a variety of service projects that they would like to work on in Jamaica. Most projects focus on health or education and include working in one of our clinics, tutoring, teaching or performing light construction. Past volunteers have included doctors, teachers, engineers, college students and retirees.

Accommodations

Volunteers live and eat with Jamaican host families. Volunteers are encouraged to participate in daily village life and might experience fetching water from a nearby river, playing dominoes in a shop or attending a local worship service.

Fees

Volunteers pay an all-inclusive program fee of $79 per night (7 night minimum) to cover the cost of lodging, meals, training, learning opportunities and in-country transportation. Fees are used to hire locals to host, cook, drive and teach the volunteers during their stay in the Blue Mountains. On average, about three jobs are created for every volunteer who participates in the Service Learning Program. We are proud to be one of the largest contributors to the local economy.
(Although we have been forced to raise our fees, the BMP SLP is still one of the least expensive programs available.)

Discounts are available for volunteers wishing to stay more than 14 nights and for groups of 8 or more. Fees do NOT include airfare. To request an application, please send an e-mail to slp@bluemountainproject.org.

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