OUTREACH TRIPS TO THE

cane cutters

dOMINICAN rEPUBLIC

DATES SCHEDULED & PLANNED

All trips (unless otherwise stated) go to south-east Dominican Republic, in the province of San Pedro de Macoris. The city of San Pedro de Macoris is less than 1 hour from Santo Domingo Int’l airport, and about 2 ½ hours from Punta Cana Int’l airport. Most groups stay in simple accommodations in the city of San Pedro de Macoris and visit bateyes around the town of Consuelo, north of San Pedro.

To request further information or to register for any of these trips, please email info@canecuttersrelief.ca

1) April 17 – 24 (Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday), 2011 from Toronto

· Open to anyone age 18+, families welcome

· 10th Contemporary Catholic Slavery Experience

· Theme: Come to the batey for Holy Week and ‘BE EASTER’

· Organizer: Stella Petrone petroglor@aol.com

2) August 17 - 24, 2011 from Toronto

· Open to anyone age 18+, families welcome

· 10th Contemporary Catholic Slavery Experience

· Theme: take the children of slaves for a day at the beach which they never see; fun time summer school

· Organizer: Stella Petrone petroglor@aol.com

3) December 17 - 24, 2011 from Toronto

· Open to anyone age 18+, families welcome

· 10th Contemporary Catholic Slavery Experience

· Theme: Come have the best Christmas of your life – serve Christmas dinner on the cane fields to slave families, attend Christmas service with them, take the children to the beach which they never see

· Organizer: Stella Petrone petroglor@aol.com

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