I met my friend Ryan Skoog on a trip to Minneapolis a few months ago.
One of the many things Ryan does is dream up and execute really cool ideas.
One of these ideas is The Volunteer Card. Below is a little video describing it, but let’s just say it’s what every single person traveling to volunteer needs, and it is ridiculously inexpensive starting at $25!
- discounted flights
- cars
- food
- supplies
- insurance for everything for every trip for a year
- and my favorite – access to call a real, live doctor and someone who can translate medical-speak in whatever language you need it to be translated in.
That would have come in darn-handy when I came down with mono in Russia.
So watch this little video (it has an Aussie accent on it), and if you’re one who travels, or manages teams of volunteers for any kind of trip – domestic or overseas – definitely look into The Volunteer Card.
(Thanks Ryan, for being such a smart guy!)
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6 responses to “Travel Tip: Mission & Volunteer Travel Made Cheaper”
very cool idea. thanks for sharing, Anne!
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Helpful stuff! Thanks!
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Anne,
Thanks for getting the word out on this card (even though it was odd that I saw your tweet about it seconds after I had handled my very own Volun+eer card). While thankful we have not needed to use the insurance benefits as of yet (we’ve used the card for insurance purposes for a few missions teams so far) I must admit that it is nice to know that it is there if needed.
Kevin
What an awesome idea!
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Such a great idea! Thanks for sharing this, Anne.
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Awesome! Very cool!
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