Community Partner since 1990.

There are so many layers of the experience yet to unfold

Message of the day: The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, story tellers, and lovers of all kinds. Attributed to the Dalai Lama and shared by Joanna The first day of the rest of my life—the sun’s up, the mist is clearing on the Tatra Mountain […]

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First Day of Camp

Thought for the day: Be faithful in small things, because it is in THEM that your strength lies. -Attributed to Mother Teresa and offered by Beverly A crowing rooster woke us up at dawn today. He heralded a beautiful morning. Hopefully this is a good weather omen. We had a shower late yesterday, but perhaps […]

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I Was Making a Positive Change in Their Lives

Making a Positive Change

Repeat volunteer Edmund talks about hist team’s last day serving at a school in Poland and how he realized they were making a positive change.  On our final day of teaching, we started off the day with a magnificent breakfast of eggs w/ tomatoes, red peppers and onions in addition to the other stuff that […]

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Not the End of Our Unusual Day

Message of the day (Jim): No one has the right to take for granted his own disadvantages over others in health, in talents, in ability, in success, in a happy childhood or congenial home conditions. One must pay a price for all these boons. What one owes in return is a special responsibility for other […]

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The First Day of School

Message of the day (shared by Rita): Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin. (Mother Theresa) Finally, the first day of school! It meant a 7:00 a.m. breakfast, bountiful as always, and a 7:30 a.m. departure with either Iza or Gosia driving us to Cisie Elementary School. Pat […]

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Just a Typical Beautiful Day in Beautiful Poland

a typical beautiful day in beautiful Poland

Repeat volunteer Edmund talks about orientation and his first day serving at Reymontowka, a typical beautiful day in beautiful Poland. For you newcomers to Reymontowka, you will note that most of our entries into the Journal will concentrate on what we ate that day. For example, our first breakfast at the Manor House consisted of […]

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Men achieve certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim

Message of the day: Men achieve certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim. (Attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson). Our first teaching day had a rainy start, but it didn’t dampen our ability to teach and to teach in an enjoyable manner for our students. It seems as though all of the teachers never fell […]

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Summer English Language Camp in Zakopane, Poland

volunteer in Poland

The months of June and July blossoms with the beginning of the summer English language camps in Poland. Teams of volunteers who arrive in Siedlce and Zakopane eager to work with elementary school and high school students play a very crucial role in educating the future leaders of Poland. The conversational English exercises take the form […]

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Repeat Poland Volunteer Featured in Community Magazine!

Poland Volunteer Featured in Community Magazine

Poland Volunteer Featured in Community Magazine: Judy of Woodbury, Minnesota was recently featured in her community’s magazine, highlighting her several Global Volunteers service program including two in Poland! Woodbury Magazine Article Retired science teacher Judy T. of Woodbury decided to try a volunteer trip in 1997 for the opportunity to travel, use her teaching skills […]

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Twentieth Anniversary of Global Volunteers in Poland!

Dear Volunteers, Our partnership started together with the democratic changes in Poland. After many years of studying Russian we needed to have a well qualified English speaking Polish cadre that could lead us into the European Union and NATO. For all these years, you have offered us the most unique form of volunteering; you have […]

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