Book now to reserve your spot on Summer Gimbel’s bottle school trip: January 11th to 17th, 2013

A trip so nice, I had to take it twice! Join me in Guatemala this January to explore new cultures, expand our world view and make a real difference in a community while building a bottle school in San Martin Jilotepeque.After my first experience with Hug It Forward in August, I couldn’t wait to come back. A vacation, a tour, a week that changed my life. Let’s do this, Guatemala’s calling!



A slideshow from my bottle school trip in August

How kids and communities build bottle schools


Want to know more?

Visit the Hug It Forward web site to find out all about bottle schools.

Information about your trip

Please make sure you read all the information on this web site, including the Information section and the FAQ.

Book now by Paypal, or by check

Your bottle school trip costs $1,195 per person. What does this include?

You can reserve your spot by paying a $595 non-refundable deposit, 2012, with the balance ($600) payable in full by December 15th, 2012.

Please make sure you have read the Terms and Conditions before booking.

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How to pay for your trip

You can pay for your trip using the Paypal “buy now” button below. However, if you do that, we get charged more than $30 in fees! It’s much better for us if you can either pay using Paypal’s “Send Money” feature (see below), or if you mail us a check. This way we save $30, which goes towards Hug It Forward’s running costs.

Option 1: Pay using Paypal’s “Send Money” feature”

  1. Log in to Paypal (www.paypal.com)
  2. Click the “Send Money” tab.
  3. Enter our email address servetheworldtoday@gmail.com and the amount $1,195 (or $595 if you are just paying a deposit now)
  4. Before you click “Continue”, click the “Personal” tab and click the “Other” button. This ensures that neither you nor we pay any fees on the transaction 🙂
  5. In the “Message” box on the following page, please enter which trip you are booking!
  6. That’s it! 🙂

Option 2: Mail us a check

  1. Mail a check payable to “Serve The World Today” to:
    Serve The World Today
    4307 1/2 Ocean Blvd
    San Diego
    CA 92109
  2. Send us an email to servetheworldtoday@gmail.com – please tell us:
    • That you sent a check and what the amount was ($1,195 per person, or $595 if you are just paying a deposit now)
    • Which trip the check is for
    • The name on the check

Option 3: Paying by Paypal (this costs $30 in fees)

Click the “Buy Now” button on the right to pay the $1,195 cost of your voluntourism trip, plus $30 in fees


Click the “Buy Now” button on the left to pay the $595 non-refundable deposit for your voluntourism trip, plus $15 in fees.

Please read the Terms and Conditions!

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Fundraising for bottle schools

To participate in this trip, we also ask that you fundraise for Hug It Forward bottle schools. We suggest a $250 fundraising goal, but some people choose to do more or less than this.

See more information about fundraising.