Articles - Travel For a Cause, Charitable Travel en-us http://www.smarttravelreport.com N/A http://www.smarttravelreport.com travelgirl12866@yahoo.com 20 http://www.smarttravelreport.com/articles/219/1/Trekking-For-A-Cause--prevent-avoidable-blindness/Page1.html One of the great adventure travel companies, Boundless Journeys, has announced a Ladakh trekking expedition and all profits will benefit the Seva Foundation (www.seva.org) whose mission is to help prevent blindness around the world. The Ladakh trekking expedition in the Indian Himalayas ($2,995 per person) runs from June 24-July 9. Trekking the Tibetan Plateau, an area similar to ancient Tibet where you can experience the religious rituals and monastic lifestyle that can no longer be found in Chinese-occupied Tibet. travelgirl12866@yahoo.com (Staff Writer) Sat, 06 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.smarttravelreport.com/articles/187/1/Travel-Choices-have-large-impact-on-oil-consumption-and-green-house-gases/Page1.html The EPA's energy campaign in October focused on getting consumers to change light bulbs from ordinary incandescent bulbs to compact fluorescent lights.Even bigger savings could be realized if consumers used high efficiency cars when traveling, commuting or running errands. travelgirl12866@yahoo.com (Mary Thomas) Sun, 31 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.smarttravelreport.com/articles/186/1/Mission-Finder/Page1.html Extensive directory of links and ministry opportunities categorized by skill. Great for finding medical, professional, orphanage, and teaching opportunities. Offers free personal assistance. Search by keyword. travelgirl12866@yahoo.com (Mary Thomas) Sun, 31 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.smarttravelreport.com/articles/185/1/Global-Opportunities/Page1.html GO is a servant agency which mobilizes and equips cross-cultural lay witnesses - "tentmakers",  they welcome any Christian with the needed skills who is committed to making Christ known to another people group.http://www.globalopps.org/ travelgirl12866@yahoo.com (Mary Thomas) Sun, 31 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.smarttravelreport.com/articles/184/1/Finishers-Project/Page1.html Finishers Project is a service providing pathways into ministry assignments from your career — short-term, long-term, home and abroad. Couples and individuals can complete a Personal Profile to receive a "shopping cart" of organizations with ministry opportunities matching your skills, experience, training, interests and preferences. Finishers Project is a free middleware service, not a sending agency.http://www.finishers.org/ travelgirl12866@yahoo.com (Mary Thomas) Sun, 31 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.smarttravelreport.com/articles/183/1/AGRMs-Short-term-Urban-Missions-Directory/Page1.html Inner city missions opportunities for groups & individuals throughout North America. http://www.agrm.org/sumr-dir.html travelgirl12866@yahoo.com (Mary Thomas) Sun, 31 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.smarttravelreport.com/articles/182/1/Angel-Flight-America-provides-access-for-people-in-need-seeking-free-air-transportation-to-specialized-health-care-facilities-or-distant-destinations-due-to-family-community-or-national-crisis/Page1.html Angel Flight® America - a national network of seven member organizations - arranges free travel of hope and healing by transporting patients and their families in private small airplanes to specialized medical treatment facilities.  They also arange free flights in the event of a national crisis or whenever there is a compelling human need.To learn more about Angel Flight America, visit their website at  http://www.angelflightamerica.org/ travelgirl12866@yahoo.com (Mary Thomas) Sun, 31 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.smarttravelreport.com/articles/54/1/American-Airlines-Teams-up-with-Make-a-Wish-Foundation-to-make-dreams-come-true/Page1.html American Airlines and the Something mAAgic Foundation are partnering with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to send children on a once-in-a-lifetime dream trip to Orlando, Fla. Twenty courageous wish kids have been selected to participate in American Airlines 11th annual WishFlight on Friday, Nov. 10. travelgirl12866@yahoo.com (Mary Thomas) Mon, 06 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0700