Friday, May 15, 2009

Thank You Alliance Francaise!

Thank You Alliance Francaise for offering your beautiful modern facility for the second year in a row! It is truly a privellege to hold our programme there.

Thank you Walter Maude!

Thank you Walter Maude of Marpin TV and Company Ltd.!
1 more Dominican child whose parents can not afford the fees will have an opportunity to discover the beauty of our country with it's natural spendors in an active and challenging way.

Thank you Kenny Green!

Thank you Kenny Green of Pix 'n' Phones! 1 more Dominican primary school child will have an opportunity to broaden his/her education in a way that enhances and complements his/her school curriculum and will enjoy 5 weeks of holidays to the fullest!

Thank you Richard Stanton!

Thank you Richard Stanton; chief executive officer of Digicel for your proactive support in helping source 2 more sponsorships! 2 more Dominican children whose parents can not offered the fees will have an opportunity to discover the beauty of our country with it's natural spendors in an active and challenging way.

Thank you Digicel

Thank you Digicel for your generous contribution. 5 children will enjoy a fun healthy active summer in nature thanks to your sponsorship.

Sponsor a Child NOW!

Do you know a child that would benefit from fun, healthy active summer experience?

Hello!
We are writing in the hope that you or your company may be interested in assisting children who are taking part in this summer's Irie Eco children program.
This is our third year of giving children the opportunity to discover the beauty of our country with its natural splendors in an active and challenging way. Our International Summer Program for children aged 2 to 12 is located at the Alliance Française and runs from July 13th to August 14th 2009 this year. It is supported by enthusiastic and qualified staff from overseas.

‘irie eco’ is a Dominican association promoting an appreciation and love of our beautiful island. We provide an opportunity for primary school children to broaden their education in a way that enhances and complements their school curriculum. Our summer activities include but are not limited to:- learning to swim, hiking, socializing with children from other cultures, practicing foreign languages, arts and crafts, drama, identifying plants and animals in the Rainforest and learning to have a genuine respect for nature. (See brochure attached)

Incorporated into the program, there are 3 different outings every week, and we serve 2 fruit snacks and a healthy vegetarian lunch to about 50 children and 10 adults daily. Since we try to keep the fees for the children as low as possible, we are looking for contributions and sponsors. In this respect, would you or your company consider funding a day’s outing? (An average outing costs approximately EC$450.00 in transportation and about EC$250.00 in meals and snacks).
Alternatively, would you consider sponsoring a child/ren whose parents cannot afford the fees?

Maybe your staff would appreciate you offering this as a benefit this summer too. Maybe it could be considered as part of an incentive program? The price of the 5 weeks program is EC$425 or EC$120 per week.

Finally, we are seeing sponsorship to contribute towards advertising, printing and office expenses, etc. This totals approximately EC$ 2 500.

Any help you can provide to assist us in continuing to run and promote our successful summer program would be greatly appreciated. In return we can offer to promote you or your company's name in our marketing materials and brochures. We will also detail you on our online site.

Thank you for your kind consideration of the above and we look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,



Tina Nottbrock and Cecile James Mons

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Annual Easter Egg Hunt

irie eco
presents
Traditional
EASTER EGG HUNT!

By the Layou River warm pool on
Easter Sunday ( April, 12th) from noon until...

Have fun
and surprises!


Suggested contribution: EC$ 10.00 per child

Contact us if you would like to cook
food to share

Transportation on request

For further information,
irie-eco@hotmail.com
or call
Tina: 295.48.75. or Cecile: 277.98.23.

Monday, March 2, 2009

Register now for summer 2009!

irie eco presents
3rd International Children’s Summer Program
July 13 to August 14 2009
Age: from 5 to 12 years old.

WELCOME TO DOMINICA….
Waterfalls, lakes, rivers, rainforest, mountains…

Situated in the center of the Caribbean, volcanic in origin, Dominica is certainly the most natural and unique Caribbean Island. Dominated by tall green mountains, covered by dense tropical forest, tangled by almost 365 rivers, Dominica offers the opportunity to experience one of the last spots on earth where nature is authentic.

irie eco gives children the chance to discover natural splendors in an active and challenging way.
We offer 3 different outings every week to a wide variety of children-friendly natural locations: rivers, basins, cascades, waterfalls, rainforest, hot pools and beaches.

Our adventures include games, sports, hikes, bird and whale watching, camping, music, crafts, nature arts and the study of the plants and wildlife of the Caribbean.

irie eco promotes a healthy lifestyle.
In collaboration with a nutritionist, we prepare a vegetarian lunch daily using fresh local naturally grown produce.
We encourage children to drink fresh water instead of sweet sodas and juices.
We serve two daily snacks consisting of local island fruits such as mangoes,
oranges, bananas, watermelon, pineapples, guavas, passion fruits, plantains,…

Over the years, we have seen tremendous benefits of these stimulating supervised
activities for all children especially those with weight or asthmatic challenges.
irie eco 3rd International Children’s Summer Program

Weekly Schedule
Monday: Outing day
Tuesday: Activity day
Wednesday: Outing day
Thursday: Activity day
Friday: Outing day

irie eco’s goal is to encourage a deep love of our environment.
Therefore we are offering a program with a focus on eco-education.
Our staff is composed of enthusiastic, creative and experienced professionals.
A first aid person will be on site at all time.
We speak English, French and German.
By offering these activities to local and visiting children alike, both will benefit from cultural and linguistic interaction and gain an insight of different lifestyles while experiencing the Nature Isle.
Our program provides an ideal and caring environment for every child to blossom
and start the next school year positively.

Most of all, we want the children to enjoy their summer holidays to the fullest…!

Hours:
Mondays - Thursdays: 8 am to 4 pm
Fridays: 8 am to 1 pm

Price per child:
US$ 120.00 per week or
US$ 40.00per day or
US$ 425.00 for the 5 weeks program
Local price for local children.

This price includes the sponsorship of local children.

Family discount for more than 2 children

All meals, snacks, activities and outings are included in the price.
Space limited - Register now!


For registration or further information: Contact irie-eco@hotmail.com or call Cecile (1-767)448.16.98. or (1-767)277.98.23. or Tina: (1-767) 277.98.23.