While volunteers for Great Shape! Inc. do many different things while in Jamaica, help fill cavities, administer vision tests, work with students or teachers, there is one thing they all have in common by the end of their projects. All…
After years of planning and dreaming, our Great Shape! team finally fulfilled our vision of delivering free dental care on the beautiful island of St. Lucia. Thanks to our incredible partnership with The Sandals Foundation, Great Shape!’s 1000 Smiles is…
The largest international humanitarian dental project is expanding its reach even farther by traveling to St. Lucia for the first time EVER! Great Shape! will soon be venturing to St. Lucia, Jamaica with the 1000 smiles program and we couldn’t…
QOTD: “A warm smile is the universal language of kindness,” William Arthur Ward, American Author
Big Ups to GEEO, Global Exploration for Educators Organization for helping #volunteers find access to our program Teach the Teachers! This year we are expanding our continuing ed program to include instruction to Jamaican teachers in the areas of classroom…
After returning home and finishing up the fall semester of class, our intern Jamee has taken some time to reflect on her experience with SuperKids earlier in November. “Working with SuperKids changed my outlook on life. I have found it…
There are numerous reasons why thousands of people volunteer abroad each year. Many people adventure abroad because they’re searching for a substantial experience as they travel across the world. Others venture out with a desire to learn a new language,…
Big up to Dr. Myron Henrickson, Joe Sterling and Dr. Joyce Royal Graham for their help in securing the “Myron-mobile” Great Shape! Inc. recently acquired a new Nissan van that will cut the annual rental budget and dramatically improve Jamaican operations. The…
On Saturday July 26th, the same night as the West coast Pub Crawl, Great Shape! Inc. hosted its first ever East Coast Fundraiser. It was a lively outdoor dinner party in Milford, Connecticut that brought together roughly 60 people, some…
At our annual Ashland FunRaiser on June 28th we were overjoyed to have Dr. Sherwin Shinn as our guest speaker. Doc Shinn has been volunteering with Great Shape! Inc. since 1999, but has been a long time devoted humanitarian for…