Live Sweet Voluntour 2010

shannon  Feb 3

Sweet lesbians volunteer for community service projects all over the United States.

Like Chicken Little, since the late-80s I’ve been running around telling people, “The sky is falling.” When I saw “An Inconvenient Truth” in 2006, it was a profound visualization of that very thing. Watching polar bears drown, I felt powerless. The problem was so big. What could one little chicken do? It was overwhelming.

I hate feeling powerless. It pisses me off. If we’re going to solve these huge global problems, we need to feel empowered, inspired and energized. That’s how Sweet co-founder Jen Rainin and I struck upon the idea for Sweet. We asked ourselves: How can we make solving these problems fun? How can we get more people involved? Voila! Let’s travel the world and do simple community service projects where we can see a difference in a few hours. Read the rest of this entry »

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Giving back is Sweet

Sweet  Dec 27

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Starting with our wetlands restoration project in New Orleans, Sweeties gave back in every port.

New Orleans: Sweeties planted 600 new grasses in a marsh devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

Costa Maya, Mexico: 150 Sweeties pulled over 200 giant bags of garbage from Uvero Beach in a 45-minute contest. We pulled a sink, a television, vacuum cleaner parts and tons of other oddities one should never see in the ocean. We found trash from Greece, China and many parts in between. Read the rest of this entry »

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Sweet holiday gift ideas

shannon  Dec 8

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Sugar plums dancing in your head? That sure makes it hard to think of good gifts to give. Sweet weeds through the snowfolk, tinsel and reindeer to bring you 12 totally sweet holiday gift ideas.

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Sweet Caribbean voluntours

Sweet  Sep 28

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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
— Margaret Mead

Dear Sweet voluntouristas,
Thank you so much for your interest in participating in our Sweet community service excursions during our Sweet Caribbean Cruise, Nov. 8-15, 2009. I can assure you that they are going to be both extremely fun and profoundly meaningful. I had the pleasure of previewing these projects in April. My heart was in my throat as we toured beaches, schools, parks and hospitals sorely in need of our sweetness.

As I surveyed these places, I was filled with energy. Instead of sadness and hopelessness, I felt an unwavering certainty, a tremendous gratefulness and an unshakeable resolve. Sweet can change the world as we know it for the better.
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Kathy Wolfe joins volunteer effort

Sweet  Jun 12

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“Socially responsible travel is an idea whose time has come. I’m extremely proud to join Sweet in their efforts to make a difference,” Kathy Wolfe, founder of Wolfe Video, said. She joins Sweet in New Orleans for our wetlands restoration project. Kathy joins us on board as well for our celebration of “Itty Bitty Titty Committee.”

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Sweet Caribbean Cruise

Sweet  Jan 25

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Join us for seven fun-filled days in the Western Caribbean, November 8-15, 2009, as Sweet takes over the entire Norwegian Spirit.

Our journey starts in New Orleans, where we’ll light up Bourbon Street with a huge party to launch our first cruise the night before we leave. Additionally, we’ll offer a three-day pre-package that offers guests the opportunity to pitch in with the Katrina relief effort by day and enjoy New Orleans’ legendary clubs by night.

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Sweet Caribbean Cruise: Extra

Sweet  Jan 16

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New Orleans pre-cruise package

NEW ORLEANS LAUNCH PARTY
Let’s start our vacation in grand style with a party along the mighty
Mississippi. Enjoy Sweet DJs and celebrity guests, dancing, fantastic food festival stations where you can buy classic Cajun treats (mmm, Jambalaya and Bayou Gumbo) and cash bars.

Meet us at Toulouse Street Wharf
Saturday, Nov. 7, 7-10pm
Tell your cab driver to take you to “the Toulouse Street Wharf, home of the Natchez Steamboat.”
Free admission / cash bar and food

NEW ORLEANS PRE-CRUISE PACKAGE
November 5-8, 2009

Join Sweet on our three-day pre-package where we’ll enjoy the French Quarter at the Hotel Monteleone, a gay and lesbian history tour, a French Quarter tour, a cooking demonstration (followed by lunch), exclusive Sweet party and wetlands restoration project to protect the city from future flooding. Read the rest of this entry »

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early bird saves the world

shannon  Dec 9

This morning, I woke up waaaaaaaay too early to be a guest on David Clemmons’ podcast about voluntourism. David does inspiring work all over the globe.

We were joined by Ed Salvato of Out Traveler and John Polly from MTV / LOGO for our crack of dawn chat. Please enjoy our conversation about the lesbian and gay community’s role in voluntourism. Be warned, I’m not a morning person.

Sunrise chat with David Clemmons

Learn more about David’s incredible work.

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