CCI Conducts National Environmental Volunteer Projects

CHICAGO, June 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Center for Cultural Interchange (CCI), the well-respected, not-for-profit student exchange organization, is conducting its Going Greenheart Tour, a series of national environmental volunteer projects taking place in 10 cities across the country this summer. These events bring together J-1 Work & Travel participants, their employers, members of student outreach and green organizations, as well as the general public, to make a positive impact in the community where the exchange participants are working.

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Projects range from a beach clean-up to volunteering at a recycling center and are scheduled to be held in the following areas:

• Brooklyn, NY: July 11-12
• Doswell, VA: July 25
• Put-in-Bay, OH: Early August
• Outer Banks, NC: August 16
• Wisconsin Dells, WI: September 7-9
• Door County, WI: September 9
• Estes Park, CO: September 11
• More dates and locations to be announced soon
• Visit www.cci-exchange.com/going-greenheart-tour.aspx

"This national project not only benefits our environment, but also deepens the connections between the participants, their employers and host communities," said Erin Nyhan, CCI Work Programs services director. "Past participants experienced life changing moments while volunteering, and some have taken a step further by setting up volunteer projects in their home countries."

To volunteer at one of the events or for more information on how to get involved in CCI's Going Greenheart Tour, email [email protected] or visit www.cci-exchange.com/going-greenheart-tour.aspx.

Established in 1985, the Center for Cultural Interchange is a not-for-profit international educational exchange organization dedicated to the promotion of cultural understanding, academic development, environmental consciousness and world peace. Based in Chicago, IL, CCI is recognized by the U.S. Department of State as an official exchange visit program sponsor.

CCI's Work & Travel program allows international university students the ability to work in the U.S. on a J-1 Work and Travel visa during their main break from school. The program is designed to enable American employers the opportunity to expose their business to an international perspective, while offering students from abroad an inside experience on American working life.

SOURCE Center for Cultural Interchange

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