Family Vacation Travel- With A Purpose
As the trend with grandparents traveling with their grandchildren increases, so does the desire of passing on some of their values. By and large as we mature our ideas of what really matters evolves. So does our sense that the next generation may not have grasped that yet. Here are some ideas for traveling with a purpose as a way for instilling or sharing the values you want your family to hold dear:
Missions Trips : Reaching out to help those less fortunate through working in orphanages, schools, providing basic needs or health care foster an opportunity to spread you faith. Anyone I have ever talked to who went to be a blessing returned blessed more by the experience.
Race If a value you want to pass on is health, possibly go to a vacation spot where as a family you could do a 10K. These races are planned all over including Disney, exotic islands, everywhere. If your family is in extremely good shape, there are marathons as well. Also you can do bike races, tri athalons too. Crossing the finished line as a family, what an accomplishment!
Fight Disease If a disease has touched your family maybe a race or walk to benefit that cause raising money for prevention or cure.
Habitat for Humanity build a home for someone in need either in your own country or in their Global Village Program.
Outward Bound Family Course “encourages participants to support one another and connect through dialogue, personal reflection, working together and creating life-long memories” according to their site. A 9 day adventure in Australia may be the kind of trip to strengthen the bond in your family.
Volunteer Whether it is a visit to a third world country or maybe even driving to New Orleans volunteer opportunities are plentiful where ever you are going.
Campaigning With the U.S. 2008 Election over it is fresh in my mind. If you are committed to a particular party or candidate is something you would like to share as a family, travel to where you can help them with the campaign.
Cause and effect Find a cause you can wrap your heart around and notice the effect working together can have on your family!
Family vacation travel always brings us together, but if you do it with a purpose the results can have a lasting effect.