Description: The Project will take place in the Village of Valea Plopului,  a remote village about 70 miles north of Bucharest, Romania.  This community takes care of about 220 orphans, handicapped children and children from families with financial hardships. The orphanage is a ministry of the Pro Vita Association, an orthodox, non-profit, non-governmental organization. Fr. Nicolae Tanase and his wife Maria founded the association. The association receives homeless or abandoned children, young people thrown out of orphanages because they are 18 years old, future mothers who have been sent away by their families because they refused to have an abortion, children kept temporarily because they belong to families with financial problems, and children abandoned in hospitals because they have certain deficiencies or who are on the way to recovery. There will also be an all-day excursion to the nearby city of Bucharest. Students on this trip will work on maintenance projects at the orphanage as well as interact with the children who live there.  

Dates: March 5-12, 2011 

Registration Deadlines: There are limited spaces for each destination. To secure your spot, register online with a $150 deposit by December 3. Final payment is not due until January 21, 2011.  

Cost : $1,500.00

This cost includes the transportation, lodging, meals, materials and sightseeing; however, it does not include the domestic flight to and from New York (JFK).  If you fundraise over the trip cost, OCF will reimburse your domestic flight up to the overage amount fundraised.