{"id":1351,"date":"2016-03-17T21:46:01","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T21:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/islandoutpost.com\/outpostings\/?p=1351"},"modified":"2023-10-13T11:29:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T11:29:49","slug":"whats-luggage-can-change-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.islandoutpost.com\/outpostings\/2016\/03\/17\/whats-luggage-can-change-community\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s in Your Luggage Can Change a Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s the night before your flight, and you\u2019re deciding what you can ditch so your suitcase isn\u2019t overweight. There are some items that you could never leave behind; maybe it\u2019s your sunglasses, or fancy hair products. For Rebecca Rothney, it\u2019s pencils.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rothney was in Kenya and visited a health clinic that did not have a stethoscope, so she packed two in her carry-on luggage. The stethoscope weighed less than two and a half pounds, and yet \u201cit can touch 10,000 hearts.\u201d The trip sparked an idea. After her vacation, Rothney started the non-profit <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.packforapurpose.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pack for a Purpose<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as a way to spread her simple, genius idea: Dedicate a small space in your luggage to much-needed items to donate to the community. Pack for a Purpose makes it easy. Just visit their website, select your destination, and choose from a list of specific supplies (crayons, notebooks, medical supplies). \u201cThe needs come directly from the community,\u201d said Rothney, on a recent call with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Outpostings. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once you arrive at your destination, drop off the supplies at participating accommodations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldeneye.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">GoldenEye Hotel &amp; Resort <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is proud to be a partner with Pack for a Purpose. We welcome all supplies from our specific needs list for the project we support, the Orcabessa Foundation, and are committed to distributing them in the local area. Recently, we received a large donation that will impact the community in a big way. Pack for a Purpose teamed up with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixthman.net\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sixthman<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a traveling music festival at sea, to raise awareness of the communities in the ports. This year, the Sixthman festival stopped in Ocho Rios, and donated supplies to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/islandoutpost.com\/community\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oracabessa Foundation.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201cFans onboard donated the supplies,\u201d says Rothney. \u201cEach deck was assigned a suggested item to donate.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The results were heavy\u2014literally. Guests onboard the Sixthman cruise gifted more than 500 pounds of supplies, including books, crayons and learning materials, which will be distributed to 20 different schools in Ocho Rios. Many other destinations have reaped the benefits of this program. Since its inception, Pack for a Purpose travelers have brought more than 117,000 pounds of much-needed supplies to communities across 60 countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Every traveler to Jamaica has the opportunity to make their trip more meaningful by choosing to pack for a purpose,\u201d Rothney says. She believes that these donations are \u201cthe perfect way to let the community know that as a traveler, you are forever grateful for the hospitality.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s the night before your flight, and you\u2019re deciding what you can ditch so your suitcase isn\u2019t overweight. There are some items that you could never leave behind; maybe it\u2019s your sunglasses, or fancy hair products. For Rebecca Rothney, it\u2019s pencils. Rothney was in Kenya and visited a health clinic that did not have a stethoscope, so she packed two in her carry-on luggage. 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