Build A School In Nepal Or Nicaragua With “The Amazing Race” Winners & Groupon Getaways, Groupon Grassroots And BuildOn

Today Groupon Getaways ( http://www.groupon.com/getaways), Groupon Grassroots ( http://www.groupon.com/grassroots), the philanthropic arm of Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) ( http://www.groupon.com), and non-profit organization buildOn ( http://www.buildon.org) invite Groupon subscribers to join the adventure of a lifetime: travel to Nicaragua or Nepal and build a school, available at http://www.groupon.com/deals/ga-build-on-grassroots. Ernie Halvorsen and Cindy Chiang, winners of the 19 ^th season of the “The Amazing Race,” will accompany guests on the Nepal trip. Only 15 units will be available.

Purchasers will be part of an intimate group of no more than 15 travelers who will journey to a remote village in rural Nepal or Nicaragua. There, participants will live and work side-by-side with local villagers to construct a buildOn school for children without access to education. Outside the construction site, guests will live with a host family, likely without electricity and running water, and participate in cultural immersion activities designed to educate travelers about the issues facing the local community.

Priced at $2,583 and valued at more than $5,000, the package includes the below for both Nepal and Nicaragua trips:

• One organized volunteer project with local community members to help build a new school
• One-night stay in a hotel in nearby village
• Accommodations with a local host family for the remainder of trip (houses may not have electricity or indoor plumbing)
• Three meals daily
• Field trip to another buildOn school site
• Cultural workshops
• Airport pickup in Nicaragua or Nepal and local transport

As an added charitable component, every package purchased will enable one inner-city high school student in buildOn’s afterschool service program to travel to a developing country and build a school.

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