ISLA OPERATION DONATIONS
How is my ISLA Operation donation spent?
While each one is different, here’s a general look at how ISLA operations are funded.
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Equipment Donation
This includes buoys, swim fins, uniforms and course materials we leave behind to the newly trained lifeguards.
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Trip Leader Airfare & Expenses
This includes the flights and expenses of your experienced trip leaders who put in the work to make the trip great!
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Your ISLA Uniform
This includes decking you our in your very Own custom ISLA class A and B uniform. Though some of these items are returned, you’ll be booking legit on your trip.
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Marketing & Membership
Water safety is about getting the word out! This allows us to do that as well as recruit more volunteers for more operations. it also (<1%) covers your member kit.
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Travel & Health insurance
This makes sure you are safe and covered while making a difference! You are insured during the duration of the trip.
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Miscellaneous
When the work is done there is always something worth celebrating. This covers small things like a group mean, etc. that we get to share together as a team and a family and with our new local friends.
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ISLA General Fund
Though we hardly reach 15% after the trip is done, this allows out volunteer staff a budget for launching other water safety initiatives and maintained expenses, such as our website mailbox, etc.
What else is included?
Transportation: we work with our hosts, close relationships and sponsors, etc. to get this covered. Usually for the entire trip from airport to airport
Food: We work with our host, sponsorship, and friends to cover food during the work portions of ths trip. usually about half of the meals are covered for the whole trip
Housing: We work with sponsord, our hosts, etc. to get this sponsored during the work portions of the trip.
Experience: ISLA trips are generally cheaper than typical Travel, and allow you to make lifeling friends while making a difference. you ALSO gain professional knowledge of others while sharing your own skills.