To hear Shonta D. Collins, RN, BSN, MPA, MSN (c) tell it, volunteerism is less about giving than it is about getting and she is greedy enough to want more. Collins, the Founder and president of Explorers Sans Frontières (ESF), one of the region’s most active non-profit relief agencies, has spent the better part of  [ Read More ]

ESF Student Leader Christina Spino and ESF Member Lara Letchenberg are featured in The Faller, a local community newsletter. ESF was provided an ongoing column in the monthly circulation; this is the 2nd article of the series.

ESF’s humanitarian trip to Senegal was filled with many emotional challenges. We found ourselves struggling with the utter realities of human suffering, inadequate distribution of wealth and resources, as well as the smiling faces of the Senegalese people. Often times we pondered on how to best share our experience with the world and inspire it  [ Read More ]