The document advertises a home makeover holiday trip to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic from January 19-26, 2016, where for $1000 per person guests will stay in luxury villas at an all-inclusive resort and help rebuild a home for a local family, with opportunities for optional humanitarian excursions. Funds from the trip will be used to complete construction of a new home for Ramon, his wife Luz and their three children, who currently live in poor conditions in a small two bedroom house, in time for guests to visit the family in their new home. Guests will enjoy amenities like private pools and chefs at

1. Home-Make-Over Holidays
January19–26,2016

3. How can both be done and be
affordable?
 We have rented two spacious 7 bedroom luxury
villas at an AMAZING gold crown resort in Puerto
Plata for one week January 19 – 26, 2016. We
have extended an invitation to our friends and
our friend's friends (aka anyone fun!) to come
with us - cost is $1000 US per person based on
double occupancy (flight is not included).
 This all-inclusive holiday will be the trip of a
lifetime for many reasons other than the amazing
things included in it. We are going to use part of
the $1000 trip fee towards completely rebuilding
the house seen in these pictures for a Dominican
family of 5. We are having the new home built
this fall by local Dominican employees of the
Dominican Starfish Foundation (DSF) and it will be
ready for them to move in by time we get there
in January.
 We are also putting together a home makeover
registry for folks coming on this holiday so they
can choose what to bring as a gift for the family
when we get there. This is a family friendly
vacation - an amazing experience awaits!
 You will also have the opportunity to go on other
humanitarian excursions if you choose to do so.

4. $1000 US per person based on double occupancy
$1500 US single occupancy
 1 week in a Gold Crown Resort private 7 bedroom villa
 All – inclusive including personal chef prepared breakfasts, over 20
restaurants, personal chef and waiter for a private villa BBQ, and more
 Access to all 6 exclusive beaches on the resort
 Transfers to and from the airport
 Contributing to building a home for a family in the Dominican Republic
 Transportation costs to visit the new home and family
 Humanitarian Excursions (optional)
 $200 tax receipt from Dominican Starfish Foundation (registered charity)
 Tickets to Ocean World ($69 US value)
 Other excursions are extra – but we can make the arrangements (we
know a guy!)

6. Ramon and Luz live with their three
children and extended family (see
pic of names) in this small two
bedroom house. Their home was
chosen by Dominican Starfish
Foundation (DSF) because of the
extremely poor condition it is in. At
the time they had not yet met the
family that lived in the home. We
first met Ramon when he came to
cook breakfast at our villa. He was
looking at a DSF brochure with
pictures of houses they had rebuilt.
He recognized one of the houses as
his neighbors home and we realized
that he was the owner of the home
on the DSF list.

7. We are so excited to be building Ramon and his family a new home.
Dominican Starfish Foundation likes to choose families who help
themselves. Ramon has been working hard to improve his family’s
situation but struggles to get ahead. These are the bricks Ramon has
collected over many months in an effort to make his home a better
place for his family.

11. Each villa has a private pool. All of the bedrooms have king-sized
beds with private ensuites. The spacious villas come with a full
kitchen which is used by a personal chef to prepare and serve
breakfasts. A chef and waiter also prepare and serve a private
BBQ one evening during your stay. Villas come with golf carts for
transportation around the resort. Wi-fi is included in the villas.

12. Not only can you eat at
the most exclusive
restaurant on the resort,
you will enjoy eating at
all of the best
restaurants. There are
over 12 evening
restaurants to choose
from. For lunch, choose
from more than 10
exclusive lunch
locations.

20. The inspiration for Dominican Starfish
Foundation’s name comes from an essay titled
“The Star Thrower” written by Loren Eiseley. Since
then there have been many adaptations of this
story. It goes something like this . . .

22. The poverty in the Dominican Republic is great – just as you help
one person you can see hundreds more who also need help.
Like the story, the Dominican Starfish Foundation began touching
the lives of a few. The simple act of bringing school supplies to a
school where two or three children shared a desk has grown into
many people joining together to build a school for a community
in need, distributing thousands of pound of clothes and shoes,
and building over 20 homes.
Join the “star throwers” of the Dominican Starfish Foundation.
Just find one person and make a difference to their world. And
then another, and another.
On your holiday, enjoy these optional
Humanitarian Excursions . . .

23. Take a short walk from the resort to a poor neighborhood
and up to Maggiolo school rebuilt by the Dominican Starfish
Foundation. Share a treat or a small toy with the children.

24. Visit a men’s Seniors Home. The conditions at this home are
very humble and there is great need here. Donations for
this home go toward rent and food.

25. Bring some simple supplies to a children’s hospital operated
by a local foundation in the Dominican Republic. Some
ideas are children’s tylenol, blankets, and sleepers.

26. If you have any questions contact us!
Doug Palmer
dougepalmer@gmail.com or (780) 902-0220 (call or text)
Charlotte Palmer
charlottelovesdoug@gmail.com or (780) 489-0955 (call or text)