While it may seem tempting to travel to China, travelers may want to consider suspending or cancelling their trip. During a pandemic outbreak, some countries have been known to close their borders without any advance notice, leaving travelers scrambling to find out if and when they can leave the country. In 2014, Nathaniel Dennis died in Liberia during an Ebola outbreak, Nathaniel had tested negative for Ebola. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf closed many of the countries borders and the Maryland man died as a result of not being able to receive appropriate and immediate medical attention.
The Gala is less than two weeks away!!!!! The Official Hash tag is #dgflegacygala2018 The DGF Legacy Gala will be held at the Grey Rock Mansion in Pikesville, Maryland on July 14, 2018 at 7:00 p.m-11 p.m. Our Gold-Vip Ticket holders ($150.00) will be invited to a Grand Reception beginning at 6:30 p.m. General Admission is $100 and begins at 7:00 p.m. The cost for this event is $100.00 - $150.00 and a portion of the ticket is tax-deductible. Sponsorships are available.
As our guest, you will partake in a lavish cocktail reception, stationed hors d’oeuvres, a silent auction, and live entertainment; as the evening unfolds, you will enjoy a gourmet meal and dance the night away.
The annual DGF Legacy Celebration honors outstanding high school students, individuals for their work with the foundation, and community leaders. Funds raised for this year’s gala will support the continued work of the DGF Foundation. The DGF Foundation will use funds raised from this year’s gala to award scholarships to high school graduates entering college and undergraduate college students.
The DGF Legacy Gala will be held at the
Grey Rock Mansion in Pikesville, Maryland on July 14, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.-11 p.m.
The cost for this event is $100.00 and a portion of the ticket is
tax-deductible. Sponsorships are available.
The annual DGF Legacy Celebration honors
outstanding high school students, individuals for their work with the
foundation, and community leaders. Funds raised for this year’s gala will
support the continued work of the DGF Foundation. The DGF Foundation will use
funds raised from this year’s gala to award scholarships to high school
graduates entering college and undergraduate college students.
Mission: The Davon Green Franklin
Foundation’s 501 (c) (3) driving goal is to help ensure that United States
citizens understand the hidden dangers associated with international travel.
The mission of the foundation is to promote safety and wellness to individuals
that desire to travel abroad.
Vision: The Davon Green Franklin
Foundation’s vision is to create travel safety awareness in the community
and throughout the United States, by providing individuals with information
that will help to prevent international deaths, injuries, and incidents of
violence.
What we do:
The Davon Green Franklin
Foundation recognizes students from Western School of Technology and
Environmental Science for academic excellence. The student is presented the
Davon Green Franklin Legacy Award & Scholarship. The Davon Green Franklin
Foundation partners with Howard University each year to promote public awareness
through “Surviving Spring Break – 101”, a program designed to reduce the
incidents of Spring Break tragedies. The parents of Davon Green Franklin
have shared their son’s story, “Turning Tragedy into Triumph” while navigating
through the cycle of grief. This workshop offers ways to help families remember
their loved one, promote healing, and to never forget that their loved one’s
life still has value.
To find out more information about the
Davon Green Franklin Foundation, visit www.dgffoundation.org.
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Franklin Foundation
Twitter: dgffoundation
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Monday, August 14, 2017
Join us for the 8th
Davon Green Franklin
Legacy Bowling Night
You are invited to join us for an evening of food, fun, and bowling for only $25! We are also looking for individuals to sponsor each lane for a cost of $250 per lane. Since November 2010, family, friends, and community partners have helped the Davon Green Franklin Foundation to raise funds for the DGF Legacy Award & Scholarship and the Surviving Spring Break 101 program. The DGF Foundation is committed to helping individuals to understand the hidden dangers and vulnerabilities associated with international travel.https://www.eventbrite.com/e/davon-green-franklin-2017-legacy-bowling-night-tickets-36735212008?aff=erelexpmlt
Mission:The Davon Green Franklin Foundation’s driving goal is to help ensure that United States citizens understand the hidden dangers associated with international travel.The mission of the foundation is to promote safety and wellness to individuals that desire to travel abroad.
Vision: The Davon Green Franklin Foundation’s vision is to create travel safety awareness in the community and throughout the United States, by providing individuals with information that will help to prevent international deaths, injuries, and incidents of violence.
What we do:
The Davon Green Franklin Foundation recognizes students from Western School of Technology and Environmental Science for academic excellence. The student is presented the Davon Green Franklin Legacy Award & Scholarship.
The Davon Green Franklin Foundation partners with Howard University each year to promote public awareness through “Surviving Spring Break – 101”, a program designed to reduce the incidents of Spring Break tragedies.This program has actively engaged students at Howard University, Coppin State University, Morgan State University, Tulane University, Dillard University Towson University, Stevenson University, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Maryland Institutes of College of Art and the Community College of Baltimore County-Catonsville.Students are also given the opportunity to take the Surviving Spring Break pledge. “I pledge to refuse, reduce, and remove all risks associated with Spring Break.”
The parents of Davon Green Franklin have shared their son’s story, “Turning Tragedy into Triumph” while navigating through the cycle of grief. This workshop offers ways to help families remember their loved one, promote healing, and to never forget that their loved one’s life still has value.
The Davon Green Franklin Foundation is working with community leaders, community organizers, churches, and civic organizations to help warn individuals about the key problems areas of international travel.
For more information or to donate visit: www.dgffoundation.org
Follow us on Twitter: @dgffoundation Facebook: Davon Green Franklin Foundation
A Wisconsin family has reached out to the U. S. State Department to get answers about the death of their daughter Abbey Conner. The family had checked into The Iberostar Paraiso in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. The family was supposed to have met for dinner, but concerns began to grow when Abbey and her brother Austin did not arrive to meet their mother and step-father. A healthy Abbey was found unconscious in waist-deep water with a broken collar bone. Austin was found unconscious in the pool with a golf-ball size injury to his head. One of Austin's last memories was that he and his sister were at the bar having drinks. The family had major concerns of foul play after learning that both children were taken to a Mexican hospital some 14 miles away. The family of Abbey would later make the decision to donate her organs.
Many media outlets have reported that an alarming percentage of alcohol in Mexico is "bad" and has been mixed with grain alcohol or methanol, which is a cheaper alternative to producing ethanol. In 2015, a report from Mexico’s Tax Administration Service found that 43 percent of the alcohol consumed in the nation is illegal and produced under unregulated circumstances resulting in potentially dangerous concoctions. In 2017, the country's Federal Commission for Protection Against Health Risk reported that the national health authority in Mexico has seized more than 1.4 million gallons of adulterated (poor-quality) alcohol. Since 2010, this alcohol was not only from small local establishments, but from hotels and other entertainment areas.
While many tourists are often aware of the dangers of drinking water in Mexico, there is a new danger that tourists need to look out for and avoid. U.S. travelers should avoid drinking any alcoholic beverages while traveling to Mexico or any foreign destination
If you are interested in learning more about the Davon Green Franklin Foundation or to donate visit: www.dgffoundation.org
How to protect your passport while travelling internationally
If you are travelling outside the United States, it is highly recommended that you have a passport. The purpose of a passport is to confirm that you are a United States citizen. Since 2011, U.S. State Department has had an increase in passport applications. In 2016, some 18,676,547 passports were issued to U.S. citizens. While travelling abroad you should always take special care in safely securing your passport at all times!
Here are F-I-V-E helpful tips to help you secure or replace your passport while traveling internationally.
1. Purchase a traveler's body safe to keep your travel documents safe. This handy contraption is an inconspicuous way to keep your cash and credit cards out of the hands of pick-pockets. Invest in a protective cover for your passport. Do not let your passport get wet or damaged.
2. Make multiple copies of your passport. Place one in your carry on luggage and one in your wallet or purse. Always leave a copy of your passport with a trusted friend or relative.
3. Always sleep with your passport on you. While at the hotel do not leave your passport laying around in your room. Just to be on the safe-side, never allow your passport to leave your sight. Remember, the hotel staff may enter your room while you are away, so always keep your passport on you.
4. If you lose your passport contact the U.S. Embassy and Consular immediately. In most cases, you will need a police report and any costs associated with replacing your passport.
5. Once you return to the United States make sure to keep a watchful eye on your credit card accounts and credit reports. Remember, criminals only need a small piece of your identification in order to assume your American identity.
If you are interested in learning more about the Davon Green Franklin Foundation or to donate visit: www.dgffoundation.org
Facebook: Davon Green Franklin Foundation
Twitter: dgffoundation
You are invited to join us for an evening of food, fun, and bowling for only $25! All lanes will open at 7:00 p.m. We are also looking for individuals to sponsor each lane for a cost of $250 per lane. Since November 2010, family, friends, and community partners have helped the Davon Green Franklin Foundation to raise funds for the DGF Legacy Award & Scholarship and the Surviving Spring Break 101 program. The DGF Foundation is committed to helping individuals to understand the hidden dangers and vulnerabilities associated with international travel.https://www.eventbrite.com/e/davon-green-franklin-2017-legacy-bowling-night-tickets-36735212008?aff=erelexpmlt
Donations can be mailed to:
Davon Green Franklin Foundation (501c3)
P.O. Box 47223
Baltimore, Md. 21244
Travelers Beware and Know Your Legal Rights!
How many of us remember Michael Fay? While traveling in Singapore, Fay was charge with vandalism. In 1994, he was sentenced to flogging, which meant that he would be repeatedly hit on the buttocks with a rattan cane. At the time, President Bill Clinton viewed the punishment too extreme and inhumane. Fay's sentence was later reduce to four strikes, four months in jail, and a $3500 fine in Singapore dollars ($2214 in U.S. currency).
In March 2016, Otto Warmbier was sentenced to 15 years hard labor in North Korea. Warmbier's crime was attempting to steal a propaganda poster. His parents have maintained that their son was tortured, terrorized, and brutalized. In fact, they were unaware that Warmbier was in a coma for over a year. North Korea stated that the cause of coma was due to a sleeping pill or botulism. Doctors in the United States would later reveal that Warmbier was in a vegetative state. It was announced that Warmbier died on today.
It is crucial for Americans to learn and understand the laws of the country that they plan to visit. Our United States Bill of Rights are not UNIVERSAL! What does that mean? The laws in the United States are for Americans residing in the U.S. In some countries, you can be searched at will and even held prisoner because a police officer may feel that you are behaving suspiciously. It behooves any traveler to research the laws and customs of the country that they plan to visit before he or she leaves the United States.
Here are a few tips if you are arrested:
1. Politely ask the authorities to contact the U.S. Embassy and Consular.
2. Remain calm and friendly.
3. If you are allowed to use the phone, you may want to call the U.S. Embassy and Consular.
4. Contact family and friends and let them know where you are and give them an exact location of where you are being held.
5. The assistance that you receive from the U.S. Embassy and Consular is very limited. They can not:
Get you out of jail
Pay legal fees or act as an attorney on your behalf
Be responsible for legal, medical, or other fees incurred
State that you are guilty or innocent of any criminal charges
Your trip abroad can become dangerous or even deadly. American should always respect the laws and customs of the country that they decide to visit. Stay vigilant, stay informed, and stay safe! For more information visit: https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/emergencies/arrest.html
If you are interested in learning more about the Davon Green Franklin Foundation or to donate visit: www.dgffoundation.org
Facebook: Davon Green Franklin Foundation
Twitter: dgffoundation
You are invited to join us for an evening of food, fun, and bowling for only $25! All lanes will open at 7:00 p.m. We are also looking for individuals to sponsor each lane for a cost of $250 per lane. Since November 2010, family, friends, and community partners have helped the Davon Green Franklin Foundation to raise funds for the DGF Legacy Award & Scholarship and the Surviving Spring Break 101 program. The DGF Foundation is committed to helping individuals to understand the hidden dangers and vulnerabilities associated with international travel.https://www.eventbrite.com/e/davon-green-franklin-2017-legacy-bowling-night-tickets-36735212008?aff=erelexpmlt
