Planting the Human Experience at State Farm

Dustin’s GreenHouse cultivates hope and opportunity in the lives of under-served and under-recognized high school students in Guilford County through unique global and service based learning programs and initiatives. Similar to how a gardener nurtures flowers in a traditional greenhouse, Dustin’s GreenHouse nurtures possibility in the lives of students – striving to equip them with the values, sense of purpose, perspective and support they need to grow into compassionate, well-rounded and productive citizens.

Student Testimonials

Ricky's Globetrotter Experience

Reflections for the 2009 Romania Team - Click Here to View

Janie Carter's Globetrotter Experience - Click Here to View

Jennifer Funkhouser Globetrotter Experience

Greg Herendeen - Globetrotter Experience

Khaleel Loyd Globetrotter Experience

Gaby Scott Globetrotter Experience

VIP Recommendations and Letters of Support

Letters of Recommendation From Other Community Leaders:

Dustin's GreenHouse In The Press

Philanthropy Journal: http://www.philanthropyjournal.org/nc/ncnews/dustin%E2%80%99s-greenhouse-aims-nurture-kids

News & Record: http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/04/03/article/the_greenhouse_globetrotters_big_challenges_big_dreams

Fox 8: http://myfox8.com/2011/12/08/dustins-greenhouse/

Triad Living: http://triadlivingmagazine.com/Growing_hope.aspx

HP Community Foundation: http://www.hpcommunityfoundation.org/dustins-greenhouse

UNCG: http://www.uncg.edu/bae/alumni/awards/2006/

Our Youth Advisors & Leadership Team

	Ben Tan - Senior, Grimsley High School "I believe that everything is interconnected together one way or another. The lessons I learn through life are lessons that I must pass on to others I meet so that everyone can share in that wisdom and experience together." Click Here
	Meredith Wettach - Sophomore, Grimsley High School "Life is not for living in the past. Life is for using your past to make a difference in the world. Meredith's Bio - Click Here
	Al Altaher - Sophomore, Grimsley High School "I truly believe that the secret of being happy is doing things for other people” Al's Bio - Click Here
	Maria Martinez - Sophomore, Grimsley High School "Life is not only about recieving, it is about sharing all the things you have with the people that surround you." Maria's Bio - Click Here

Organizations Our Globetrotters Have Worked With

Paul Lessard - Director of High Point Community Foundation

www.hpcommunityfoundation.org

Paul Opp - People of Peru Project

www.peopleofperu.org

Dustin's Greenhouse

I just wanted to take a moment to thank you and the Globetrotters for the impact
you and your teams have had here in Iquitos. Dustin's Green House has captured
the vision of volunteerism in a way that serves as a catalyst for change.

I can see the difference on the streets at night as some of our long-term "usual" kids are no longer there due to the school feeding programs and family monitoring that you initiated. Coming to a city like a tourist is easy but creating an ongoing, sustainable, life changing program, means putting your hands on the messing situations that are often
difficult to fix.

The spirit of Dustin's Green House is all about empowering the volunteers and participants of the program. So few want to hang in there long enough to see the changes happen. Thank you for your "staying power."

While we work in the slums of Belen or pay the vendors that supply our street children with breakfast, the kids ask if you are coming back? I assure them that you are.

God bless you my friend, take courage in the battle of poverty and ignorance that lies ahead. We win.... one life at a time.