Valpo Surf Project
Meet Carolina! We would like to give a warm welcome to one of VSP's new team members
Carolina Ortiz Paves is the Program Coordinator for VSP. Read about why she came to VSP, her passions, and how they overlap with VSP's work.
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Valpo Surf Project
- Sep 29, 2022
- 2 min
Celebrating Chilean Independence with the VSP Community
In honor of the holidays, VSP joined our kids and communities in games, food, music, and dancing!
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Valpo Surf Project
- Aug 29, 2022
- 1 min
Q2 Impact Report 2022
Thanks to your support, through May of 2022 we impacted 86 students and provided 148 hours of programming over 40 activities.
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Valpo Surf Project
- Nov 22, 2019
- 1 min
Welcome James Lunt to the VSP Global Board of Directors
We are excited to announce the appointment of James Lunt to the VSP Global Board of Directors. James is from Pelham, NY and attended St....
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Valpo Surf Project
- May 11, 2019
- 6 min
The Martha, the Myth, the Legend
Tia Martha is a legend in these parts; there’s really no other way to put it. If you’ve ever looked at our social media, dating all the...
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Valpo Surf Project
- Apr 12, 2019
- 3 min
Graduate Spotlight: Meet Barbara
As promised, Barbara is up next in our review of program graduates turned Tíos. As you might imagine, she has changed a lot since the...
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Valpo Surf Project
- Feb 18, 2019
- 4 min
Chao Chao, Chelsea!
While this is long overdue, we’d like to say goodbye to Tía Chelsea, who returned to the states after nearly three years in Valparaiso....
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Valpo Surf Project
- Jan 7, 2019
- 3 min
Goodbye Sadie
Sadie Townsend, a beloved member of our team, recently left us to return to the states. While we are excited for her as she begins the...
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Valpo Surf Project
- Dec 5, 2018
- 4 min
Staff Spotlight: Carla and Nick
This past year, the VSP welcomed two new, full-time staff members, Nick and Carla, to the team. Both came to the program through very...
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Valpo Surf Project
- Mar 15, 2017
- 3 min
Goodbye Emily
This month, all of us here at VSP find ourselves saying “Adios” to Emily Leighton. Tía Emi has been a part of VSP since October 2014. ...
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Valpo Surf Project
- Mar 8, 2017
- 3 min
Welcome Back Kelly
There’s something about the city of Valparaíso that makes it hard for interns here at Valpo Surf Project (VSP) to want to leave when...
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Valpo Surf Project
- Jan 24, 2017
- 2 min
Goodbye Eve and Mitch
This January the VSP said farewell to two excellent interns, Eve Gutman and Mitch Stent. Eve interned with VSP for an entire year,...
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Valpo Surf Project
- Dec 11, 2016
- 1 min
Ceremonia FNDR
Recently the Valpo Surf Project won a grant from the regional government to support community development. The project was launched this...
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Valpo Surf Project
- Jul 7, 2016
- 4 min
Spotlight: Volunteers 2016
As we near the end of June many of our current volunteers are nearing the end of their time here in Valparaíso. A majority of our...
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Valpo Surf Project
- Jan 14, 2016
- 2 min
Arrival of the Interns
Greetings from intern orientation! Arriving during Chilean summer vacation has given us time to get oriented, so we’ll be ready to hit...
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Valpo Surf Project
- Aug 20, 2015
- 4 min
Tíos & Tías: What it Means to Us
The Valpo Surf Project (VSP) team is composed of a variety of individuals. From the co-founders of the organization to the interns and...
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Valpo Surf Project
- Jul 24, 2015
- 3 min
Meet the New Interns: Varun Konanki & Makensie Brown
With the hard goodbye of two of our beloved interns also comes the excitement of the arrival of two new individuals. This July we...
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Valpo Surf Project
- Jul 18, 2015
- 4 min
Intern Spotlight: Dean Thompson and Emily Leighton
This July marks the finale of two of our interns time here at VSP, Dean Thompson and Emily Leighton. We are sad to say goodbye, but are...
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