Bigger than Borders Volunteer Program

Dates: Thursday, May 8th  – Sunday, May 11th, 2025
Location: Agua Prieta, Mexico at La Hacienda Feliz

Cost per person: $467

All meals, accommodations and transportation in Mexico included. 

Tentative schedule

• Thursday:
  • 3:30pm: meet at the Gadsden Hotel in Douglas, AZ and cross the border together
  • 4:00pm: Visit the Border Wall, drive through the barrios and then settle in at La Hacienda Feliz 
  • 5:30pm: Migrant Museum presentation
  • 6:00pm: Puro Mexican dinner at La Hacienda Feliz
• Friday:
  • 7:00am: Breakfast
  • 8:00am: Visit Colegio Anais school – Exchange with 8th grade students
  • 12:00pm: Lunch at La Hacienda Feliz
  • 1:00pm: Start work at worksites
  • 5:00pm: Return to La Hacienda Feliz
  • 6:00pm: Puro Mexican dinner 
• Saturday:
  • 7:00am: Breakfast
  • 8:00am: Start work at worksites
  • 12:00pm: Lunch at Burrito Stand
  • 1:00pm: Visit soup kitchen
  • 1:30 pm: Return to worksites
  • 4:30 pm: Optional visit to dog shelter
  • 5:00pm: Return to La Hacienda Feliz
  • 6:00pm: Fandango Mexican dinner & entertainment 
• Sunday:
  • 7:00am: Breakfast
  • 8:00am: 300 bag food distribution at La Hacienda Feliz
  • 9:00am: Visit Vecinos Housing Community 
  • 10:00am: Leave for the border