From May 17 to 27, six students from Bonny Eagle High School in Standish will travel to Guatemala to work for 10 days at Safe Passage, an organization founded by Maine native, Hanley Denning, who was killed in a car accident in January in Guatemala.

The organization helps to provide educational opportunities to poor children, thus offering them a way out of poverty. The students going on the trip are Joe Bailey, Stephanie Boutin, Sarah Carter, Zachary Litif, Tyler Shortsleeve and Katie Way.

The students, along with two of their Spanish teachers, Paul Star (and his wife, Lorraine) and Dan Bennett, will work at Safe Passage’s site in Antigua working in whatever capacity they are needed. The group will help children with their homework, plan and participate in after-school activities such as soccer, help prepare meals as well as other activities.

In preparation for their experience, the students are raising money to offset some of their travel costs. They are also collecting a variety goods needed by Safe Passage. School supplies (notebooks, pen, pencils, construction paper etc.) and personal hygiene items (soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, wash cloths etc.) are particularly needed. Anyone willing to donate materials for Safe Passage can drop them off at the high school, attention to Dan Bennett.

For more information about Safe Passage, visit www.safepassage.org.