Many people spend their summer vacations basking along sun-drenched beaches or traveling to exotic ports-of-call. But Lynn Bound wanted her holiday to make a difference -- so she opted for 10 days in a South African village and working in an orphanage for children who had been affected or abandoned in the local HIV/AIDS pandemic.
"I've always been drawn to humanitarian work, I just didn't have the right opportunity to get involved with it," said Bound, who works as the executive chef at the Museum of Modern Arts' Cafe 2 and Terrace 5. "I finally felt like I was in a place where I was a bit more settled, and could take the time to do it."
The 45-year-old Bound was just one of 23 New York residents who volunteered at Lily of the Valley, living on site at the orphanage's facility in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province from Aug. 4 to 14. As Bound told The Huffington Post, she participated in a new program called "Valley Fresh," which raised proceeds from the sale of tomatoes for the orphanage. Her restaurant background also came in handy when she led a series of cooking classes for orphaned teenage girls, scheduled to coincide with South Africa's Women's Day on Aug. 9.
Take a look at some photos of Lily of the
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