Since the beginning of July nearly 30 billboards in Vitória, capital of Espírito Santo, Brazil, advertised a variety of social projects undertaken by more than 10,000 Adventist youth during a Pathfinder event held July 16 to 21.

The event, organized by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, involved Pathfinders in a joint work effort of community services including cleaning ditches and gutters. The billboards also described the donation of food, cots, wheelchairs, coats for children, and 1,000 pints of blood. “These initiatives mark the sense of solidarity of the event,” says Délio Parrini, the city councilman of Vila Velha.

Pathfinders is a Christian youth association that frequently holds camps with various activities in the areas of education, community services, civic ceremonies, spiritual development, sporting events and other activities. Pathfinders are organized in clubs, maintained by the Adventist Church and open to participants of any religious denomination.