Our history really is rooted in educational outreach programs in East Asia. All of our board members have been actively involved in these programs either as supporters or leaders in the field. From 2000 until the present, our board has collectively made over two dozen such month-long trips and helped to rewrite curriculum, recruit fellow team members, and provide needed leadership and administration for this unique and rewarding outreach. In an effort to help perpetuate this experience for future teams, and likewise to provide support and leadership to other communities worldwide, Transcend International was incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia on November 2, 2006 as a non-profit educational organization. Early in 2007, we also were recognized as a 501-c-3 non-profit organization by the Internal Revenue Service.