Spring Break Service Projects 2012

The spring break service info session is this Monday, February 6th at 6:00PM in Fox Hall. The Office of Service-Learning has 18 awesome Spring Break service projects in the works. The cost for all trips include: airfare, food, transportation, and lodging.

CAYMAN — Volunteer at this beautiful tropical paradise to help residents still recovering from Hurricane Palermo. Cayman is fantastic but has real needs so don't be beguiled!
Cost--Approximately $375

COSTA RICA — Concerned about human trafficking? This team will volunteer with an organization that seeks to assist those who have been victims.
Cost--Approximately $475

DETROIT — This project is not for the soft or cowardly. Volunteers will work in the miserable cold of this decaying shell of an impoverished city riddled with blight to address some of the most acute economic needs. Your eyes will not fall upon beauty and suffering will be made manifest. Sign on to this project only if you dare!!
Cost--Approximately $300

GUYANA — Serve the environment in this tropical nation often overlooked by visitors. Volunteers will assist at an animal shelter and preserve in this country once colonized by the British.
Cost--Approximately $700

HAVANA, CUBA — Volunteers will do service with person-to-person friendship and church visits. Havana is home to beautiful architecture and wonderful people but struggles with severe poverty. Volunteers will travel by legal visa.
Cost--Approximately $700

ICELAND — Head up to 66° north to volunteer at the beautiful Skaftafell National Forest. Volunteers will do trail maintenance in the beautiful Icelandic cold.
Cost--Approximately $850

NEW MEXICO — Come volunteer at a Native American reservation in the Southwest. Learn and serve our American culture!
Cost--Approximately $525

NEW ORLEANS — The Big Easy still struggles post-Katrina. Come help this group working in the city's Lower 9th Ward.
Cost--Approximately $175

NEW YORK CITY — Join Dean Annarelli as this group explores issues of urban poverty and helps out low-income people in this most amazing city.
Cost--Approximately $500

NICARAGUA — Volunteer at a preserve/zoo in a small community beyond Managua.
Cost--Approximately $550

ORLANDO — Spend the week volunteering with an organization that helps terminally ill children get a visit to a theme park.
Cost--Approximately $100

PEACE CORPS SERVICE — Interested in the Peace Corps? This team will join Professor Debure to partner with a recent EC grad now working for the Peace Corps in a small community in a yet-to-be-finalized location. If you are thinking about a similar career post-graduation, this project is for you.
Cost--Approximately $525

PERU — Travel to culturally rich and beautiful Peru to work with a small educational non-profit in the unique coastal desert region. Volunteers will assist with various projects at an indigenous preschool in a low-income area on the outskirts of Lima.
Cost--Approximately $625

PUERTO RICO — This group will work with an amazing environmental/sustainability organization in the jungle. Come practice your Spanish!
Cost--Approximately $400

UKIAH, CALIFORNIA — Volunteer at a Buddhist monastery north of San Francisco. The City of 10,000 Buddhas needs help with their organic, sustainable garden and other projects.
Cost--Approximately $399

VENEZUELA — Join Professor Bensadon and her co-leader to work with the Saleasans of Don Bosco, an organization helping in very poor areas with health and vocational work. There should be opportunities to work directly with children in schools with this project.
Cost--Approximately $675

WASHINGTON, DC — Come participate in LGTB advocacy in our nation's capital. This is a chance to take a stand and make a difference on this important topic. Plus every American should see Washington, DC at some point!
Cost--Approximately $150

YUCATAN — Interested in a career in the medical professions? This team will do health and medical-themed work in a low-income community in the Yucatan Peninsula.
Cost--Approximately $450

Costs may fluctuate slightly but will be finalized by the February 6 meeting. If you are interested, be sure to attend the SPRING BREAK SERVICE INFO SESSION ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6th AT 6:00PM IN FOX HALL. Questions? Call the Service-Learning Office at x7512.

Sponsored by Service-Learning, ECOS, Dean Annarelli, Golf for Good, Westerman Fnd., Gelber Fnd. & the Brown Fnd.