Alternative Break Trips

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Alternative Break Service Trips

Alternative Break Council for 2013-2014 has been selected!
Congratulations to:

AB Council:
Director: Eliza Binney
Trip Leader Development Director: Andrew McKinney
Marketing: Jawondolyn Harris
Recruitment: Austen Woods
Admin. Asst.: Elizabeth Choe
Special Events: Lina Davda

Trip Leaders
Andrew McKinney
Eric Powers
Austen Woods
Morgan Lundy
Eliza Binney
Lina Davda
Hailey Morris
Eleanor Henning
Danielle Au
Cody Day
Jasmine Dunlap
Kaeli Weaver

Sponsored by Community Service Programs- Campus Life Center, the Alternative Breaks (AB) program consists of substance-free, community service-learning trips during the university’s fall, winter and spring breaks. AB participants travel locally and nationally in teams to different cities, engage in active service, and have the opportunity to gain new perspectives on social issues while meeting community needs, and learning about and building upon community assets.

Alternative Breaks sends students each year on service-learning trips across the nation to address pressing social, political and environmental issues. Students work with issues of disaster relief, environmental restoration, HIV/AIDS, education, homelessness, poverty and immigration. AB’s main goal is to educate participants about the root causes of these issues, while also making an immediate difference in the community.

The AB program is an active member of Break Away: The Alternative Breaks Connection. As a part of that membership, AB adheres to the Eight Components of a Quality Alternative Break as described by Break Away®

Please visit our AB Blog: http://alternativebreaksc.wordpress.com/trip-information/

Animal Rescue- Hubert, NC http://www.possumwoodacres.org/
Poverty- Palm Beach, FL http://crosministries.org/
Disaster Relief- Tuscaloosa, AL http://www.ttownvolunteer.com/
Environmental Awareness- Merritt Island, FL http://www.facebook.com/#!/samshousepineisland/info
Disaster Relief & Poverty- New Orleans, LA http://lowernine.org/
Poverty-Nashville, TN http://www.marthaobryan.org/aboutus/
Disaster Relief- Atlantic County, NJ Visit CCI’s blog for more information.

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Alternative Break: Students Give Back

FOX6 WBRC: Spring breakers help clean up Tuscaloosa USC News: Students skip sandy beaches to help others, take educational trips The Daily Gamecock: Gamecocks give back over spring break → View upcoming Alternative Break opportunities

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