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ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK
Go places, give service! If you want to take a trip of a lifetime, sign up for Alternative Spring Break!
Alternative Spring Break at SLCC challenges students to learn about social issues, such as poverty and homelessness, and empowers them to personally make a difference through volunteering.
ASB 2008
The Thayne Center for Service & Learning coordinated two Alternative Spring Break trips in March 200 for SLCC students.
One group traveled to Biloxi, Mississippi to work with East Biloxi Coordination, Relief and Redevelopment Agency. They helped re-build homes in wards 1 and 2 of Biloxi, one of the most heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Participants stayed in a local church converted to host volunteers.
Another group went to Kanab, Utah to work with Best Friends
Animal Sanctuary. Best Friends is a nationally-recognized and used sanctuary for abused, abandoned, and endangered animals. Volunteers worked with a variety of animals in the sanctuary and explored the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
About ASB
Alternative Spring Break is a national program where many colleges and universities organize drug and alcohol-free trips for students that want to travel to other destinations, often out-of-state, and volunteer during their fall or spring breaks.
Since 1999, the Thayne Center has organized 21 ASB trips. Participants have traveled to 12 states, including New York, Hawaii, and Colorado.
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