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Simpson students serve during Spring Break

March 9, 2009

Spring BreakApproximately 60 Simpson College students have opted to use their Spring Break to serve others through Simpson’s Alternative Spring Break trips.

This year, Simpson is offering six trips to locations throughout the United States. This week, students are:

  • Building a house with Habitat for Humanity in Taos, N.M.
  • Assisting the National Park Service’s efforts to clean historical trails used for the Underground Railroad in Richmond, Va.
  • Cleaning up after Hurricane Ike in Houston and Galveston, Texas
  • Working with Interfaith Youth Corps, an organization dedicated to making a difference by helping young people strengthen their faiths and live peaceably with people of differing faiths, in Chicago, Ill.
  • Volunteering with school children and cleaning up neighborhoods in the inner city of Wilmington, Del.
  • Serving with an international Christian organization in a surprise destination

Spring Break is March 9 through March 13. The trips are sponsored by the Religious Life Community and the Center for Vocation and Integrative Learning.

 

Last Updated: 3/9/09