Alternative Spring Break

Why spend a week in the sun when you can do good somewhere in your community or the world? That's the idea behind Alternative Spring Break - a week dedicated to volunteerism, community service and philanthropy. Find out what's behind the Alternative Spring Break movement, what various colleges and universities are offering, what other spring breakers have experienced, and how to get started.

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Susan MacDonald

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SECOND TO NONE.: Alternative Spreak Break: Dallas, TX

http://www.dominicastewart.com/2010/01/alternative-spreak-break-dallas-tx.html

Alternative Spring Break

http://www.liveunited.org/asb/

Because United, we stand. United, we elevate. United, we can change what we see in our world. United Way is focused on the three basic things that we all need for a ...

Spring Break Alternative

http://www.springbreakalternative.org/

March to end the illegal occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan. MAR 15 ... After Todd Willingham, now is the time to train and organize to end the death penalty. ...

Alternative Spring Break - Volunteering for Spring Break and ...

http://studenttravel.about.com/od/springbreakvolunteers/qt/alternate_sprin.htm

The phrase "alternative spring break" (ASB) usually means volunteering for spring break, a very rewarding way to spend your time off. ...

Alternative Spring Break - What's YOUR Alternative?

http://asb.msu.edu/

Alternative Spring Break encourages the active citizenship of its students through ... Alternative Spring Break proudly works in conjunction with the Center for ...

ELCA Alternative Spring Breaks

http://alternativespringbreak.ning.com/

ELCA Alternative Spring Breaks is a Ning Network ... Break Away - Alternative Spring Break Connection. The Canadian Churches' Forum for Global Ministries. ELCA ...

Alternative Spring Break - FastWeb

http://www.fastweb.com/student-life/articles/274-alternative-spring-break

Skip the beach and take a break for a good cause. ... Understandably it's called Alternative Spring break and it's sponsored through donors and the Howard University Chapel. ...

Alternative Spring Break - Associated Content ...

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/22841/alternative_spring_break.html

Choosing an Alternative Spring Break can be fulfilling and rewarding. ... And because Alternative Spring Break is becoming so popular, it is relatively easy to find a club or an ...

College-Sponsored Programs

Colleges from one coast to the other sponsor their own Spring Break Alternatives. Find out what colleges in your region are doing.

Anti-Death Penalty Alternative Spring Break - Home

http://springbreakalternative.org/deathpenalty/

Anti-Death Penalty Alternative Spring Break is five days of anti-death penalty activism, education and fun in Austin, Texas March 15-19, 2010. This is the place to ...

University of Michigan School of Information: Alternative ...

http://www.si.umich.edu/pep/asb/

The School of Information's Alternative Spring Break is an opportunity for graduate students studying at the University of Michigan School of Information ...

Alternative Spring Break - University of Virginia

http://www.altbreak.student.virginia.edu/

A service learning, student run program at the University of Virginia, planning community service projects in the United States and abroad.

Alternative Spring Break - Howard University

http://www.howard.edu/asb/2009/

About Last Year's Alternative Spring Break... Hundreds of Howard University students took a 22-hour bus ride to New Orleans for a week of service. ...

Augustana College - Alternative Spring Break

https://www.augustana.edu/x9640.xml

Request Information Visit Apply Submit Deposit Online Tuition Cost Financial ... Alternative Spring Break. At Augustana, when the worship ends, the service begins. ...

Alternative Spring Break - Stanford University

http://asb.stanford.edu/

The Alternative Spring Break (ASB) Program exposes students to complex social and cultural issues through community visits, experiential learning, ...

University of Maine at Augusta " OCE Alternative Spring Break

http://www.uma.edu/ocealtbreak.html

There is also the option of going to Harrisburg strictly as an Alternative Spring Break. If you choose this option, you won't have any of the writing requirements. ...

Alternative Spring Break - Western New England College

http://www1.wnec.edu/lbc/index.cfm?selection=doc.7138

Since 2001, the Alternative Spring Break (ASB) program has provided students at Western New England College with opportunities for service learning ...

Wilkes Alternative Spring Break

http://www.wilkes.edu/pages/290.asp

Wilkes University This page describes the great work done by Wilkes students during their 'alternative' spring break.

Alternative Spring Break - University of Illinois/Chicago

http://www.asbuic.org/

Join our Facebook group. Alternative Spring Break testimonials! ... and organization volunteer coordinators think about Alternative Spring Break. ...

The Ohio Union : Student Activity Fee : Alternative Spring ...

http://ohiounion.osu.edu/activityfee/asb.asp

Home > Student Activity Fee > Alternative Spring Break (ASB) ... Spring Break 2010 Participant applications are no longer available. Advisor Applications ...

Go Alternative - Alternative Spring Break at UT Dallas

http://www.utdallas.edu/springbreak/

The Alternative Spring Break (ASB) program encourages students to apply what they learn in the classroom toward their volunteer experience. ...

ASB Home

http://www.illinoisasb.org/

Alternative Spring Break (commonly ASB) is a student-run, non-profit volunteer organization of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the University YMCA. ...

Videos of Alternative Spring Break Experiences

YouTube - Alternative Spring Break Welcome

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRpmIHHz3gs

Welcome address from the Chancellor of the University of Michigan-Dearborn and introduction of team leaders and site leadership.

YouTube - Alternative Spring Break Welcome

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Welcome address from the Chancellor of the University of Michigan-Dearborn and introduction of team leaders and site leadership.

YouTube - Spring Break Alternative Destinations

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2a4j2uM6_Q

More Spring Break Ideas:http://www.petergreenberg.comLooking for a spring vacation far from the college ... USC Alternative Spring Break Louisiana - The Story ...

YouTube - Spring Break Alternative Destinations

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More Spring Break Ideas:http://www.petergreenberg.comLooking for a spring vacation far from the college ... USC Alternative Spring Break Louisiana - The Story ...

YouTube - Concord Univ. Alternative Spring Break '09: Tacy Pyles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSkYmjWSq8A

Tacy shares about her experiences at the Campus for Human Development during the alternative spring break week.

YouTube - Concord Univ. Alternative Spring Break '09: Tacy Pyles

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Tacy shares about her experiences at the Campus for Human Development during the alternative spring break week.

YouTube - USC Alternative Spring Break Louisiana - The Story

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6vjnXPYS_k

Established in 1991, USC's Alternative Spring Break is an intensive, weeklong program that gives students firsthand experience in diverse settings. ...

YouTube - USC Alternative Spring Break Louisiana - The Story

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =t6vjnXPYS_k

Established in 1991, USC's Alternative Spring Break is an intensive, weeklong program that gives students firsthand experience in diverse settings. ...

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgwdiGXWen0&feature=PlayList&p=CB685F8A00F81C2D&index=0

This clip tells the story of the first United Way Alternative Spring Break. Participants travelled to Biloxi, Mississippi and Foley, Alabama to help with hu...

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =AgwdiGXWen0&feature=PlayL ist&p=CB685F8A00F81C2D& ;index=0

This clip tells the story of the first United Way Alternative Spring Break. Participants travelled to Biloxi, Mississippi and Foley, Alabama to help with hu...

YouTube - JNF's 2008 Alternative Spring Break Trip To Israel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGnUbTPwqSs

Jewish National Fund sent 300 college students and young professionals to Israel this spring on Alternative Spring Break -- this YouTube clip features videos...

YouTube - JNF's 2008 Alternative Spring Break Trip To Israel

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =qGnUbTPwqSs

Jewish National Fund sent 300 college students and young professionals to Israel this spring on Alternative Spring Break -- this YouTube clip features videos...

YouTube - Alternative Spring Break 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzV_UMT-h3I

Volunteers from across the country spent their spring breaks in Louisiana helping rebuild homes destroyed in 2005 by Hurricane Rita. United Way of the Great...

YouTube - Alternative Spring Break 2008

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Volunteers from across the country spent their spring breaks in Louisiana helping rebuild homes destroyed in 2005 by Hurricane Rita. United Way of the Great...

YouTube - Alternative Spring Break 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExIiumX2w8M

Check out www.springbreakalternative.org for more information about how you can make a difference this spring break! (Climate Change photo courtesy of Shadia...

YouTube - Alternative Spring Break 2008

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =ExIiumX2w8M

Check out www.springbreakalternative.org for more information about how you can make a difference this spring break! (Climate Change photo courtesy of Shadia...