If devoting four days to bettering your community, helping to break the cycle of poverty, and possibly earning school credit sounds memorable and exciting, then check out the Alternative Spring Break program.
The program, which runs from March 17 to March 20, will allow students to begin the framing work on a house in Elkhart.
Students will also work in the re-building shop for one of the days, which could include tasks ranging from cleaning and organizing the shop to unloading donated supplies from a truck.
Participants can do the program merely to volunteer, or for a zero or one credit pass/fail class. The credit costs $185.35.
The class consists of one class day and a two page reflection upon completion.
“Not attending all sessions will force a fail and can have an effect on your GPA,” said Luis Hernandez, the service learning intern working on the project.
Students are welcome to meet at IUSB at 8 a.m. on Wednesday and 9 a.m. Thursday – Saturday for group transportation, or meet at the site at 10 a.m.
Breakfast and lunch will be served daily.
Sam Centellas was given a grant from Campus Compact to fund the project, which he hopes to make an annual event.
Interested students can contact Luis Hernandez at luhernan@iusb.edu with their name, student ID number, whether their taking it for zero or one credit, and a phone number to sign up for the program, or for any more information.
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