Apply now for the Weekend Service Trip to Milwaukee - March 11-13
Join OVP in the first weekend service trip of 2016 to Milwaukee on Friday, March 11 to Sunday, March 13, 2016! Students will be working with a local health clinic to prepare a warm meal, provide comfort and hospitality, and get face-to-face with those in need. Sunday will be spent exploring and sightseeing in Milwaukee.
Information about the trip:
*The cost is $50.
*Two informational sessions will take place in Illini Union Room 215 at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, January 26 and Wednesday, January 27, 2016.
*Group Leader applications are due January 31, and all Trip Participant applications are due February 7, 2016.
*The online application is available at: http://go.illinois.edu/weekendtrips.
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Volunteer over Spring Break
Alternative spring break trips help educate students about social, political, and environmental issues through direct service, group reflections, student leadership, diversity, and engagement beyond the local community. Students have the opportunity to increase their social awareness by educating themselves about a wide range of social and environmental issues while engaging in meaningful service that can impact communities outside the classroom. In addition to the hands-on difference made by intimate group teamwork, trips give individuals a chance to reflect in order to facilitate personal development.
According to IllinoisASB.org, goals of break trips include fostering active citizenship among participants that will translate into a lifetime of continual education, thoughtful reflection, and active community involvement.
Check out upcoming trips with these campus alternative break organizations:
*Alternative Seasonal Breaks: www.illinoisasb.org
*Fraternity and Sorority Affairs: http://www.odos.illinois.edu/greek/
*Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter: http://habitat.union.uiuc.edu
*Students Today Leaders Forever: http://www.stlf.net/chapters/uillinois
*University Housing: http://housing.illinois.edu/resources/get-involved/experiential
Thanks to John Race of the Office of Volunteer Programs for these information items.
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