This document provides information about two alternative spring break trip opportunities in March 2012 through Georgia Tech's Office of Community Service - one to Jacksonville Beach, Florida to work with Habitat for Humanity and the other to Tuscaloosa, Alabama to assist with various community projects. It outlines the trip locations, schedules, costs, expectations for participants, and application process for the 20-person trips led by student leaders and faculty advisors.

1. ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK 2012
Tuscaloosa, AL Community Collaborations
Jacksonville Beach, FL Habitat for Humanity

2. THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SERVICE
 Student Center Commons, Room 2211
 History of Alternative Break trips:
• Mobile, AL (Dec. „05) • Pearlington, MS (Mar. „07)
• Chalmette, LA (Mar. „06) • Staton Island, NY (Dec. „07)
• Waveland, MS (Dec. „06)
• Jacksonville Beach, FL (Mar. ’10, ‘11, ‘12)
• Tuscaloosa, AL (Mar. ‘12)
 Goals for the trip:
 Meaningful group service experience
 Engage in multiple communities
 Personal development
 Connect service & trip community to Tech experience
 Have fun & meet new friends!

3. ALTERNATIVE SERVICE BREAKS
 New student organization
 Created to continue ASB trips
and expand upon alternative
break opportunities
 Sustainable leadership model
 Vision to increase offering of
alternative service break trips
and to develop willing minds in
servant leadership while building
long term friendships

4. INTRODUCTION TO ASB 2012 LEADERS
Jacksonville, FL Tuscaloosa, AL

5. THE TRIPS – WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE
 Two Trips
 Jacksonville Beach Florida: Beaches Habitat for
Humanity
 Tuscaloosa, Alabama: Community Collaborations
 20 volunteers on each trip
 16 student participants
 2 student leaders
 2 GT faculty/staff advisors
 Sunday, March 18 – Saturday, March 24

6. TRIP DETAILS – JACKSONVILLE, FL
 Lodging: youth group house provided by Habitat
(close to the beach)
 Work 5 days on the work site 8am-4pm
 Food: Habitat provides meals on-site, we cook the
rest of the our meals at the house
 Daily Reflections
 Group Activities after Habitat
 Visit city of Jacksonville
 Laser tag, Go-carts
 Frozen Yogurt
 The Beach!!!!

7. TRIP DETAILS – TUSCALOOSA, AL
 Lodging: simulated Emergency Evacuation Shelter
provided by Community Collaborations
 Work 5 days: type of work determined by group
preferences and Community Collaborations
 Potential group projects:
 Rebuilding homes, animal shelters
 Boys and Girls Club, after school programs
 Environmental projects, parks
 Food: 3 meals each day provided
by Community Collaborations
 Daily Reflections
 Community speaker

8. COSTS AND FUNDRAISING
 Costs
 Transportation
 Lodging
 Meals
 Monetary contribution to service organization
*(included in total cost estimate)
 Estimated total cost: $250 (does NOT include
additional afternoon activities)
 Fundraising (individual and as a group)
 Letter writing campaign to friends and family
 Company sponsorship
 “Percent of profit” contribution

9. WHY ASB?
 Take the “alternative”
 Be the difference in the world
 Meet other Tech students who care about service
 Meet the community that you will impact
 Build teamwork skills
 Learn new skills – construction tools, disaster relief
 Be an agent of change
 Live out the GT motto – Progress and Service
 HAVE FUN!!!

10. EXPECTATIONS
 Alcohol and drug free trip 
 Each individual participates in fundraising for trips
 Minimum electronic use – be a part of the
experience!
 Remember the reason for the trip
 Be a team player
 Make new friends
 HAVE FUN!!!

11. NEXT STEPS
 Apply before midnight on
Friday, February 3rd :
 http://tinyurl.com/ASBapplication
 Interviews will tentatively take place
the week of February 6th
 Participants will be notified by
Friday, February 10th
 $100 deposit due Friday, Feb 17 to
confirm participation
 When deposit is submitted, participant
will sign agreement indicating
understanding about payment deadlines

12. CONTACT INFORMATION
 Sarah Perkins, Community Service Coordinator
 sarah.perkins@vpss.gatech.edu
 Andy Barrenechea, Chair of Alternative Service
Breaks
 andbarr22@hotmail.com
 Jacksonville, FL Trip Leaders
 Savannah Andersen – savannah.andersen@gatech.edu
 Suzanne Clary – suzannemclary@gmail.com
 Tuscaloosa, AL Trip Leaders
 Macie Whatley – maciew@gatech.edu
 Ivan Morales – ivanmorales@gatech.edu