Habitat for Humanity
Brunswick, GA
Saturday, March 22 – Sunday March 30
This year’s Habitat for Humanity ASB trip will be to Brunswick, GA. We will spend the week helping to build a Habitat home and will be working with volunteers and Habitat partner families. There will also be time to sightsee in the area or enjoy trips to the beach.

Through the work of Habitat, thousands of low-income families have found new hope in the form of affordable housing. Churches, community groups and others have joined together to successfully tackle a significant social problem—decent housing for all. Today, Habitat for Humanity has built more than 200,000 houses, sheltering more than 1,000,000 people in more than 3,000 communities worldwide!
Student Contribution: $100
Trip Leader: Charles Rumford, charlesr@cs.drexel.edu

Asbury Protestant Ministry
Washington, DC
Monday, March 24 – Saturday, March 29
Asbury will travel to Washington, DC to engage in community-based service projects, focusing primarily on issues related to urban poverty (including affordable housing, living/sustainable wages, etc.).

In addition, participants will have the opportunity to experience different neighborhoods in D.C. first hand, and interact with local community organizations and social justice advocates who are actively working for change in Washington. The trip will also include a driving tour of the city—including non-tourist destinations—as well as some time for sight-seeing and recreation. For more info about Asbury: www.asburycrossroads.org
Student Contribution: $100 (scholarships available)
Trip Leader: Tim Emmett-Rardin, asbury@drexel.edu

Jewish Student Association
Virginia Beach, VA
Friday, March 21 – Friday, March 28
Drexel Hillel’s Alternative Spring Break trip to Virginia Beach, VA is an opportunity to focus on hands on service, community interaction and the exploration of social justice and Judaism. Participants will have the opportunity to build community together while learning about and reflecting on relevant historical, social, and political issues through the lens of Jewish ethics and values.

There will also be opportunities to explore local attractions in and around Virginia Beach, VA. At the end of the trip (Friday, March 28 – Sunday, March 30) there will be an optional Shabbaton, held in the Philadelphia area, for those interested in continuing the ASB experience.
Student Contribution: $125 Shabbaton will require an additional $50 fee.
Trip Leader: Mike Sokol, ASB@drexelhillel.org

Society of Women Engineers(SWE)
Hagerstown, MD
Waynesboro, PA
Frederick County, MD
Monday, March 24 – Saturday, March 29
This year SWE will be traveling to Hagerstown, MD (Antietam watershed), Waynesboro, PA, and Frederick County, MD (Monocacy watershed) to do maintenance work and planting on stream buffer sites with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. We will also visit and work on engineered stream restoration sites in Beaver Creek and Carroll Creek in Frederick, MD.

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) works cooperatively with government, business, and citizens in partnerships to protect and restore the Bay. Since being created in 1967, CBF has achieved significant milestones to arrest the Bay system’s decline and to begin to restore its health. For more information, please visit www.cbf.org.
Student Contribution: $100
Trip Leader: Elizabeth Henning, eah442@drexel.edu

Circle K
Boston, MA
Monday, March 24 – Saturday, March 29
This year Circle K is going to Boston, MA to do different projects around the city. Some projects may include:

• Charles River Conservancy – This project focuses on the renewal and restoration of the parklands along the Charles River.
• Greater Boston Food Bank – This bank annually distributes 13 million pounds of food to a network of more than 900 member feeding programs. We would help to separate, sort, inspect and package food for distribution.
• CASPAR Youth Services – a community-based, nonprofit agency that provides prevention, intervention and treatment services to those affected by alcoholism and drug abuse. We would help with the upkeep of the facility and any other necessary tasks.
• Morville House – Morville House is home to a diverse group of elderly people who are eager to share stories about their lives and to hear about what is going on in the lives of young people today. We would come with snacks and spend some time chatting and interacting with the residents.
• Community Servings – Greater Boston’s meals program for people ill with AIDS. They deliver free, hot, nutritious meals to men, women, and children infected with or affected by the disease. We would help with preparing and or delivering these meals
• Boston Parks and Recreation – The parks department looks for volunteers to help clean up Boston’s many historic public parks, including Franklin Park (the nation’s oldest) and the famous Emerald Necklace.

Drexel Commuters (DCOM)
Virginia
Monday, March 24 – Saturday, March 29
The Drexel Commuters (DCOM) are hosting their second Alternative Spring Break trip this year, and are heading back to the National Parks in Virginia. The park service has a mission “To conserve the natural, scenic, historic, and cultural resources of the Commonwealth and provide recreational and educational opportunities consistent with the good stewardship of these lands, water and facilities that leaves them unimpaired for future generations.” Projects that are available include:

• Restoration and preservation of wetlands, stream banks, and other wildlife habitat, including that of threatened and endangered species;
• Water quality testing, removal of nonnative invasive plants and weeds, nursery management, landscaping, mapping, surveying, recycling and other community improvements
• Trail management, building and restoration

Alpha Phi Omega (APO)
Location: TBA
Saturday, March 22 – Sunday March 30
APO is an active community service based student fraternal organization at Drexel. Our ASB trip is open to both men and women. Last year we had a blast helping with Hurricane Katrina relief efforts in New Orleans, LA. This year we are looking forward to finding another site where we can help with housing or assisting people in poverty. We look forward to travelling south on the eastern coast.