Spring Break
In pursuit of selflessness
Students give up their winter break to volunteer around the community, plan for more
Paul Rios
Issue date: 1/31/08 Section: News
"The staff was really friendly and we made a lot of contacts for future events for our sorority house to participate in," Kouklis said.
Brendan McVeigh, a community partnerships coordinator with the Community Engagement Center, said the Center sent information about Alternative Break to student groups, posted fliers and even created a Facebook event listing.
In addition to working at the ReStore, the 53 total volunteers who participated in the program also worked on a campus beautification project at Martin Luther King Middle School, helped create a community garden and planted trees with the Sacramento Tree Foundation.
The Center already has plans to continue the program for the forthcoming spring break and promises to add volunteer opportunities in the summer and next winter. Information and sign-up meetings for the spring Alternative Break events will begin on Feb. 26.
Kouklis said she and her Chi Delta sisters would be more than happy to come and help again.
"We're going to go back to our house and report about it and let them know how it went," Kouklis said.
"Hopefully we can bring more girls out next time," Barger said.
Brendan McVeigh, a community partnerships coordinator with the Community Engagement Center, said the Center sent information about Alternative Break to student groups, posted fliers and even created a Facebook event listing.
In addition to working at the ReStore, the 53 total volunteers who participated in the program also worked on a campus beautification project at Martin Luther King Middle School, helped create a community garden and planted trees with the Sacramento Tree Foundation.
The Center already has plans to continue the program for the forthcoming spring break and promises to add volunteer opportunities in the summer and next winter. Information and sign-up meetings for the spring Alternative Break events will begin on Feb. 26.
Kouklis said she and her Chi Delta sisters would be more than happy to come and help again.
"We're going to go back to our house and report about it and let them know how it went," Kouklis said.
"Hopefully we can bring more girls out next time," Barger said.
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