Spring Break on the Gulf Coast / Katrina on the Ground

[Sapphire Blue]

Spring Break on the Gulf Coast

Rather than party, hundreds of students are heading to the Gulf Region in March to help communities recover from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

This spring break, undergrad and graduate students across the country are going to be heading down to Biloxi, Miss., Mobile Ala., and New Orleans, La. Not to party hearty, or to get their groove on at clubs catering to them and their dollars, but to help make a difference in the lives affected most by the biggest natural disaster to hit the United States in recent history, thanks to the organizing efforts of the Katrina on the Ground initiative.

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To learn more about opportunities to join the Katrina on the Ground project, visit their website at http://www.katrinaontheground.com.

Students are asked to commit to volunteering for at least one week between March 6 and March 31, 2006. Students will arrive in Selma, Ala., at the 21st Century Youth Camp site on three successive Sundays: March 5, March 12 and March 19. A one-day orientation will occur on three successive Mondays: March 6, March 13, and March 20.

http://www.alternet.org/wiretap/32664/

[babylonsister]

1. This warms my heart, S B! Did you see this related thread?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x539616

[HeeBGBz]

2. How great of them to do this

I'm sure it will be highly appreciated!

[uppityperson]

3. Uppityteen, uppityteenfriend and I are going to Slidell, BLRC

http://bayoulibertyrelief.org/ Bayou Liberty Relief Camp, latest incarnation of the Camp Casey Covington VFP call for help.

Going to the gulf for spring break is a great idea! Thank you to everyone making it possible for these kids to get their. I figure it will be not only a great help of young able bodies, but getting those young able bodies some real education too. Many should return home changed and our youth are our tomorrow.