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Alternative Spring Break Trips 2022
General ASB InformationCost to students is $390 total, paid in three installments of $130 throughout the fall and winter.
No construction or social work experience is necessary- all sites have local leaders that will instruct students in the use of equipment or offer guidance on fulfilling service tasks.
Students who have never used a hammer before take much pride in helping reroof a house every year! Do not be afraid to try something new!
Trips will likely include:
Christian Appalachian Project in Kentucky (Construction & Home Rehab)
Jonestown, MS (Construction & Home Rehab)
Habitat for Humanity, often in Mississippi (Construction & Home Rehab)
Questions can be directed to [email protected].
- Click here to apply for an Alternative Spring Break trip.
- Click here to download and print a Liability Release Waiver, please turn the hard copy in to Katie Gleason or the main office at St. John.
- Click here to make a $130 payment. Three payments of $130 are due, totalling $390, to attend an Alternative Spring Break trip. The first payment is due with the application to be placed on a trip, the second payment is due Dec 10, and the third payment is due Jan 28.
In order to be placed on a trip, you must complete all three tasks.
2023 TripsNo construction or social work experience is necessary- all sites have local leaders that will instruct students in the use of equipment or offer guidance on fulfilling service tasks.
Students who have never used a hammer before take much pride in helping reroof a house every year! Do not be afraid to try something new!
Construction & Home Rehab
Kentucky Christian Appalachian Project- $390
Habitat for Humanity Tupelo, MS- $390
Jonestown, MS- $390
Inner City Social Work
Flint- if we have sufficient applications for a social work trip (soup kitchens, food pantries, etc), we will consider supporting a trip to Flint. Since Flint is very close, it would likely be shorter (Mon-Thurs) and lower cost.
If all trips fill, we will be happy to start a waitlist. We usually have a few students drop out, and may be able to negotiate additional spots with our ASB site directors, so please don't hesitate to apply. We will be in touch with you about your chances of getting placed on a trip.Cost to students is $390 total, paid in three installments of $130 throughout the fall and winter.Payment 1, $130 required with application & liability release waiver
Payment 2, $130 due Friday Dec 16
Payment 3, $130 due Friday Jan 27
Withdrawals from ASB after December 16, 2022 will result in a loss of your down payment.
Withdrawals from ASB after Jan 27 could result in a loss of your entire payment, depending on our ability to replace you on the trip that you committed to.
Scholarships are available, see Katie Gleason for an application ([email protected])
-Scholarships are based on financial need only.
-Scholarships are available for up to half the cost of the trip.
-For every $10 of scholarship support, we require one hour of service to the parish.
Due to the nature of service trips, some accommodations may require students to provide their own sleeping bags or air mattresses, and sleep in communal space. Each trip offers different accommodations- some are at retreat houses, others are at local churches. All accommodations are guaranteed to be safe, but individuals should be flexible with their expectations for comfort, and be eager to experience a short period of solidarity with those less fortunate.
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ASB Tupelo Habitat for Humanity group right as they depart St Thomas Aquinas .
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On Day 1 of the March 2020 ASB Jonestown trip, some of our Catholic Spartan men ripped the shingles off a roof.
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