The first Alternative Weekend Break. Intergenerational Communities, is coming up. On November 15-16 students will be taking off to work directly with senior citizens. Applications are due this Friday, October 30th and are available on the Weekend Breaks page.

Alternative Breaks alum Margaret Mimnaugh is now a Peace Corps member teaching primary school in Uganda. Her school is extremely underfunded and does not have classroom walls, doors, windows or desks and will soon run out of food. The students make beads out of recycled paper and use them to create beautiful, handmade necklaces. AB will be selling the necklaces and sending 100% of the proceeds back to the school. They will available through November 6th at all AB info tables. They are$7 each or two for $12. For complete schedule of info tables, click here.

Attention! This Friday, October 16th, is a big day for Alternative Breaks.

At 4pm, the first ever Alternative Breaks Campus Capture the Flag event will take place in the Aboretum on GVSU’s Allendale Campus. We hope to see everybody there.

Additionally, this Friday is also the application deadline for:

Turn in applications to the Community Service Learning Center (CSLC) next to the Office of Student Life on the main level of Kirkhof.

Applications for Spring Break, Winter Break, and the first Alternative Weekend, Intergenerational Communities, are now available in their respective sections! Note* Winter Break applications are due October 16th!!!

Additionally, for anyone who’s looking to learn more about AB…

Thanks, and see you all there!

Welcome Everyone!

We’re excited to kick off the new year with our new online home. Sign up under “Follow Us” to receive updates throughout the year about Alternative Breaks.

(Looking for the pages? They’ve moved to the top of the page.)