Alternative Fall and Spring Break
SEEDS often sponsors a longer trip during spring and fall breaks, to let students get slightly more in-depth experiences in their leisure time. In the past, students have volunteered on a central Oregon Native American Reservation, on the Oregon Coast, and in the border areas of Texas. Interested in planning and coordinating a trip?
2008 Alternative Spring Break: Katrina Recovery in the Gulf Coast
Volunteers on this trip will work with a community-based organization in the Gulf Coast region (such as Habitat for Humanity) in or near New Orleans. This trip will combine service, learning, and fun. 8-12 Reed students will be selected to participate. The trip leaders will be a Reed Student Services Staff Gabe Merrell and Kyle A. Webster. The trip leaders will work with SEEDS to plan the details of the trip. The trip will include at 2-3 pre-trip meetings, at least 5 days of service in the Gulf Coast, at least one tour and/or cultural event in the region. The trip will involve physical labor as a team as well a focus on understanding the deeper social issues involved in the disaster and the recovery. The cost includes airfare, room and board, tour costs, and transportation in the region. Financial assistance is available for a limited number of students. The group will be responsible for fund raising on campus to help with the costs and SEEDS will offer ideas and support to help the group fundraise. Last year, the group raised enough money for all participants to attend and to make a small donation to our host organization. This trip will be emotional and physically intensive. If you think you are up for the challenge, we hope you’ll apply. To read more about last year's trip, see the links below on this page.
COST: $400-600, including airfare
Please email SEEDS Coordinator Fawn at seeds at reed dot edu for an application.
2007 Alternative Fall Break: PDeXperience through Service
What are you doing with your Fall Break? Going to be around Portland? Experience your community through a new lens.
SEEDS is coordinating 4 unique opportunities to get involved in the community as an Alternative Fall Break. Since it is break and we have some extra time, we’ve added an extra treat to the end of each service project. So, join your fellow Reedies in a little Portland Exploration, service to the community and fun. As always, all the trips have a hearty free lunch and will get you back to campus in time for any evening activities.
1. Monday: October, 15th, 9 am - 4 pm Cat Adoption Team and “The Cat’s Meow” store on Hawthorne. One space left as of 10/8/07.
2. Tuesday, October 16th,10:30 am – 3 pm. Inner North Portland Excursion: Volunteer at SCRAP and treats at Pix Patisserie. FULL
3. Wednesday, October 17th, 9 am - 5 pm. Native American Family and Youth Center and Play at a Portland Park. Four spots left as of 10/8/07
4. Saturday: 8:30 am - 5 pm. Time to use those hiking boots!! East County & Columbia River Gorge Excursion: Salish Ponds Service Project with SOLV and Hiking in the Gorge. One space left as of 10/8/07.
Space is limited for all these service opportunities---sign-up by Friday, October 12.
Email seeds@reed.edu to sign up—be sure to let us know which trip you are interested in and a second choice, if you have one, in case one fills up. You are more than welcome to sign-up for more than one trip as long as space is available.
2006 Alternative Fall Break
Reedies went to New Orleans! In October of 2006, SEEDS coordinated a service trip with a group 12 Reedies who gutted houses, cooked, cleaned, delivered food and generally worked extremely hard for one week on Katrina recovery in the New Orleans Gulf Region with the Common Ground Collective, inspired in part by the call of Heidi Reich '05. To learn more, you can see photos from the SEEDS NOLA service trip or download journal entry reflections written on the trip home by participants.
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