Alternative Spring Break: Day 2 – Maritsa
Second Day on Staten Island and it was truly an unforgettable experience. Five months post Super Storm Sandy and the devastation still exist on the Island. Today, we met with the All Hands Volunteer...
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Alternative Spring Break: Day 2 – Ivan
Today was the second day of ASB and it was a tiring day. I feel that today we made a difference in someones life. When I say I feel, I mean physically feel. Today we actually got to do some hands on...
View ArticleAlternative Spring Break: Day 3 – Alex
An early start to the day makes the morning beautiful. Waking up at 7am to Brando’s birdcall is, to say the least, a little strange, but it was the moments like this that made my Alternative Spring...
View ArticleAlternative Spring Break: Day 3 – Jessenia
Hey all, my name is Jessenia Perez, and I’m from the NYC campus. This Spring Break I decided to volunteer with Pace for Sandy Relief with CCAR. This experience has been life changing, and I’m so...
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Alternative Spring Break: Day 3 – Michelle
Day 1 and 2 of ASB was cool getting to know everyone. It was awesome to talk to everyone and really get to know each and every person and why they went on this trip. Personally I went on this trip to...
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Alternative Spring Break: Day 3 – Tameka
My task for today was the one that everyone dreaded. It was slow paced, monotonous and extremely loud. Yup, it was vacuuming. However, as much as we dreaded how tortoise-like vacuuming was compared to...
View ArticleAlternative Spring Break: Day 4 – Nicholas
On day 4, we actually split into two groups and volunteered in two different places. The place that my group went and volunteered is a place in Northern Staten Island and is run by Project Hospitality....
View ArticleAlternative Spring Break: Day 4 – Eva
It went by so fast but the memory of the things that I’ve witnessed and heard in Staten Island will not leave my mind. It’s the last day of Alternative Spring Break and we all woke up bright and early...
View ArticleAlternative Spring Break: Day 4 – Catherine
We started our last day in Staten Island by signing out of our dorms and eating breakfast together in the Wagner cafeteria. We were sad to be leaving and tired from the work of the last few days, but...
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Alternative Spring Break: Day 4 – J. Siwiec
The day began earlier than any other, we were due in the cafeteria packed and ready to go by 7:45am. Today was the last day of the Alternative Spring Break and it was extremely upsetting that it was...
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