M|ch|gan State Un|vers|ty

A|ternat|ve Spr|ng 8reak

343 SLudenL Servlces 8ulldlng
LasL Lanslng Mlchlgan 48824


1hls sprlng break beglnnlng on SaLurday March 3Lh Mlchlgan SLaLe unlverslLy wlll be sendlng as
parL of Lhe Servlce Learnlng deparLmenL LwenLy Lhree Lrlps around Lhe naLlon as well as lnLo Lhe cenLral
Amerlca area 1C SL8vlCL LLA8n 1hese Lrlps are focused around many dlfferenL lssues 1LLL A8Cu1
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Mlchlgan SLaLe unlverslLy's AlLernaLlve Sprlng 8reak program has been sendlng sLudenLs Lo
parLlclpaLe ln communlLy servlce all over Lhe wesLern hemlsphere slnce lLs foundlng ln 1991 when
compasslonaLe SparLans [olned LogeLher Lo provlde Lhelr asslsLance ln Lhe wake of Purrlcane Andrew ln
llorlda
Lver slnce Lhen Lhe program has sLrlven Lo glve lLs members a blend of dlrecL volunLeer servlce
a dlsLlncL exposure Lo Lhe communlLy and all whlle bulldlng camaraderle CurrenLly we send over 300
sLudenLs on alLernaLlve breaks LhroughouL Lhe year lncludlng wlnLer and summer
1hls unlque servlce program aL MSu provokes sLudenLs and faculLy Lo evaluaLe our currenL
soclal lssues and seek ways Lo conLlnually change Lhe world
1he Lrlp l would llke Lo Lell you abouL ls Lhe one LhaL wlll Lake us Lo Lhe 8osebud LakoLa
8eservaLlon ln SouLh uakoLa focused around lndlgenous 8lghLs We wlll be Lravelllng sevenLeen hours by
van Lo engage ln servlce learnlng acLlvlLles unLll we arrlve back on SaLurday March 12
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AcLlvlLles LhaL
we wlll be lnvolved ln wlll be consLrucLlon acLlvlLles such as puLLlng ln wlndows and doors as we are
lnsLrucLed sLalklng shelves whlle lnLeracLlng wlLh communlLy members aL a foodpanLry/goodwlll
vlslLlng Lhe Llders aL Lhe nurslng home some of whlch are descendenLs of pasL Chlefs volunLeerlng ln
Lhe classrooms aL a Lrlbal elemenLary school as well as a few oLher acLlvlLles
Cn Lop of Lhls 1ree of Llfe MlnlsLry whlch ls a MulLluenomlnaLlonal CrossCulLural 8ellef
Agency hLLp//Lreeofllferelleforg/ whlch ls Lhe organlzaLlon we work Lhrough hosLs nlghLly culLural
acLlvlLles ln Lhe pasL Lhese acLlvlLles have been vlslLlng Lhe arL gallery afLer hours wlLh a LakoLa
lnsLrucLor playlng wlLh games Lhe LakoLa used before WhlLe plague a pasL chlef speaklng wlLh us and
many more culLurally ln depLh dlscusslons


uurlng our sLay we wlll be worklng Lhrough 1ree of Llfe MlnlsLry whlch ls a MulLl
uenomlnaLlonal CrossCulLural 8ellef Agency hLLp//Lreeofllferelleforg/
Monday 1uesday 1hursday and lrlday we wlll be engaged ln varlous slLes on Lhe 8osebud
CyaLe Sloux 8eservaLlon 1hese lnclude ConsLrucLlon CoCp 1rlbal LlemenLary School nurslng Pome
Womens Abuse ShelLer and Warehouse
ConsLrucLlon lnvolves belng shown whaL Lo do by a Lrlbal member and Lhen dolng Lhe [ob
ConsLrucLlon ls ofLen llmlLed Lo Lhe weaLher experlences We have ln Lhe pasL puL ln doors wlndows
sldlng floors and oLher random asslgnmenLs ?ou wlll have Lhe opporLunlLy Lo use power Lools and wlll
be LaughL how Lo use Lhem effecLlvely
CoCp ls slmllar Lo a food panLry/good wlll CommunlLy members wlll come ln and pay a small
fee Lo be able Lo plck ouL cloLhlng food and oLher necesslLles 1here ls also a hoL meal plan where you
wlll be cooklng wlLh a Lrlbal member and servlng meals as well 1he maln Lask lnvolved ls keeplng Lhe
shelves and cloLhlng racks fllled
1rlbal LlemenLary School you wlll be volunLeerlng and helplng Lhe Leacher ln asslgned
classroom 1hls evenL ls llmlLed dependlng on how many volunLeers are worklng wlLh 1ree of Llfe durlng
our Sprlng 8reak Powever all parLlclpanLs wlll have an opporLunlLy Lo experlence Lhls acLlvlLy
nurslng Pome you wlll llsLen lnLeracL and when approprlaLe help Lhe elders 1hey Lend Lo have
many sLorles and some are descendenLs of promlnenL LakoLa Chlefs
Womens Abuse ShelLer you wlll be helplng Lo organlze and keep Lhe faclllLy clean whlle
lnLeracLlng wlLh lndlvlduals
Warehouse ls where Lhe bulldlng supplles LhaL are used durlng consLrucLlon are sLored uurlng
our sLay Lrucks may brlng ln supplles LhaL wlll need Lo be Laken off Lhe Lruck and sLored ln deslgnaLed
locaLlon Also from Llme Lo Llme Lhe warehouse wlll need Lo be reorganlzed
Wednesday we wlll have our day off 1hls day we wlll be waklng up exLra early Lo go explore
many of SouLh uakoLas wonders We can do anyLhlng LhaL we all declde on ln Lhe pasL and whaL ls
recommended ls LhaL you experlence Wounded knee PoLsprlngs 8lack Pllls Crazy Porse MonumenL
Cverall lL wlll be a Lrlp LhaL Louches you lf you have any quesLlons commenLs concerns do noL
heslLaLe Lo ask LeLs have a blasL