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Spring Break
One of the most exciting activities of Habitat is our Spring Break trip! Every year our
spring break chair (and the board) plan a trip through Habitat for Humanity International. In the
past, we have taken a few vans full of students, and put together the frame and exterior of a house.
Building for a week is a great alternative to books or the beach! Ask any of our officers for further details.
Currently, our club has one trip to Columbus, Georgia planned for Spring 2012. We will be taking a group of 50 students down to Columbus, to build two houses! The total cost for the week (transportation, room, and board included) will be around $250.
As of January 7th, there are only two spaces left! Contact Clare Kohler, the spring break chair, for more information on reserving your spot.
Last year, in Spring 2011, a group of students went to Columbus, Georgia, and another went to Buffalo, New York. We have visited Georgia the past three years (2008, 2009, and 2010) and Florida in 2007. In addition to the group that went to Columbus in 2010, we also had a group go
to New Rochelle, NY. These trips are a great way to meet new people and put your abilities to great use--no prior experience necessary! Photos from these trips will be uploaded to the website soon!
Global Village
In August 2010, our very own Pitt chapter of Habitat for Humanity took a team of 14 people to El Salvador with Habitat for Humanity International! The trip lasted 10 days, and the foundation for
one Habitat home was built. In May 2011, another team of students travelled to Guatemala with Habitat for Humanity. It was an amazing experience--one that you can have, too!
Our chapter of Habitat for Humanity is already planning on another Global Village trip for the summer of 2012. We're still in the planning stages, but come to the meetings or contact our Global Village chair Jocelyn Smith ( jcs102@pitt.edu)
for further information. Photos from our two Global Village trips will be uploaded to the website soon!
Winter Break
During the Year of 2008 we did our first ever winter break trip! This trip takes place after finals
but before the Christmas holiday. It was a great experience and we hope to organize more
trips in the future. In the near term, Pitt's Winter Break and Christmas prohibit us from participating
for 2009. Check back for more news.
For the first trip, we visited Washington DC and worked with many affiliates in the area. In addition
to some facebook pictures floating around check out this album:
