RM
Rebecca Meredith
  • special education
  • Rogers City, MI

SVSU student Rebecca Meredith, of Rogers City, spending spring break volunteering in Toms River, Utah

2016 Mar 9

Rebecca Meredith, of Rogers City, is one of 82 Saginaw Valley State University students participating in the institution's Alternative Breaks program, which is a student-led organization that sends its members across the U.S. to perform volunteer work during traditional school break periods.

Meredith, a student undecided on a major, is traveling with a group of 12 SVSU students to Toms River, New Jersey. There, they are helping Habitat For Humanity work on homes.

This initiative is one of eight trips being organized by SVSU's Alternative Breaks during the university's spring break period from March 7 to March 13.

The eight trips include the following:

  • A group of 10 students are in Washington, D.C. The group is working with the Church of the Epiphany to feed and serve the homeless in Washington, D.C.
  • A group of nine SVSU students are in Willow River, Minnesota. They are helping with building and maintenance projects at One Heartland, a retreat center for people affected by HIV and AIDS.
  • A group of 12 SVSU students are in Tulsa, Oklahoma. There, the group is helping Little Light House, a school for special needs children, by providing educational and therapeutic services.
  • A group of 11 SVSU students are in Xenia, Ohio. They are helping workers at 4 Paws For Ability, a nonprofit organization that provides service dogs to people with disabilities. The students are helping to train puppies and dogs.
  • A group of 11 SVSU students are in Hoschton, Georgia. There, they are helping workers at Medici Project, which works with agencies in Atlanta to prevent urban poverty and human trafficking.
  • A group of 12 SVSU students are in Asheville, North Carolina. They are helping workers at the YMCA of Western North Carolina to develop service organizations in the community.
  • A group of five SVSU students are in Kanab, Utah. The group is assisting workers at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary with caring for abused and neglected animals.
  • A group of 12 SVSU students are in Toms River, New Jersey. They are helping Habitat For Humanity work on homes.