PAGE 2, THE BEHREND BEACON, OCTOBER 29, 1999 NEWS AND WEATHER Winter, Spring Break alternatives offer community service by Rebecca Weindorf staff writer Looking for some community ser vice ideas this year? If you ‘varn.to avoid the boring, tedious task of find ing some good community service hours for winter or spring (namely, winter and spring break), then the al ternative break trips offered by Stu dent Activities may he a place to start. The 1999-2000 semesters will he offering a winter break alternative trip and two spring break trips out of town to do various service projects, such as working with the homeless, conserving nature, and working with local services and agencies for the needs of the com munity. Shawna Pelasky, who is in her first year as coordinator for the alterna tive break trips, is enthusiastic about the projects. This is her first year in coordinating the projects. "The winter break alternative trip was added this year, along with the trip to Florida in the spring," Pelasky said. "We have a couple staff mem bers conic along for the trip. Cur rently, we're still searching for a couple staff members to go on the Florida trip. but all the students are looking forward to the trips." Pelasky also commented that the Question 0 WHAT WAS YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING HALLOWEEN COSTUME, EVER? -my "Every year when I was little I used to he a punk rocker. - -Jen Duda, 01 DUS t • I r "One year my friends and I went as the Spice Girls and I was Ginger Spice." trips are for everyone, not just those who do community service on a regular basis. "We get all sorts of people to do these projects. It's not for anyone in particular; it's open to all students. Sometimes we get people who are just curious about what the projects are about and try it Out. They end up having a lot of fun giving hack to the communites." One of the catches that may make others stray from the trips is that there is no credit given for the trips. "These are only for community ser vice," Pelasky said. "The students that sign up are usually looking for a service project that is more intense than ones that only require a few hours' work over the summer." Nevertheless, the turnout for the trips is outstanding. "We only have waiting list seats open for the winter break trip and the spring break trip to Florida," Pelasky said. The winter break trip will he to Staten Island, NY, and is titled "Project Hospitality". It will run form January 3-8, and the cost is $75 for housing and meals at the host site. Any other meals, transportation or entertainment acti vies are to the re sponsibility of anyone who volun teers. The description of the trip in cludes working with homeless indi viduals who may he infected with HIV or AIDS. Other community ser "I was a big yellow bumblebee." "Once I went as a cat, but some old lady thought I was a Playboy bunny! I was so embarrassed. - -Lauren Eisenhuth, 01 ENGR -Kristin Grudowski, 01 COMBA "I was a frog for four years in a row . .. my mom had made the costume, and she didn't want to make me a new one." -Pam Lefebvre, 01 DUS vice projects will be done on the trip. There is only a waiting list available to sign up for the trip. The first spring break trip will be to Hohe Sound, Florida, at Blowing Rocks Preserve. It will run from March 5-11. Cost of the trip includes anything above $225, including entertainment, transpor tation to the airport, meals, and camp ing gear; the $225 is provided by the Student Activity Fee for a portion of the plane ticket. Some tasks that are in cluded in the trip will he restoring natu ral habitats and working on building trails at the Preserve. There is only a waiting list available to sign up for the trip. The second spring break trip will be to Baltimore (which will include a one day trip to Washington, D.C.) There are still seats available for the trip, which will be for Our Daily Bread. Our Daily Bread is a program that helps feed the homeless of Baltimore; other serr:ce activities will be worked on depending on the needs of the community and agencies in Baltimore. The cost is $7O per person to cover meals and housing; other expenses will be the responsibil ity of the volunteers. If you are interested in more details, want to sign up, or have any questions, you can go to the Office of Student Act ivi tes for more information. You can also call Shawna Pelasky at ext. 6171 or email her at sepl2C@psu.edu. -Lynn Pierson, 07, S&BS Sample continued from front page IL. George Sample sits with his family at the Alumni Fellow Award ceremony Sample, himself, continues to live the idea of Penn State pride, spending the entire day at Behrend on the date he received the Alumni Fellow Award. After a 9:30 lecture about the social, legal and ethical environ ment of business, and an 11:00 lecture of an introduction to me dia writing, Sample ate lunch with 07:30 10/21/99 09:15 10/22/99 21:18 10/23/99 14:40 10/24/99 17:30 10/24/99 17:30 10/25/99 23:31 10/25/99 LPJ r D 0 f • 0 I-- 0 WEEKEND WEATHER OUTLOOK Friday PARTLY SUNNY; HIGH FAIR; LOW OF 40, HIGH IN FAIR; LOW IN MID 40'S, IN LOW TO MID 60'S. LOW TO MID 60'S. HIGH OF MID TO HIGH 60'S. the Behrens! Beacon editorial staff, advisors, Provost and Dean Dr. John Lilley and others who attended. Sample gave the staff tips in regards to asking the tough questions and what skills are good to have when applying for a job in the newspaper business. Mrs. Mary Negri then led Sample on a campus tour followed by a Penn Police And Safety P&S was advised to supervise the towing of vehicles from the Reed Lot during the line painting. Two cars were towed. Theft from an unlocked vehicle parked in the west end of the F Lot was reported A complainant reported being stuck in the mud 100 yards from Ohio Hall, north of Overlook Drive. P&S received a report from a student that an obscene message was left on the dry erase board on her door in Ohio Hall. The lawn at the north edge of the S Lot was damaged by a vehicle A complainant reported damage to the athletic fields near the main entrance A complainant reported that his vehicle had been damaged while parked in the South Engineering Lot. OCTOBER 29-31, 1999 Saturday State Erie Council of Fellows Meet- Sample ended his speech with a reference to a quote spoken by Win ston Churchill. "Never...was so much owed by so many to so few." Sample changed that quote to lit the feelings he had that night. "Never have so few owed so much to so Sunday
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