ASB: Joining the Hysteria

Good Afternoon Folks!

I am sure you have heard it is predicted we are getting a billion feet of snow and we will all be snowed in for days...an exaggeration I'm putting on the over zealous media. As such, we will be canceling tonight's Site Leader Meeting. Plan on discussing logistical and trip coordination information at our next meeting, scheduled for Feb 8th. If you have questions or concerns please make an appointment during my Friday office hours.

However, please read this email carefully:

TRIP ITINERARY
Be advised that it is a university policy that we collect an itinerary for every trip. It needs to include estimated departure and arrival times, addresses and contact information of lodging and service sites (include housing en route), and a tentative agenda for your night out. I MUST have this in my hands no later than TUESDAY, February 22nd. However, I'm sure your participants, SSA, and especially your participant's parents would love a copy earlier.

Please contact your corresponding Development Chair for information regarding your service and housing agencies.
Emily Keene, keeneemi@msu.edu
Bailey Krestakos, krestak1@msu.edu
or
Liz Starke, starkeel@gmail.com (All Latin America Trips)


ADOPT-A-BREAKER
Is due Friday, February 4th to 345 Student Services. Join us to raise more than last year! (over $9000 from Adopt-A-Breaker in 2009-10!) Please email Danae Voss (vossdl@gmail.com) with the subject line 'Adopt-A-Breaker' if you have sent out letters so that she can maintain a complete list for Site Leaders.

FINAL PAYMENT
One hundred percent of the total program cost is due THIS FRIDAY -- February 4th. Payments can be made online [http://asb.msu.edu/] or via a personal check payable to 'MSU' brought to the Center for Service-Learning and Civic Engagement in Room 345 of Student Services during normal business hours. Please email asb.payment@gmail.com for questions regarding account balance.

DOMESTIC TRIPS:
On either Friday, March 4th or Saturday, March 5th you will be responsible for picking up the vehicles from Enterprise located at 2311 East Michigan Avenue, Lansing (just west of 127). We will coordinate a schedule with the Enterprise branch manager so that pick up goes smoothly. It will correspond with your estimated departure time from East Lansing.

You MUST return the vehicle vacuumed and at the fuel level you received it. My suggestion: make a note of the fuel level in your Financial Ledgers. For after hours drop off there is a key box where you can return the key once you have parked and locked the van. For staffed drop off simply park the vehicle and give the key to a Enterprise staff member.

INTERNATIONAL TRIPS:
We have chartered buses from (Student Services) East Lansing to Detroit Metro. Your participants or SSA have the option of being dropped off (and picked up) at the airport by family or a friend. If they choose this option ASB must have them complete a 'Liability Waiver.' I will have copies at an upcoming meeting. Site Leaders--you will be responsible for ensuring all your participants make it to the bus for their flight. As such, please plan to ride the bus from East Lansing to DTW and plan accordingly.

Once at the airport you will typically be allowed to do 'Group Check In' (depends on the airline staff). We will be sending out detailed flight information as soon as our Travel Agent forwards it our way!

Most important: you can use the miles accrued from this ASB trip for your personal SkyMiles! WOO WOO!!

Remember to come see me during my Friday office hours if you have any questions or concerns! Contact Emily, Bailey, or Liz for questions concerning service or housing. Have a wonderful week!!

Stay warm, stay safe!

Keith

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Keith Bouck
Alternative Spring Break
Site Leader Coordinator 2010-2011
Email: asb.siteleader@gmail.com
PH: (517) 355-3326

"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not."

-- Dr. Suess

Month of Service/Pound Party

Hey All!

Here's the tentative itinerary for the Pound Party tonight. Attached is a fact sheet about domestic violence, which we will be going over at the Kick Off.

Month of Service Kick-Off/Pound Party Itinerary

6:00-7:00: Set up in Erickson Kiva

7:00-7:10: Welcome/Filing in

7:15-7:40: Who we are donating to - We are donating to EVE http://www.eveinc.org/main/
& The woman from EVE said she would come and talk for 10ish minutes!!!!!

Month of Service Explanation

Issue Education briefing on Hunger/Homelessness

8:30: Costume Contest/Announcing Group with the most food

8:40-9:00: Sending Kevin off/thanking him. Logistics, Adopt a Breaker, Payments


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Keith Bouck
Alternative Spring Break
Site Leader Coordinator 2010-2011
Email: asb.siteleader@gmail.com
PH: (517) 355-3326

"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not."

-- Dr. Suess

Site Leader Meeting Survey

1/25/11

Good Afternoon Active Citizens!

We are excited to see all your glowing smiles at tonight's Site Leader Meeting. Remember to bring your COMPLETED Co-Site Leader Agreement for admission to the meeting!!

Same room, same time!

See ya tonight,

Keith

1/18/11

Good Afternoon Folks,


Tonight's Site Leader Meeting will again be in Room 300 of Human Ecology at 9:00 PM. Please make sure you bring your Site Leader handbooks as we will be using them during the meeting! Also, site with your co-site leader at the beginning of the meeting!!


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ASB Reminders:

* Please make sure you've made 75% of your total trip cost (it was due last Friday)
* Remember that the Month of Service Kick Off: Pound Party is January 28 from 7:00-9:00 PM in the Erickson Kiva
o Bring a pound of non-perishable food items to be donated to a local food bank!
o Dress up like an active citizen!
+ Get creative!!
* FINAL Payment is due February 4th (100% of total trip cost!)
* February --- Month of Service
o We all will working with agencies in the Lansing area similar to the non-profits we partner with during ASB
o This is to get everyone ready for ASB service in their specific social issue!!
* ASB from March 5th to the 12th (Departure and arrival times will be different for each group!)

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Keith Bouck
Alternative Spring Break
Site Leader Coordinator 2010-2011
Email: asb.siteleader@gmail.com
PH: (517) 355-3326

"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not."

-- Dr. Suess

Short-term volunteering can have long-term, positive effects on the community

Original Post on werepair.org

by Daniel Sieradski | December 10, 2010 | 0 comments

"The Worth of What They Do," Repair the World's first major study of the Jewish service-learning field.

Repair the World Announces Results of a Study Examining the Effects of Alternative Breaks and Other Short-Term Volunteer Projects on Communities in Need in the U.S. and Abroad

Repair the World is pleased to announce the results of its commissioned study “The Worth of What They Do,” by Ellen Irie, Principal at BTW informing change, to examine the effects of short-term service projects on the communities they serve. Much research has been done on positive impacts for volunteers, such as a sense of accomplishment and first-hand experience of global problems such as poverty and food insecurity. However, relatively little research has been done on the long-term effects of such projects on the communities they serve beyond concrete, short-term gains—for example, a new irrigation ditch or a freshly painted community center.

ASB: Second Payment Due

Before the Holiday Break there are a couple items of ASB business to attend to:
FIRST, please be aware that by this Thursday, December 16th you must pay 50% of your total program (for Alt SPRING Break).  The reason we had to move the due date up one day was because the university (in it's infinite wisdom) is switching over accounting systems December 17th.  

SECOND, PLEASE PAY 50% OF YOUR PROGRAM FEE BY THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16TH.  Follow this link [Make a Payment!] to pay online or come in the ASB office during normal business hours to write a check payable to 'MSU'.

THIRD, if you previously had issues with the online payment system please try again.  If you are still receiving a message in error let me know as soon as possible so I can correct this with our tech person.

Good luck on finals!

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Keith Bouck
Alternative Spring Break
Site Leader Coordinator 2010-2011
Email: asb.siteleader@gmail.com
PH: (517) 355-3326

"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better.  It's not."

-- Dr. Suess