Date: Mar 23, 2010

Hofstra Students Spend Spring Break Helping Others

Today In Seattle, 700 – 1,000 Young People Will Have No Safe Place To Sleep

Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY – For the fifth annual Hofstra Spring Break Alternative Trip Hofstra students will be focusing on meeting the needs of homeless youth and adults in Seattle, Washington from March 27 through April 4, 2010 by spending their time volunteering at soup kitchens, a women’s shelter, youth centers and more.

 “The preparations and experience of this trip is a chance for our students to encounter impoverished culture within the United States. This trip is an emotional, mental, and financial commitment as well as a sacrifice of a spring break of leisure and the comforts of home,” said Assistant Director of Student Leadership and Activities Kimberly Rhyan. “The trip is an opportunity for students to practice empathy and experience compassion through service.”

The 12 students attending the trip were required to fundraise for the cost of the trip and attend mandatory training sessions focusing on the topics of friend-raising, compassion, and teamwork.

The group will also host the Silent Art Auction on Wednesday, March 24 2010 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, East Library Wing 246, North Campus. All proceeds will help the team reach their fundraising goal.

For more information on the Hofstra Spring Break Alternative Trip please visit http://www.hofstra.edu/StudentAffairs/StudentActivities/Service/Service_opportunities.html

Hofstra University is a dynamic private institution where students can choose from more than 150 undergraduate and 160 graduate programs in liberal arts and sciences; business; engineering; communication; education, health and human services; and honors studies, as well as a School of Law. With a student-faculty ratio of 14-to-1, our professors teach small classes averaging 22 students that emphasize interaction, critical thinking and analysis. Hofstra offers a faculty whose highest priority is teaching excellence. The University also provides excellent facilities with state-of-the-art technology, extensive library resources and internship programs that match students’ interests and abilities with appropriate companies and organizations.  The Hofstra community is driven, dynamic and energetic, helping students find and focus their strengths to prepare them for a successful future.