What does AFB mean?
As you can see on the map, some of the dates on the map include “AFB”. This means the trip was taken during Fall Break instead of the usual Spring or Summer Break.
Pandemic
Due to the disruption the pandemic caused, we were only able to take one ASB trip over Spring Break in 2020 and no trips in 2021. We resumed trips in the Summer of 2022.
Partner Organizations
We partner with Habitat for Humanity for most of our trips. In the past, we have partnered with other organizations that you can see listed below. Please note this list is not extensive.
- In 1991, we went to Kentucky with the Appalachia Service Project an home repair and build non-profit
- In 1994, we went to Washington, D.C. and volunteered with two AIDS nonprofits.
- NAMES – students worked on a memorial quilt.
- Food and Friends – students delivered food to people homebound with AIDS.
- In 1995, we went to Albany, Georgia to help build houses after flood relief with Lutheran Disaster Relief.
- In 2002, we went to Boston, Massachusetts to help in a variety of service projects with three different organizations
- New England Aquarium – students dressed like penguins, talked with kids, and made animal rescue kits.
- Community Servings – students prepared and delivered over 700 meals to AIDS patients.
- Hattie B. Cooper Community Center – students painted classrooms.
- In 2010, we helped with flood relief in Atlanta, Georgia.
All information on this page was collected from trip goers, trip journals, planning documents, “The Bullet” articles, and other archival information. We are always looking to learn more about past trip experiences. If you have any requests for corrections or additions please email our Trip Coordinator Kasey Morello at kmorello@umw.edu