Alternative Spring Break New Orleans
March 14th-20th, 2020
Join the St. Louis Reform Congregations on an Alternative Spring Break March 14th-20th, 2020! We will explore New Orleans, volunteer and learn together, all while repairing the world! All high school students welcome to spend a week volunteering while deepening their connection to each other and the Jewish community. Trip will include:
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Four days of volunteering
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Delicious food (including beignets)
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Tourist attractions
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Tour of Tulane University
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Learning about the Civil Rights Movement and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
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Bonding with other teens across the St. Louis area
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Stops in Jackson, MS and Memphis, TN
We will volunteer with Youth Rebuilding New Orleans, an organization that builds homes for teachers in the New Orleans area. Trip will leave the morning of March 14th, and return in the evening on March 20th.
Early bird: $620 until December 15th
Regular: $695 until January 31st
After February 1st: space available basis
Join us for an informational meeting:
Sunday, December 1st 5:30pm at United Hebrew
Tuesday, December 3rd 5:30pm at Shaare Emeth
Check out a tentative itinerary for the trip
Need based scholarships are available through congregations. Congregation scholarship contacts:
Shaare Emeth: Lucy Greenbaum
United Hebrew: H. Lee Rosenberg
Temple Israel: Sari Levy
Temple Emanuel: Emily Cohen
CRC: Rabbi Karen Bogard