tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099147216257828182024-02-07T02:13:14.278-06:00Mizzou Alternative Breaks BlogThe University of Missouri Alternative Breaks BlogMizzou ASBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06076864643750585762noreply@blogger.comBlogger1004125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309914721625782818.post-42959946646009261962018-04-08T23:21:00.001-05:002018-04-08T23:21:18.481-05:00Savannah- Habitat for Humanity Good evening, Here are a few blogs for the MAB Savannah- Habitat Crew! Enjoy! Amber Letbetter Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619601473364734906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309914721625782818.post-32953527560854722342018-03-11T21:36:00.001-05:002018-03-11T21:36:44.225-05:00Bates County Weekend MAB Trip Our group of 10 was lucky enough to have the opportunity to stay at Kamp Keirsey in Amsterdam, MO for the weekend of March 9-11th. Upon arrival on Friday night, Bill Perkins, the Kamp manager, was kind enough to show us around and make us feel at home. Saturday morning was very chilly and we got up bright and early and Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619601473364734906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309914721625782818.post-43930148849025061802017-11-25T00:38:00.001-06:002017-11-25T00:38:41.725-06:00San_Antonio H&P Day 5 Today we woke up bright and early to serve breakfast at St. Vincent's Bistro. It was so great to see everyone's faces when receiving their food and you could really tell how grateful everyone was. We were serving cream of wheat, bagels, and coffee however some of the bagels were expired. Seeing people being served expired food was frustrating. After serving breakfast, we were brought outAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619601473364734906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309914721625782818.post-32738139410154402812017-11-24T16:28:00.001-06:002017-11-24T16:28:31.140-06:00Nashville -- SHP HealthWe have returned to Columbia!!!! This Thanksgiving break, we served a wonderful community and learned about how health affects all aspects of one's wellbeing. We are so grateful for the Mizzou Alternative Breaks program for helping us make a difference and learn valuable life lessons. Everyone should go on a trip!
Rachel Wuestling and Taylor DailingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619601473364734906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309914721625782818.post-35772060598207912932017-11-24T16:25:00.001-06:002017-11-24T16:25:59.661-06:00Nashville -- SHP HealthThis Thanksgiving, Health_SHP_Nashville served at Hospitality House — a home-away-from-home for patients receiving medical care in the Nashville area. We served the residents a Thanksgiving dinner with turkey and all the fixings! We gave up a little something so someone else could have a little more :) Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619601473364734906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309914721625782818.post-84268177857169954372017-11-24T00:56:00.001-06:002017-11-24T00:56:18.756-06:00San_Antonio H&P Day 4 Today was our first day volunteering for The Children's Shelter of San Antonio. We all split into separate groups and worked with different age groups of children. In the morning, the guys played with some of the younger boys and the girls were split between working with infants, and toddlers and older children. For lunch we all went to the cafeteria for a Thanksgiving Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619601473364734906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309914721625782818.post-3698119657806909202017-11-22T23:39:00.001-06:002017-11-22T23:39:19.583-06:00San_Antonio - H&P Day 3 Wrapping up our time with Haven for Hope we started off the day by asking our volunteer coordinator, John, some last minute questions about how their system worked. After having him explain in greater detail how everything works, we headed to the Women and Children's residence to clean out a storage room so they can begin storing the children's Christmas presents! As a team Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619601473364734906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309914721625782818.post-4005301994912771282017-11-22T17:16:00.001-06:002017-11-22T17:16:17.149-06:00Nashville -- SHP HealthToday, we served at Tennessee Kids Nutrition in Springfield, TN! We worked side-by-side with Executive Director Donny King to package meals for children who do not typically have access to food on the weekends. In total, we prepared over 500 bags. One cool thing we found about this organization is that they give snacks to children who are involved in after-school activities. We were able to Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619601473364734906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309914721625782818.post-14788090197793166412017-11-22T01:15:00.001-06:002017-11-22T01:15:18.384-06:00Youth_Salt Lake City - Improvise. Adapt. Overcome. Tuesday Our day started out rough, with miscommunication between the organization we planned on working with, but like the rest of our trip…. Be Gumby! We were given a chance to work with a different nonprofit called, Elevated Mountain Guides. While they needed our help, they didn't need us until a little later. We took this time as an opportunity to see the city a little and saw theAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619601473364734906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309914721625782818.post-17611633906825603062017-11-22T01:13:00.001-06:002017-11-22T01:13:45.246-06:00Youth_Salt Lake City - Communicate Love, Be Gumby, and Camp Fire Nachos! Monday Today was our first day of working with an organization that was related to youth empowerment. The Christmas Box House, is a nonprofit that works with homeless kids until they are placed into foster homes. The plot twist is that we were indirectly empowering the kids. The staff needed help painting some offices and organizing food donations so that they could focus on their Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619601473364734906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309914721625782818.post-18809605661165220732017-11-22T01:12:00.001-06:002017-11-22T01:12:54.525-06:00Youth_Salt Lake City - You Gotta Be Gumby We started out on Friday, with a six-hour car ride to Seward, Nebraska. In the beginning, we were pretty much strangers, even with having meetings in prep for the trip. Once we arrived at our halfway housing it changed through a game of sardines (hide n seek). After some bonding and sleep we began our 15-hour trek to Salt Lake City. This car ride took us through one end of Nebraska to theAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619601473364734906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309914721625782818.post-16733027339752191782017-11-21T23:50:00.001-06:002017-11-21T23:50:07.675-06:00San_Antonio - H&P It was another beautiful day in San Antonio! We spent our day serving at Haven for Hope by counting and organizing supplies in the warehouse. We had the opportunity to count the blankets used to construct the world's largest blanket fort. There were 960 blankets! What seemed like a huge unending task was completed by our MAB team and 30 high school volunteers. We continued our work Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619601473364734906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309914721625782818.post-18041581395992394392017-11-21T22:07:00.001-06:002017-11-21T22:07:59.422-06:00Nashville -- SHP HealthToday, we finished serving at our first site of the week — Project C.U.R.E. This organization works to identify areas around the world in need of medical equipment. After sorting the donations given to them, they ship the necessary supplies. Over the past two days, we have helped package crutches, walkers, Kits for Kids and post-natal kits. Together, we worked as a team and bonded with each Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619601473364734906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309914721625782818.post-4002523785664027202017-11-21T00:16:00.001-06:002017-11-21T00:16:31.826-06:00San_Antonio - H&P Day 1 started out great with beautiful Texas weather. Definitely different than Como. Our first task was to drive to Haven for Hope, which on Texas interstates is always a challenge. When we pulled up to Haven for Hope was a mural that took up a one whole side of the warehouse. One of the key aspects of the painting was the words "I thought I would never have to sleep on the outsideAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619601473364734906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309914721625782818.post-38142747235706275252017-11-19T23:06:00.001-06:002017-11-19T23:06:37.004-06:00Nashville -- SHP Health We had so much fun exploring the downtown Nashville area today! We started our day at Jack's Barbecue on Broadway. Then, we made our way to 12 South to take a more than necessary amount of group photos. (Excuse Rachel's Android for the poor quality.) There is so much art to admire in Nashville! After a day of sightseeing, we made ourselves a spaghetti dinner and watched Nicholas Sparks moviesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619601473364734906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309914721625782818.post-46724435236104484322017-11-18T21:36:00.001-06:002017-11-18T21:36:23.556-06:00Nashville -- SHP Health We braved the elements and have successfully made it to Nashville! It rained all day, but that didn't dampen our spirits. We are happy to be staying at Eastwood Christian Church in East Nashville, which has many wonderful amenities. Tomorrow will be our free day, in which we will explore the downtown area, get good barbecue and take lots of pictures!
Rachel Wuestling and Taylor DailingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619601473364734906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309914721625782818.post-80689809685521745632017-10-28T23:31:00.001-05:002017-10-28T23:31:43.459-05:00Cape GirardeauThis weekend in Cape Girardeau our group has been serving at the Missouri Veteran's Commission. We have been lucky enough to be hosted by Missouri House Representative, Donna Lichtenegger, an incredible Mizzou Alumna. We're lucky her house is just down the street from our service. This morning at the Veteran's Commission we jumped right in! Although we could tell you all about the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619601473364734906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309914721625782818.post-40303497117804796442017-10-23T17:25:00.001-05:002017-10-23T17:25:35.727-05:00 TEST Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619601473364734906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309914721625782818.post-51066921335934792282017-05-27T19:26:00.000-05:002017-05-27T19:27:03.285-05:00Durham NC Summer 2017 blogAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619601473364734906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309914721625782818.post-20882353171096447212017-05-25T09:23:00.001-05:002017-05-25T09:23:32.574-05:00Killeen, TX Summer 2017 Blog Killeen, TX – Peaceable Kingdom – Day 1 – Gabi Akrap For this Mizzou Alternative Breaks trip, a group of 10 of us are starting off service in Killeen, TX. We are serving at Peaceable Kingdom, which is a retreat for kids. For the week we are serving in particular, PK hosts different school groups. After a long, 12 hour drive on Sunday, we were ready to serve on Monday! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619601473364734906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309914721625782818.post-2054047518561902292017-05-25T00:27:00.001-05:002017-05-25T00:27:43.260-05:00Zion Life Blog Post<!--[if gte mso 9]> 0 0 1 288 1642 Smashburger 13 3 1927 14.0 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619601473364734906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309914721625782818.post-41833084858531690772017-04-10T00:18:00.001-05:002017-05-23T09:35:35.953-05:00Johnson County BlogAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619601473364734906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309914721625782818.post-88522188179966019272017-04-09T23:00:00.000-05:002017-05-23T09:35:50.692-05:00School of Health Professions/Gasconade CountyThis weekend we and our fellow School of Health Professions students traveled and served on a Mizzou Alternative Breaks Trip. We participated in a health fair in Owensville, Missouri partnered with MU Extension. We also worked with Headstart in Owensville as well as Frene Valley in Herman, Missouri. Our participants and the members of Gasconade County couldn't have been more fun and amazing to Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619601473364734906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309914721625782818.post-56384702524303112962017-04-09T20:58:00.001-05:002017-05-23T09:35:58.165-05:00CoE2 (St. Louis)
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Friday.
We are here.
Wow.
What a week it has been. Our day at Earthworks started with harvesting lettuce and kale in the hoop house across the street. Some people took a shift serving food in the soup kitchen at 11 while the rest of us rinsed the freshly picked food and began planting two other rows of kale. Tyler, our riddling master, dropped by briefly before Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619601473364734906noreply@blogger.com0