Wilkes University's Alison Heck of Harding, Pa., Participates in Alternative Spring Break

2011 Mar 7

More than 20 Wilkes University students, faculty, and staff participated in the 19th annual Alternative Spring Break, a program created so students can spend their spring break performing community service to help people in this country and around the world. Four trips were planned for the 2011 Alternative Spring Break, including Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Kentucky, and New Orleans.

Alison Heck of Harding, Pa., is a senior studying psychology and sociology who spent her spring break in Dominican Republic. Heck and her team participated in Orphanage Outreach, teaching English in the orphanage school and interacting with the children. She is the daughter of Alan and Joyce Heck.

The Alternative Spring Break program is a three-credit service learning course that is offered as a way to enhance student's service experience and to broaden perspectives on issues such as poverty and discrimination. Upon returning, students make formal and informal presentations about their experience.