Events
2010 Spring Break Trips
March 13-20, 2010
$300
Register for Spring Break trips (Open to everyone)
Spring break trip signups will begin online on Thursday, February 4th for members, and Thursday, February 11th for non-members. The $300 cost includes transportation, lodging, and the opportunity to build with a local Habitat affiliate. Some of the trips may also include meals. You need to turn in a $100 deposit and the two forms to office hours to reserve your spot. The remaining $200 is due before the trip.
If you have any questions about the trips, you can email trips@uofmhabitat.org or use our online form.
Spring Break Trip Locations
Sisters, Oregon
- Located at the foot of the Cascade mountain range on the edge of the Deschutes National Forest
- Skiing, tubing, snowboarding
- Lava fields, mountain views, hiking
- Metolius River headwaters
- 3 spots available
New Rochelle, New York
- 30 minute train ride from New York City
- Execution Rocks Lighthouse
- Huckleberry Island
- Leland Castle
- Home of
- Bob Denver - Gilligan's Island
- Kara DioGuardi - American Idol
- Mariano Rivera - New York Yankees
- 4 spots available
West Palm Beach, Florida
- Beaches and warm weather - 80 degrees in March!
- Baseball spring training (Twins vs. Marlins on the 15th!)
- Norton Museum of Art
- Wait list open
Winter and Spring Break trips are a great way to travel cheaply while doing a very satisfying deed in the process. Trips are a little over a week long to locations all over the United States. It’s a great way to get to know other people from the U of M through travel time and interaction throughout the week.
The trips usually take a couple days of travel time over the weekend to get to the destination on Sunday. During the week, the days are spent at the worksite. Nights are free to do whatever the group decides to do. Depending on the location, this might include site seeing, activities planned by the host for the group to participate in, or just relaxing. Generally, the local affiliate gives the group one full day off during the work week to go site seeing and tourist type events. After an exciting and full week the group then heads back to Minnesota.
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Spots fill up very quickly for these trips. For more information, contact the Collegiate Challenge Coordinator at trips@uofmhabitat.org. To save your spot on an upcoming trip, a $100 deposit is required. We have flexible payment options for covering the rest of the trip.
Habitat Immersion Retreat
March 14-17, 2010
Minneapolis, MN
$50
Looking to understand the realities of living in substandard housing or of being homeless in the Twin Cities? Feeling called to fight poverty and wondering, "What can I do?" Want to do something meaningful this spring and get away from the usual routine? Then this Habitat Immersion Retreat is for you! Habitat Immersion Retreats are designed to help concerned citizens get an in depth understanding of the local housing crisis and explore creative solutions.
To learn more, check out the Habitat Immersion Retreat page on the Twin Cities Habitat website or contact Jill Kilibarda at 612-305-7140 or jill.kilibarda@tchabitat.org.