ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK
Alternative Spring Break (ASB) is an entirely student-run service organization established in 1992 to conduct service projects during spring break for University of Virginia students.
The mission of Alternative Spring Break at the University of Virginia is to bring together members of the University of Virginia in the common goals of charitable service to and education about the global community, in order to promote and train future service leaders.
OUR MISSION
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“It’s a time when we all gain new insights that can be applied to other areas of our life, and it happens in very unexpected ways..."
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“...You start the trip just thinking you are doing something for fun over spring break, but then you come back realizing that it meant so much more.”
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