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Ana Hacic-Vlahovic APPLES Alternative Spring Break New Orleans Spring 2006 Created by Ana Hacic-Vlahovic

What is APPLES?: 

What is APPLES? APPLES stands for Assisting People in Planning Learning Experiences in Service. It is a service learning organization that enables students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to integrate service into their academic curriculum.

What is APPLES Alternative Spring Break?: 

What is APPLES Alternative Spring Break? APPLES offers a course in the spring called the APPLES Alternative Spring Break, that provides an avenue for students to take a trip away from campus during the university spring break in order to perform service.

THE JOURNEY: 

THE JOURNEY The Alternative Spring Break class made their journey to the Ninth Ward of New Orleans to help rebuild the community in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Their journey, from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to New Orleans, Louisiana, was over 840 miles and an estimated 13 hours long.

The Journey: 

The Journey

A group of apples students go to rebuild the community of New Orleans: 

A group of apples students go to rebuild the community of New Orleans

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In New Orleans the students stayed and worked with a community-initiated volunteer organization called the Common Ground Collective.

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“Common Ground's mission is to provide short term relief for victims of hurricane disasters in the gulf coast region, and long term support in rebuilding the communities affected in the New Orleans area.” - Common Ground Collective

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“Common Ground was established in the first week after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans. Today, it has over 40 fulltime organizers and hundreds of volunteers including health care workers, community organizers, skilled laborers, techies, legal and housing rights advocates, gardeners and more.” - The Common Ground Collective During Spring Break 2006, Common Ground hosted hundreds of volunteers, providing them with shelter, three meals a day, transportation and work equipment.

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Hurricane Katrina made landfall at 7 am on August 29, 2005 on the Louisiana coast.

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After the hurricane, New Orleans was left with no power or drinking water, and limited food supplies. In the days following the disaster there was widespread looting, fires, and violence. Waters were steadily rising in the city from major levee breaches. An estimated 80 percent of the city was under water, some up to 20 feet. Thousands of people were evacuated to city shelters and hundreds of lives were lost.

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In the aftermath of the disaster, billions of dollars were pledged in aid from the federal government as well as private organizations. At the end of August 2005, Congress appropriated over 62 billion dollars in aid to the region. FEMA (The Federal Emergency Management Agency) received 60 billion. It is estimated that the cost of rebuilding in the wake of Katrina may cost up to 200 billion dollars. Today, most of the city of New Orleans has still not been rebuilt.

REBUILDING A COMMUNITY: 

REBUILDING A COMMUNITY The Alternative Spring Break students worked each day rebuilding homes in New Orleans. Because almost all of the homes had mold and other dangerous toxins, the students were supplied with safety gear. Each individual was given Tyvek suits and masks to protect their health.

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To relax and have fun after a day of hard work, the students hosted several dance parties during their stay in the region.

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During their stay, the students also visited historic New Orleans and toured the city.

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Through their experience on this journey, they bonded and made lasting friendships.

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Acknowledgements:: 

Acknowledgements: Thanks to Randall Berg for the use of his photographs and all of the APPLES Alternative Spring Break class for the work that they did to help the people of New Orleans.

Resources:: 

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