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CMU side quest summer: Alternative breaks

| Author: Eric Baerren | Media Contact: Aaron Mills

Summer's break from classes gave Central Michigan University students an opportunity to give back through Alternative Breaks.

A group of young people pose for a photo on a wooden walkway in the middle of a forest
One group of students traveled to New England to help maintain access to natural spaces.
Two young women pose in front of a wooden plank wall while several other young people clean and repair the wall.

Part of the Alternative Breaks philosophy is to give students an opportunity to support causes important to them.

A woman wearing a maroon jersey with CMU Chippewas 1 on it stands on an overlook with cloud shrouded and snow capped mountains in the background
A separate group of students traveled to Alaska to help improve facility access to people with disabilities.
A woman wearing a maroon sweatshirt and sunglasses dumps a shovel into a large garbage can
Students can sign up for alternative breaks also during winter and spring breaks.
A young woman wearing a dark T-shirt and shorts holds a sign that reads I Love Sea Turtles
Other students traveled to Florida to help sea turtle populations through a local non-profit.
A woman with braided blonde hair and wearing a white baseball cap and sunglasses and sticking out her tongue poses with a bucket with dirt and a baby sea turtle at the bottom
Each Alternative Breaks group consists of 10 students, including two trained student leaders.
A young woman wearing a pink apron points with her thumb towards a metal food preparation counter
One additional group of students provided support to lift up children and families.
A young woman wearing a maroon T-shirt spreads black gravel on a driveway
The group traveled to Florida to provide assistance.
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