Howard University Alternative Spring Break 2011

ASB 2011 Introduction

While in Chicago:
Howard University students in Chicago over spring break are advocating against gun violence, the leading cause of death among the city’s adolescents. During the week-long stay in Chicago students will be participating ...more

The Bus Ride to ASB Chicago
by Lavernon JD Spivey
Howard University News Service

CHICAGO -- It wasn’t long after the buses arrived in front of the building that Chicago co-site coordinator Remoshay Nelson came scurrying out of Cramton Auditorium. She was eager to get her charges on board for our departure from Howard to the Windy City. Nelson looks 18, is actually 21 and has no natural offspring of her own. But for the next nine days, she’ll be saddled with 45 “children” that she must guard and guide. We’ll call her Mama.....more

Name: Remoshay Nelson
Age: 21
Classification: Senior
Hometown: Dougasville, Ga.
Previous ASB Location: Chicago
Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders

Name: Melech Thomas
Age: 23
Classification: Senior
Hometown: Bowie, Md.
Major: Speech and Applied Communication
Previous ASB Location: Chicago

Chicago serves as the largest city in the state of Illinois with nearly 2.7 million residents; it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States. Chicago retains its status as a major hub for ...more

Arrives Saturday, March 12, 2011 at the Thea Bowman Center between 1:00-3:00am
Volunteers have been separated into three groups; each group serves a different task through out the Alternative Spring Break period.

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