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Breaking Through Preconceptions (Cherokee Nation): During our trip to the Cherokee Nation near the Smokey Blue Mountains in Tennessee and North Carolina we will immerse ourselves in the culture and traditions of the Cherokee through interacting with the elderly at the Senior Center and tutoring youth at the Recreation Center. We will learn from members of the community about the issues they face as a nation within a nation and take part in an ongoing effort to maintain the cultural land of the Cherokee “where eagles nest and bears still roam.” Dollars Raised: 113%
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Deadline: Feb 02, 2013
Total needed: $2,000 |
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During our trip to the Cherokee Nation near the Smokey Blue Mountains in Tennessee and North Carolina we will immerse ourselves in the culture and traditions of the Cherokee through interacting with the elderly at the Senior Center and tutoring youth at the Recreation Center. We will learn from members of the community about the issues they face as a nation within a nation and take part in an ongoing effort to maintain the cultural land of the Cherokee “where eagles nest and bears still roam.”
Twelve Middlebury students will be traveling to the Cherokee Nation over February break as part of a Middlebury Alternative Break (MAlt) trip. MAlt is a student organization that provides student-designed and student-led service trips for Middlebury College students. MAlt offers opportunities for students to participate in strong direct service that seeks to address needs as determined by a local community partner. MAlt is committed to a needs-blind acceptance policy. As a result, we do extensive fundraising to ensure that participants’ financial needs can be met. We all work together to support one another, which is why this fundraiser is so critical to our efforts. MiddSTART is a vital part of our effort to help us fundraise for our trip expenses.
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