Fall Alternative Break (FAB)
Basic Information
Fall Alternative Break (FAB) is an annual service trip where
students travel to a given location in the United States to
assist in various ways. Each year, the location and the project
conducted are changed, but the basic premise behind the trip is
provide a week of service to a community in need. Information
regarding the trip for the fall of 2013 should be posted early the
next school year. In the meantime, feel free to browse this page
for information on previous trips.
Previous Experiences
In 2012 the Fall Alternative Break team went to Hazard, KY and
worked with the Housing Development Alliance. The team did mainly
construction work, siding houses, building a wheelchair ramp, and
raising a wall. The group also went tree climbing on their free
day.
2011's trip trekked to Pipestem, WV and worked with Appalachian
South Folklife Center. The group spent time painting a house for a
local family and cleaning up around the Folklife Center. The group
also enjoyed the beauty of the land by taking a hike and watching
the sunsets. They also were privileged to be present for a local
music festival hosted by the center, where they were welcomed by
the local artists and enjoyed some real mountain
music.
The 2010 trip went to Maryville, Tenessee where they became one
with nature through their work with a group known as Once Upon a
Time in Appalachia. As a group, they jumped into discussion of the
Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation and environmental issues in
Appalachia. Throughout the week they visited the Sequoyah Museum,
volunteered in the Snowbird Cherokee Community, hiked in the Great
Smokey Mountains National Park, and even explored the tunnels of a
cave!
Needless the say, the group was all stunned by the beauty of the
scenery and the euphoria created by the sheer power of this
land.
