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Alternate Spring Break 2000
Mount Diablo Habitat for Humanity
Walnut Creek, California
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MISSION
The work for the Penn group with the Mount Diablo Habitat for Humanity
was in Pittsburg, California. Like Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburg, CA was a
steel town. Habitat worked on resurrecting the surrounding area of the
steel mills. Points of interests include San Francisco (30 minutes away),
Monterey (beaches and snorkeling), Napa Valley (wine country), Alcatraz,
Fisherman's Wharf, and Berkeley.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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Painted exterior of two houses
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Painted interior of house
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Laid concrete for a driveway, walkway, and stairs
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Installed ground drainage system
ENTERTAINMENT
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Golden State Park
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Union Square
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Haight Street
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Night at Fisherman's Wharf
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Laser Tag
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Clubbing
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Bike Tour of Napa Valley
FAVORITE QUOTES
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Where's Paul?
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Booh ya!
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Nada!
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Will you marry me?
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Wassup!!!
PARTICIPANTS
Matthew Asada
Michele Caracappa
Grace Cary
Kelvin Chen
Pui Yio Hoang
Paul Kim
David Isser
Clare (Jung) Lee
Joseph M. Mangini, Jr.
Adrian O'Connor
Caroline O'Rielly
Devon Tighe
CALIFORNIA 2000 SITE LEADERS
Adam Saltzman and Michelle Wild
Special thanks to Adam Saltzman and Michelle Wild for their contributions
to this page.
Click here to learn more about Mount
Diablo Habitat for Humanity.
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E-mail Alternate Spring Break at altbreak@dolphin.upenn.edu
This website is maintained by Jen
Bolson.
Comments, questions, and suggestions are welcome.
Last revised: March, 2002.
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