Alternate Spring Break 2001

Max Meadows
Volunteers for Community
Max Meadows, Virginia

MISSION

Help the community of Max Meadows, Virginia by doing a variety of local jobs around the town.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Shoveled a load of rock to form a building foundation
Cleaned up the elementary school
Repaired the bridge at a local church (Locust Walk)
Cleaned up trash along the road
Repaired a fence
Milked cows
Met an amazing community of people
While our labor was gratefully accepted, the trip was truly a cultural experience for a group of "city kids" to live out in the mountains of western Virginia

ENTERTAINMENT

There was little to do at night, and games of Taboo, football, and soccer were common place. Many evenings were spent discussing a wide variety of topics, and picking the brains of our seniors. We went to the movies one night (invited to a sneak preview - for free!), visited a farm, and had several beautiful drives and walks. We went to the highest mountain in Virginia, and were essentially on a week-long tour in the company of Olin.

FAVORITE QUOTES

"There's plenty of food, take more." - The wives at every single meal, forcing us to stuff more wonderful southern cooking into our mouths

PARTICIPANTS

Esther Lee
T. Dominic McNeil
Katherine Didriksen
Janet Kang
Juliana Bauer
Sarah Adler
Ryan Kuck
Alan Huang
Maggie Brier
Adam Roumm
Melissa Mandler
Samir Najam

MAX MEADOWS 2001 SITE LEADERS

Ed Schenck and Joe Mangini

Special thanks to Joe Mangini for his contribution to this page.

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Last revised: March, 2002.