Some of the work that volunteers may be performing includes:
- Used sledgehammers and crowbars to tear down and gut a two-story house
- Measured and cut sheetrock and used power tools to install it
- Mudded, taped, and sanded drywall
- Primed and painted both the interior and exterior of a house
2013 Hurricane Sandy Downstate Work Trips
January 2013:
Monday, January 7 to Friday, January 11
Nineteen volunteered to work on homes damaged by Hurricane Sandy on Staten Island on Monday, January 7 through Friday, January 11, 2013.
March 2013:
Sunday, March 17 to Saturday, March 23
Sixteen volunteers will be work on houses in Massapequa and Freeport Long Island.
May 2013:
Sunday, Mary 19 to Saturday, May25
Fourteen spaces are available on the May trip to Staten Island. Volutneers will be housed at the Bethel United Methodist Church on Staten Island and work on area homes damaged by Hurricane Sandy.
2013 Mississippi Work Trips
January 2013:
Sunday, January 13 to Saturday, January 19
Twenty-one volunteers worked on 9 homes damaged by odamaged by Hurricane Katrina.
March Alternative Spring Break 2013:
Sunday, March 17 to Saturday, March 23
This trip is filled with 28 volutneers who will travel from Buffalo airport to New Oreleans and Biloxi and work on homes deamaged by Hurricane Katrina.
May 2013:
Sunday, May 19 to Saturday, May 25
12 seats are still available
The fees for the May trip have been set at $590.00. Volunteers will fly out of Buffalo on Sunday, May 19 and return to Buffalo on Saturday, May 25. Alternate arrangements are also possible for studnets who have returned home and would prefer to fly from another airport. Registrations are on a first-come, first-serve basis and will be open until a minimum of 10 seats are booked on the group fare from Buffalo. Checks should be made payable to Livingston CARES.
Transportation for the May trip will be by plane and rental vans. The May trips will include rental vans from New Orleans to Biloxi.. Click here for more information on what to expect, where we stay, and general FAQ. Click here for trip registration and application forms.
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2013 Service Trip: Orlando, Florida during March Spring Break
Livingston CARES also offers an alternative break trip to Give Kids The World Village (GKTW) near Orlando (Kissimmee), FL. GKTW is a non-profit organization that partners with wish-granting organizations (like the Make-A-Wish Foundation) to provide a respite vacation for children with life-threatening illnesses (and their families).
Some of the work students on this trip may perform includes:
o Serving meals and scooping ice cream
o Operating rides and supervising attractions in the Village
o Providing child-care and babysitting for a parent respite
o Participate in evening entertainment programs in the Village
o Equine therapy and work projects such as painting and small repair
Students will also engage in readings, lectures, and discussions during the week.
The trip will be led by Dr. David Parfitt, Director, Teaching and Learning Center
Contact: parfittd@geneseo.edu; Milne 214; 245-5336
This trip if filled.
Students are responsible for arranging transportation to Orlando. Dr. Parfitt will pick up students at the Orlando International Airport (MCO). Students should NOT purchase airline tickets until their application has been received and approved by Dr. Parfitt.
Time and time again, we hear from volunteers returning from work trips "How can I stay involved after my week in Biloxi?" It is in our mission to aid in humanitarian efforts, and this includes local projects. We are planning to expand in the Livingston County area to keep our volunteers involved!
In the spring, "Geneseo Goes to Town" will involve matching SUNY Genseo student groups with an organization in each town and village in Livingston County for a volunteer project on Saturday, April 20, 2013. Interested stuident organizaitons and groups and community organizations should contact Kay Fly <fly@geneseo.edu> at the SUNY Geneseo Volutneer Center to schedule the work day projects.
Don't have a whole week to give? Already have plans for Spring Break? If you are interested in volunteering, we suggest using the resources of SUNY Geneseo Volunteer Center. On their page you will find local, short-term, or ongoing volunteer projects in a variety of areas-- from Habitat for Humanity, to Horse Rescue, and working with children. www.volunteer.geneseo.edu
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