Harden County, Tennessee Trip Leader: Bri Works Trip Advisor: Jessica Haywood Focus: Animal Rescue and Environmental Restoration Aaron Wilson, Mikaela Mockenhaupt, and Bonnie Wilt socialize with two dogs named Gus and Yara from the Hardin County's Horse Creek Wildlife Sanctuary and Animal Refuge. "I would absolutely go back and volunteer there again. I had a great time working with the animals," Wilt said.
Hammond, Louisiana Trip Leader: Drew Meese Trip Advisor: Kristen Gallagher Focus: Disaster Relief
The students hung sheet rock on the ceiling for a family in need. The volunteer organizers in charge taught the students how to properly hang sheet rock and aided them in the process. The team finished hanging all of the sheet rock in the entire house in the one week that they were in Louisiana.
Montgomery, Alabama Trip Leader: Aaron Latal Trip Advisor: Brittany Miller Focus: Inter-City Development Shayan Sazdar, Amanda Juengst, Quinn Myers, and Brittany Miller painted the siding of a house for an organization called House to House which is geared towards building houses for others. "This taught me that there is work to be done in every community, and even the smallest of acts can make a huge impact," Myers said.
Harlan, Kentucky Trip Leader: Sam Cyr Trip Advisor: Christian Lehman Focus: Community Development and Animal Rescue Josh Holl, Adam Schafer, and Tim Tolliver cut pieces out of a wooden pallet to construct a sturdy home for neglected dogs. "Miner challenge was the single most personally developing experience I participated in at Missouri S&T, even more so than the leadership positions I held," Schafer said.
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