Each year MCC offers Alternative Break Trips which engage students in service to make a real difference in people's lives all around the globe. Recent service has included building with Habitat for Humanity in West Virginia, developing and staffing medical clinics in the Dominican Republic and teaching orphaned-children in Namibia, SW Africa.
Upcoming Trips
Medical Mission - Dominican Republic (Trip is Full)
Dates: January 7-14, 2012
Our Medical Mission team travels to help others, learn culture, and serve with a team of MCC students, faculty and local medical professionals. Training is included, all majors are welcome. Our team will participate in setting up medical clinics in rural communities through Outreach 360. Students who speak Spanish or Creole are welcomed to come as translators.
Contact Lyn Micklovich at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information.
Habitat for Humanity - Almost Heaven, WV
Dates: March 12-19, 2012
Habitat for Humanity provides people in need, with simple, decent, affordable housing with the help of volunteers and community donations. Join our Building Construction Club as they travel to Almost Heaven, West Virginia to work on new construction, and renovation projects with Habitat for Humanity. ALL MAJORS ARE WELCOME!
Download the Alternative Break Trip Packet to apply!
Contact Brian Hand at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information.
Relive History in Jamestown - Williamsburg, VA
Dates: March 12-19, 2012
Enjoy History? Travel with our historical team to Jamestown Foundation and Yorktown Victory Center on your spring break for a service trip and time to get an inside scoop about the beginning of our nation. Our team with be serving the first several days doing landscaping, grounds keeping and preparing the Jamestown Settlement for their annual military re-enactment and you will have the unique opportunity to spend time behind the scenes at Military through the Ages. The trip also includes a site tour of the Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown Victory Centre, a visit to galleries and museums, and optional lectures on some of the following topics: Rule of Law, Women of Jamestown, History of Clothing from 17th and 18th centuries, Colonial Medicine and the Life of a Soldier.
Download the Alternative Break Trip Packet to apply!
Contact Meg Hamm at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information.
Serve Rural Appalachia's Cherokee Nation - Maryville, TN
Dates: March 12-19, 2012
Nestled between the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Cherokee National Forest in East Tennessee is a wilderness retreat called Once Upon A Time. Our service will focus on the Cherokee Nation, the environment, and rural Appalachia. There will be a variety of service projects throughout the week including time spent with the Cherokee community, trail maintenance, projects at the Sequoya Museum and various homesteading activities.
Download the Alternative Break Trip Packet to apply!
Contact Joanne Jagodowski at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information.
Namibia Mission - Arandis, Namibia, South Western Africa
Dates: Summer 2012
We are embarking on our second Namibia Mission in Summer 2012. It's a rigorous, exciting and life-changing service to Arandis, Namibia. We will bring our various skills and education resources to teach young children at Talitha Kumi Christian Academy. There will be an effort to bring expertise in the areas of Special Education and the use of Technology in the classroom; as part of our team to lead workshops for teachers. In addition, there will be plenty of time to spend with the children! This is no small feat! It's not for the faint at heart! In addition to the work at the Christian school, you will need to challenge yourself to eat interesting foods, get up close and personal with various bugs and spiders, experience Namibian hospitality, and make your home in a community so vastly different than your own in America.
Read about the experiences of the 2011 Namibia Mission service trip!
Download the Alternative Break Trip Packet to apply!
Contact Aileen Clay at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information.
