Fundraising auction to be held for international service trips
Laura Visochek | Staff Writer
Last Updated:11/17/09 Section: Arts & Culture
Each year, hundreds of students participate in one of William and Mary's many service trips. Jill Olszewski ('12), a member of MANOS (Medical Aid Nicaragua: Outreach Scholarship), said in an email that service trips are "a trip, either domestic or international, where services are provided by William and Mary students that benefit the community."
Branch Out, William and Mary's umbrella organization for the service trips, will be having an auction to fundraise for all service trips of the coming year. Although scheduled for November 12th, the trip has been moved to November 19th at the Alumni House because of last week's rainstorm. Varying goods are up for auction including week-long stays in vacation houses and designer purses. Ms. Olszewski said that "students tap into all available resources that may be able to provide items for the auction," and added that "the auction is promoted by students, so the majority of the prizes go to students, their families and faculty members who came to the auction."
According to Branch Out: International's website, "students often take on part-time jobs to save money for their experience, and fundraise through contacts with family and friends." The auction is one major source of fundraising for the trips to rely on.
Branch Out, William and Mary's umbrella organization for the service trips, will be having an auction to fundraise for all service trips of the coming year. Although scheduled for November 12th, the trip has been moved to November 19th at the Alumni House because of last week's rainstorm. Varying goods are up for auction including week-long stays in vacation houses and designer purses. Ms. Olszewski said that "students tap into all available resources that may be able to provide items for the auction," and added that "the auction is promoted by students, so the majority of the prizes go to students, their families and faculty members who came to the auction."
According to Branch Out: International's website, "students often take on part-time jobs to save money for their experience, and fundraise through contacts with family and friends." The auction is one major source of fundraising for the trips to rely on.
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