{"id":24835,"date":"2024-03-28T15:01:38","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T19:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/?p=24835"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:01:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T19:01:38","slug":"five-tusculum-students-spend-spring-break-performing-service-work-in-cincinnati-with-four-nonprofit-organizations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/news\/2024\/five-tusculum-students-spend-spring-break-performing-service-work-in-cincinnati-with-four-nonprofit-organizations\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Tusculum students spend spring break performing service work in Cincinnati with four nonprofit organizations"},"content":{"rendered":"

GREENEVILLE<\/strong> \u2013 When spring break arrives at Tusculum University, five students do not choose the beach or home to spend the week.<\/h3>\n
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Tusculum Bonner leaders and staff members of the Center for Civic Advancement gather at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Left to right are Josie Norton, Janelle Zirger, Amanda Delbridge, Anthony Bennett, Isabelle Delbridge, Maggie Vickers and Amanda Lunceford.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Amanda Lunceford, right, and Janelle Zirger perform service work at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.<\/p><\/div>\n

Instead, they choose to observe an alternative spring break, one that is focused on performing service work. These students are part of the Bonner Leader Program<\/a>, which is focused on service is one of the more active organizations on campus.<\/p>\n

For spring break this year, Bonner leaders Isabelle Delbridge, Amanda Lunceford, Josie Norton, Maggie Vickers and Janelle Zirger headed to Cincinnati and assisted four nonprofit organizations. Joining them were Amanda Delbridge and Anthony Bennett, the assistant director and graduate assistant, respectively, of Tusculum\u2019s Center for Civic Advancement<\/a>, which oversees the Bonner Leader Program.<\/p>\n

Zirger said she was interested in participating so she could help people.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe concept of giving back and sharing a helping hand with others has been something I wanted to always do, and when I joined Bonner leaders, I was able to do that in my own community,\u201d she said. \u201cTo do this spring break trip meant reaching out and sharing our message and aid with others, and that’s exactly what I strived to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

The group served at four organizations and programs and performed the following work:<\/p>\n