Wednesday, March 14, 2007

'Alternative Spring Break' a Growing Trend with Christians, Non-Christians

A growing trend among spring breakers ditching kegs for something more impacting now has its own label - Alternative Spring Break. Even MTV is noticing.

"I think it's a definite trend that the secular mainstream community is noticing and there's a strong desire on the parts of many in university administration and in culture, like MTV, that are wanting to promote an alternative," said Campus Crusade for Christ spokesman Tony Arnold.

While the alternative spring-break movement, involving high school and college students engaging in community service and experiential learning, has been around for more than a decade, the label has emerged as a definite name next to Spring Break.

Read more of this story on The Christian Post.

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