* Franklin, N.C. - Fifteen Emory students will renovate and clean up public spaces in low-income neighborhoods. Students will stay in cabins in a Methodist camp.
* John's Island, S.C. - Fourteen students, in conjunction with Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach Inc., will renovate and repair several residences on John's, James and Wadmalaw Islands, located off the coast of Charleston, S.C. Students also will meet with leaders of the community, work at a food distribution center and provide evening programs for the youth and/or elderly residents.
* Nashville, Tenn. - Ten Emory students, under the direction of Independent Living, will build public access ramps to increase accessibility for persons with disabilities. They also will participate in education programs about disabilities and serve at a community food bank.
* Apalachicola, Fla. - Fourteen students will paint the community center and will also help set up a literacy program and coordinate an after-school program at the center.
* Kingston, Jamaica - An outreach project sponsored by the Office of the University Chaplain will send Emory's gospel choir, the Voices of Inner Strength, on a service/learning trip to Jamaica. Students will present a concert in several venues including Coke Church and for the Young People's Demonstration, which is the Methodist youth group in Jamaica. The group will complete a service project of building and renovating the Methodist parsonage in Kingston. They also will visit Methodist mission projects such as the National Children's Home, where about 60 physically challenged children live.
* Miami, Fla. - Fifteen seminarians from Candler School of Theology will spend spring break, March 4-12, in Miami doing hurricane relief construction as part of a mission project through the Miami District Disaster Relief office of the United Methodist Church. The students will visit Haitian and Latin congregations, participating in worship services, panel discussions and tours to learn more about the Miami community. They also plan a visit to an immigrant workers' camp to work with the children.
-- Joyce Bell