Media Advisory: 2017 Departure Day Kick-Off Rally: Howard University's Award-Winning Alternative Spring Break

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 10, 2017 (Newswire.com) - ​Hundreds of Howard University student volunteers will gather to build enthusiasm as they prepare to serve communities in ELEVEN cities across the country and to TWO countries as part of the "Departure Day Student Kick-off Rally."

What:     2017 Departure Day Kick-off Rally

Who:      500 Howard University Students Give Up Beach Vacations for Community Service Projects Around the Nation and World

Visuals:     Student Spoken-Word Performances

Rep-Your-Site Countdown

Call-and-Response Pledges to Service

Students Pouring Out of Campus Auditorium to Load Buses

Where:  Cramton Auditorium
Howard University main campus in Northwest Washington (near football stadium)
2455 Sixth Street NW, Washington, DC 20059

When:    Saturday, March 11, 2017
Activities start at 10 am
Loading of busses at 11 am

Contact: Sholnn Freeman at (202) 422-5290 or [email protected], www.huasb.com

About Departure Day

One week after Howard University officially celebrated its 150th anniversary, hundreds of undergraduates will embark on service projects to 11 cities across and two international sites.

The U.S. cities this year are: Baltimore; Chicago; Flint, Mich.; Lumberton, N.C.; Detroit; Memphis; Newark; New Orleans; St. Louis; and Washington, D.C. Internationally, service teams are traveling to Haiti and Ghana. One of the cities added this year was Lumberton, home of the Lumbee American Indian tribe who were displaced by Hurricane Matthew last year.

For more than 20 years, student-led project Alternative Spring Break has been committed to serving communities in need and involving students in meaningful service. In 2014, Howard University was named to the the prestigious presidential Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. The Alternative Spring Break program was a major focal point in this distinction.

Source: Howard University