June 2007 Trips
Student Trip
Amy Quan Quan ‘09 and Ray Rodriguez ’09
will lead the Tucker-sponsored student trip to Hands
On Gulf Coast in Biloxi, MS. Amy is a Biology and
Psychology double major in EKT. Ray is a Sociology major involved with SA, GSA,
and the Admissions Office. "The work is not done. Although you no longer see
the tragic images on TV, the houses, the streets, the businesses...they stand
empty today. We want to help the people move back into their homes. That's why
we are going back to the Gulf Coast."
 
Amy Quan Quan and Ray Rodriquez
Alumni and Faculty/Staff Trip
Rev. Dr. Stuart Lord, Dean of the Tucker Foundation,
Frederica Ghesquiere '04,
and Stan Colla ‘66/Tuck ‘86 will lead an Alumni/ae,
Staff and Faculty Team to Biloxi, MS
to volunteer with Hands On Gulf Coast. Rev. Dr. Stuart C. Lord
was appointed as Dean of the Tucker Foundation and Associate Provost of
Dartmouth College in August 2000. He was most recently appointed Acting Vice
President of Institutional Diversity in 2007. Since his arrival at Dartmouth,
Lord has furthered opportunities for character development as well as
heightened awareness of civic responsibility by matching Dartmouth's resources
to the needs of local and global communities. Freddi double majored in Religion
and Environmental Studies. She joined the Peace Crops upon her graduation and
served as an Environmental Education volunteer in the Philippines. She is
currently working in Hanover at St. Thomas Episcopal Church and is also working
with the Deep Community Program and the Lwala Clinic Project as the Volunteer
Coordinator. Stan is a former Vice President of Alumna Relations. “This is an
opportunity for Dartmouth alumni and staff to engage in Gulf Coast relief work
using a model similar to the student trips.” [
More information about the Alumni, Staff, and Faculty Trip]
 
Rev. Dr. Stuart Lord and Frederica Ghesquiere
March 2007 Trips
The Tucker Foundation commends the student leaders of the 9 Katrina
Education and Service Trips going to the Gulf Coast this March. We wish to
extend our gratitude towards their fundrasing and awareness building efforts as
well as the support of the entire Dartmouth community.
 
Elysa Severinghaus '09 and Dan Killeen '09
will lead a student-initiated team consisting of members of
Coed, Fraternity, and Sorority (CFS) organizations to
Hands On Gulf Coast in Biloxi, MS. “We will be involved
in construction, community building and social justice outreach and look
forward to working together to contribute to the great continuing projects of
Hands On!”
 
Nicole Mahr '07 and Elisa Donnelly '07
will lead a Navigators team to TouchGlobal at Trinity
Church in Covington, LA. Nicole was in the Gulf Coast last year with
the Navigators, and Elisa spent her off term doing relief work in Louisiana
last winter. “We look forward to going back.”
 
Danish Iqbal '09 and Habiba Musah '08 will
lead an Al-Nur team with Islamic Relief based
out of New Orleans. “We wish to create a strong group dynamic
within Al-Nur dedicated to service.”
 
Cary Lou ’09 and Jon Merten ‘09 will lead
a Tucker-sponsored team and work with Islamic Relief
in New Orleans. “We are excited to return to the Gulf Coast after
being there in the winter. “
 
Daria Waite ’10 and Kristin Powell
’10 will lead an African American Society (AAM) team
to the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana. They are involved in
DACC, DBBA, AfricCaso, DREAM, and DBBA. “We would like to lead a trip to New
Orleans and help out predominately black neighborhoods.”
 
Abigail Ryder ’10 DMS and Emory Liscord ’10
DMS will lead a team of their fellow 1st Year
Dartmouth Medical School students to New
Orleans to work with Community Collaborations. “We
are ready to involve the Medical School in important service work in the Gulf
Coast.”
 
Catherine Laughlin '09 and Mark Hoipkemier
'07 will lead a team from Aquinas House to serve with
the relief efforts of the Diocesan Office of Long Term
Recovery in Gulfport, MS. “Integrating the gospel of
Christ with concrete works of mercy, we will try and learn from the inside the
truth of what Mother Teresa said, ‘The fruit of love is service; the fruit of
service is peace.’"
 
Andrew Galloway '09 and Diana Jih ’09 will
lead a Tabard/Panarchy team to New Orleans
and work with Islamic Relief. “We want to establish a
commitment to service in the two organizations that we will lead to continue
work with Katrina Relief!”
 
Michael Dovidio ’07 and Brian Degrazia ’08
will lead a Tucker-sponsored team. They are both involved in
Sig Ep and various other groups across campus. “We are excited to lead a group
of diverse group of students from the entire student community to the Gulf
Coast.”
March 2006 Trip Information
Trip Dates: March 15-25, 2007 (Spring Break)
Mission
As a student-run initiative, we are dedicated to fostering reflective
citizenship and compassion by serving and empowering communities in the Gulf
Coast affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, through a sustainable and
mutually beneficial collaborative effort.
Need
The infrastructure of the Gulf Coast communities has been destroyed by
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, leaving hundreds of thousands of families
displaced, and resulting in higher drop-out rates, an epidemic of depression,
post-traumatic stress disorder, and suicide, and the disruption of the delicate
environmental balance, which has left communities feeling alienated and
abandoned.
Basic Info
- 9 trips during Spring Break
- 2 trip leaders per team (one will serve as an assistant)
- 10-13 participants; 12-15 person teams with trip leaders and
participants
Trip Requirements
- Trip leaders must go through Tucker application process
- Trip participants approved by Tucker
- Entire team completes training
- Teams adhere to Tucker’s rules and protocol
- Each trip fundraises $1000
- Each trip member must make $150 deposit (cannot be fundraised money);
financial aid available, contact ‘Katrina Help’ to apply
- No more than two teams working at each organization at a time
- Organizations approved by Tucker
Types of Trips
Student-initiated service trips
Undergraduate students interested in organizing a trip can apply with
friends. Tucker can provide assistance in recruiting. The trip leaders design
the itinerary by selecting from organizations approved by Tucker or student
suggested organizations approved by Tucker.
Organizational service trips
A campus organization or two organizations co-sponsor a trip with Tucker.
Teams are comprised of members of the organization(s). Open to any campus
organization.
Tucker sponsored service trips
Tucker recruits student trip leaders and participants from entire campus.
Open to undergraduate students and grad students.
Graduate student service trips
Graduate students organize with friends or graduate organization(s). Tucker
can provide assistance in recruiting. Tucker approves trip participants and
organizations.
Applications
December 2006 Trip Leaders
 
Sarah Hughes '07 (left) and Sarah Overton '07 (right) will be leading a
Tucker-sponsored trip to Biloxi, MS. “We will be working in conjunction
with Hands On USA and will focus on helping them with reconstruction and
rehabilitation of the area.”
Sara G. Fisher MALS '07 and Abbey L. Allen MALS '08 will be leading a
Graduate Student trip to New Orleans. “Our project to gut houses destroyed by
Hurricane Katrina for displaced households involves us with Commonground
Relief.”
Shaniqua Jones '10 and Sarah Peterson '10 will be leading the Student
Assembly trip to New Orleans, LA. “Our project to engage in activities
that benefit the people of the greater New Orleans area involves us with the
organization Hands On, New Orleans.”
Kahlie Dufresne ‘09 and Madhavi Menon ’09 will be leading a Tucker-sponsored
trip to Biloxi, MS. “We will be working in conjunction with Diocesan Office of
Long Term Recovery in Gulfport/Biloxi, Mississippi and will focus on helping
them with reconstruction and rehabilitation of the area.”
 
Anna Bofa ’09 and Brent Drummond ’09 will be leading a Student-Led trip to
New Orleans. “We will be working with Commonground Relief on revitalizing
neighborhoods still recovering form the disaster.”
Sherry Zhao ’07 (above) and Jacques Hubert ’07 (not pictured) will be
leading a Tucker-sponsored trip to New Orleans. “We will be working with
Islamic Relief on remodeling residences and making provisions available to
those in need of groceries and furniture.”
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