What are YOU doing this reading week? - MacInsiders - Student-run McMaster University Help Forum

SSCLeadership

Applications for Mac Serve Reading Week are now open! Take part in an amazing experience that will allow you to travel, volunteer and learn about an issue like poverty or disaster relief.
For more information or to apply for a trip, visit the Student Success Centre website at studentsuccess.mcmast er.ca. Be sure to apply soon, as applications will be closing on November 7th!

Destinations for 2012:

Hamilton-Youth Poverty
Mexico-Revolution and Social Change
Vancouver-Food (In)Security
New Orleans-The Politics of Disaster Relief

DMe3 · 10-31-2011 at 10:33 PM

Hey could you give me some more information on this? i went on to the website but it doesn't say much :/

mfattal · 10-31-2011 at 10:48 PM

lol I just wish reading week was now like york
cant wait

jeboi7 · 10-31-2011 at 11:11 PM

when is the reading week?

ZSimon · 11-01-2011 at 12:11 AM

What I am doing is volunteering with Lions International and giving 100% of the money raised to charity.

Geek · 11-01-2011 at 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by DMe3

Hey could you give me some more information on this? i went on to the website but it doesn't say much :/

I went on the Mexico trip last year. It was really really really amazing and I loved it. What, specifically, would you like to know? I can answer specifics about the Mexico trip and general questions about the Service Learning program as a whole.

anonanon987 · 11-01-2011 at 09:08 AM

Sleeping, playing games, and studying.

RyanC · 11-01-2011 at 09:40 AM

I plan to study...

3am Coffee · 11-01-2011 at 11:01 AM

when is reading week?

jhan523 · 11-01-2011 at 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by 3am Coffee

when is reading week?

http://registrar.mcmaster.ca /regis...sessional.html

3am Coffee · 11-01-2011 at 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by jhan523

http://registrar.mcmaster.ca /regis...sessional.html

i dont see it there lol

im probably blind

icecubz · 11-01-2011 at 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by 3am Coffee

i dont see it there lol

im probably blind

its under "mid-term recess"

Eternal Fire · 11-01-2011 at 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Geek

I went on the Mexico trip last year. It was really really really amazing and I loved it. What, specifically, would you like to know? I can answer specifics about the Mexico trip and general questions about the Service Learning program as a whole.

How much does it cost on average to volunteer?

SSCLeadership · 11-04-2011 at 08:34 AM

Hi Eternal,
The cost to volunteer depends on what trip you'd like to go on. The prices for the 2012 trips are as follows:

Hamilton- $200
New Orleans- $615
Vancouver- $1300
Mexico- $1450

The money goes towards all of the accommodations, food, seminars/lectures, travel and social activities for the week. We also make donations to the volunteer agencies that host us, in order to create a more sustainable volunteering experience.

If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at [email protected] ter.ca. Remember, applications are closing on Monday!