<div dir="ltr"><div>Graduates, <br><br>Please share with your friends.<br><br></div>Dr. Franklin<br><div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Swartz, Marlene</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:swartzm@ohio.edu">swartzm@ohio.edu</a>></span><br>
Date: Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 11:06 AM<br>Subject: FW: Alternative Spring Break program for Ohio University students<br>To: "Boyd, Robin" <<a href="mailto:boydr@ohio.edu">boydr@ohio.edu</a>>, "Brooks, Gordon" <<a href="mailto:brooksg@ohio.edu">brooksg@ohio.edu</a>>, "Fife, Linda" <<a href="mailto:fife@ohio.edu">fife@ohio.edu</a>>, "Franklin, Teresa" <<a href="mailto:franklit@ohio.edu">franklit@ohio.edu</a>>, "Hartman, Cindy" <<a href="mailto:hartmanc@ohio.edu">hartmanc@ohio.edu</a>>, "Hess, Michael" <<a href="mailto:hessm@ohio.edu">hessm@ohio.edu</a>>, "Hutchinson, Jaylynne" <<a href="mailto:hutchinj@ohio.edu">hutchinj@ohio.edu</a>>, "Larson, William" <<a href="mailto:larsonw@ohio.edu">larsonw@ohio.edu</a>>, "Moore, David" <<a href="mailto:moored3@ohio.edu">moored3@ohio.edu</a>>, "Muhammad, Najee" <<a href="mailto:muhammad@ohio.edu">muhammad@ohio.edu</a>>, "Ward Randolph, Adah" <<a href="mailto:wardrand@ohio.edu">wardrand@ohio.edu</a>>, "Sprecher, Katharine" <<a href="mailto:sprecher@ohio.edu">sprecher@ohio.edu</a>>, "Dikkers, Seann" <<a href="mailto:dikkers@ohio.edu">dikkers@ohio.edu</a>>, "Allen, Leonard" <<a href="mailto:allenl@ohio.edu">allenl@ohio.edu</a>>, "Machtmes, Krisanna" <<a href="mailto:machtmes@ohio.edu">machtmes@ohio.edu</a>><br>
<br><br><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">FYI, if you have students who might be interested. Marlene<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:ecomentorirene@gmail.com" target="_blank">ecomentorirene@gmail.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:ecomentorirene@gmail.com" target="_blank">ecomentorirene@gmail.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Irene Lam<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 22, 2014 12:05 PM<br><b>To:</b> Swartz, Marlene<br><b>Subject:</b> Alternative Spring Break program for Ohio University students<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Hi Marlene,</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Irene from Operation Groundswell here...we just spoke a moment ago. To reiterate, we run international service learning programs, and I wanted to get in touch with you because we have an alternative spring break program running in Guatemala for students at Ohio University. We would greatly appreciate it if you would be able to send this to all the students in the various departments you manage. It'd be a great opportunity for them!</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thank you so much for taking the time to do this as we hope to see more Ohio University students on our programs!</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thanks so much,</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Irene</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center">
<span style="font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"">IS FAIR TRADE REALLY FAIR? FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF IN GUATEMALA THIS SPRING BREAK</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Step out of the classroom and into a hands-on exploration of everything coffee – its economics, its markets, its exploitative history, and the truth behind fair trade. This Spring Break, come work with us on the slopes of the Pacaya volcano as we pick coffee alongside local farmers while basking in the Guatemalan sun. We will discuss political change and social transformation with local organizations while immersing students like you in Mayan culture. We'll have the opportunity to meet with the real human faces working to make a difference in Guatemala as we:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:47.25pt;text-align:center" align="center"><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Meet with former guerrillas who have traded their guns for farming tools<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:47.25pt;text-align:center" align="center"><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Hike one of Central America’s highest volcanic peaks<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://operationgroundswell.com/" target="_blank">Apply by our deadline on February 12!</a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center" align="center"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Can’t travel during your Spring Break or want to travel elsewhere? We also have a number of programs in the summer all around the world! </span></i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Check out our map of where we go. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center">
<span style="font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:#1155cc"><a href="http://www.operationgroundswell.com/" target="_blank">www.operationgroundswell.com</a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Operation Groundswell is a Canadian non-profit organization dedicated to ethical travel. We facilitate programs that combine experiential learning, responsible volunteering and off-the-beaten path adventure all around the world. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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