Messiah College: Agapé Center for Service and Learning

Spring Break Team Missions Timeline
messiah students, serving together

September: Spring Break Team Information Night: get more information on the trip and pick up an application.
October: Applications and recommendations due at Agapé Center two weeks after info night; Interviews and team selection; Acceptance letters sent out
November: Weekly team meetings begin (1-2 hours); Support-raising information night for all Spring Break and summer teams; Compile and submit a list of 75 names and addresses for support letters to your team leaders; Send out support-raising initial appeal letters; Apply for passport; Solicit support from friends and relatives over Thanksgiving Break
December: $100 deposit due to the Business Office; Continued weekly team meetings; Plan team fundraisers; Send out thank-you notes to those who have supported your team; Solicit support from friends and relatives over Christman Break; Merry Christmas! Enjoy your break!
January: Continued weekly team meetings; Plan team fundraisers; Send out thank-you notes to those who have supported your team
February: Continued weekly team meetings; Team fundraisers; Send out thank-you notes to those who have supported your team
March: Final support goals met by March 1; Continued weekly team meetings; Take care of final details; Commissioning service in chapel; Send out thank-you notes to those who have supported your team; Spring Break in Northern Ireland!
April: Debriefing and re-entry half-day retreat at Messiah College