At the NSLC Alumni Service program, you will have the opportunity to work with your fellow NSLC alumni to make a real difference in the area affected by Hurricane Katrina. Each day, you and your peers will work to clean up damaged areas, lending your time and energy to rebuilding parks, houses and playgrounds.
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The NSLC is committed to offering career-focused leadership training for any and every high school student invited. Therefore, trips like our Alumni Service program can not only help those affected by these natural disasters, but also provide support to perspective students of the NSLC. All proceeds of these Alumni trips go directly toward the NSLF Scholarship Fund, providing need-based scholarships to some of our most qualified students, who without financial help, would not otherwise be able to attend.
The NSLC has partnered with the National Relief Network to make the Alumni Service Program possible. Since 1996, the National Relief Network has brought groups of volunteers to locations all over the country to aid in flood, fire, tornado, and hurricane relief. NRN volunteers come from high schools, colleges, churches, corporations, and civic organizations.
The NRN has responded to the attacks of September 11; Hurricanes Floyd, Camilla, Lily, Isabel, Charlie, Ivan, Dennis, and Katrina; flooding in Ohio, North Dakota, North Carolina, New Jersey, Georgia, Minnesota, Missouri, Virginia, West Virginia, and Iowa; tornadoes in Kentucky, Kansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana; and forest fires in California.
Each evening you will work with nationally-renowned leadership trainer, Robert Pruitt, to discover and develop the skills and techniques needed to serve your community on a greater level. You will learn how to develop and manage your own service projects as you identify the needs of your community.
- Ethical Leadership
- Defining Community
- Engaging Community Resources
- Program Development
During your time in New Orleans, you will also have an opportunity to relax and reconnect with your fellow students as you explore one of America’s great cities. Sightseeing trips may include:
- Historic French Quarter
- Audubon Zoo
- New Orleans Aquarium of the Americas
- Jackson Square
Alumni Service Program Application (click here)
- Step 1: Complete the NSLC Alumni Service Program Application. This application is available online or can be downloaded and mailed to the NSLC office (click here to download a paper application).
- Step 2: Completed application and tuition ($750) are due together and should be paid in full to the NSLF. Tuition can be paid by credit card (Visa or Mastercard) or check or money order, drawn on a U.S. bank and made payable to National Student Leadership Foundation . Cancelled/returned checks will be subject to a $25 processing fee. Online applications must be paid by credit card.
- Step 3: Upon receiving the application the NSLC enrollment office will contact you by e-mail to confirm reciept and an acceptance packet will be mailed to you. Once you have received your Acceptance Packet, you will need to complete and return the required forms (medical information, liability waiver, code of conduct, etc.).
- Step 4: Reconnect with your fellow alumni and help make a difference in New Orleans.
Note: The program fees include tuition, housing, all on-site meals, course materials, miscellaneous academic expenses, and program activities. Students will be required to purchase one or two meals on their own during off-site field trips. Tuition also includes counselor supervision.
New Orleans, LA
February 13 - February 18,
2009