5 Quotes by Chris Konieczka

I think it has an attraction: the Mardi Gras, Bourbon Street, the fun area, it's warmer than Madison. But now it's got the attraction of a city in dire need, a physical manifestation of a way we can help out.

We arrange accommodation, transportation and connect student participants with the host organization. But we operate on a cooperative leadership model, so there's no assigned trip leader.

We spend half the time making residents aware of the great resources out there. And the rest of the time we build houses for families.

The winds and flooding caused by Katrina caused a gas explosion. We are going to rebuild, clean out the building and work with children's program displaced by the storm.

The trips are an eye-opening experience. They give students the opportunity to experience another world for a short time.