Abigail Knapp Volunteered on Alternative Spring Break in New Orleans

2015 Mar 18

Abigail Knapp, a University of Dallas freshman from Wesley Chapel, Fla., served the community of New Orleans by volunteering with the Office of Campus Ministry on Alternative Spring Break (ASB). Knapp and 17 other students cleaned the gravestones of fallen soldiers, planted trees in the wetlands and sorted Mardi Gras beads for an organization that serves the intellectually disabled.

"The local people applauded the students on their flexibility and willingness to do the odd jobs that are not very glamourous," said Samantha Van Atta, a University of Dallas campus minister who led ASB.

The 18 students spent the entirety of their spring break serving the less fortunate.