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Volunteer spirit motivates students
"They've seen our country suffer in ways that none of us could have ever foreseen. There is a strong interest in giving back and being part of a society that is not selfish,"
"I see a need and I feel that I've got the opportunity to do something about it and I should take it,"
- Melissa Shivers director of multicultural programs and services at Clemson
"I see a need and I feel that I've got the opportunity to do something about it and I should take it,"
- Melissa Shivers director of multicultural programs and services at Clemson
Clemson, SC - After a week on the hurricane-ravaged Mississippi coast, Clemson University junior Tim Strickland wants to spread the word about the needs he saw.
Instead of partying on the beach, Strickland is one of thousands of college students who chose to do community service work over spring break. He returned to campus inspired by the perseverance of Gulf Coast residents he'd met and driven to do more.