Tennessee Team!!!!

Hey everyone the Tennessee team is all put together now and here they are:

Brittney Abel
Justin Adams
Jonathan Blount
Garret Coffman
Josh Collins
Brad Harris
Julia Kuebrich
Ryan Luerssen
Carol Pint
Matthew Scott
Clayton Smith
Hailey Tipton
Reece Wall

And of course your team leaders who are super excited Rex and Matt! We can’t wait to see all of the awesome things that are going to come out of this trip and we hope you are excited too!

Welcome the New Orleans Trip Participants

Hello there internet readers! Brandon here, happy to introduce the mod squad that is our Miner Challenge 2011 New Orleans trip participants.

We’ve got a total of 12 happy student activists coming along for our funky philanthropic help fest.

They are, in no particular order,

Mohammed “Coolsville” Al Ayesh

David “Funkydory” Dotson

Chelsea “Motherlovin’” Eaglehard

Amber “Karate” Dobbs

Ally “Gettysburg” Nissen

Jacob “Turkey Burger” Robinette

Maddy “Rhymes with Orange” Rembold

I would also like to welcome aboard our new Co-Leader, Amanda “Lasagna” Cook, who is going to be helping me put together the final details for these last few weeks before we head out.

Well isn’t this all exciting!

-Brandon “Shoe Polish” Mikel

We’re Makin’ News!!

Check out the link below:

http://news.mst.edu/2010/03/spring_break_challenge_help_re.html

Last Miner Challenge Pre-Trip Meeting!

Last night we had our last pre-trip meeting.  We spent the evening hanging out, eating good food, and talking about the specifics of our week in New Orleans.  Only 9 more days before we leave!

Be sure to check out the latest pictures of what we’ve been up to.

Miner Challenge Bowl-A-Thon

ShamRockin’ Run

Miner Challenge Potluck

On another note, thank you to all of the Miner Challenge donors and supporters! This trip would not be possible without you, and we look forward to sharing our trip with you!

New Orleans 2010

Preparing for New Orleans

We are currently preparing for this year’s trip to New Orleans, Louisiana!  On Sunday, March 28th, 28 students and 2 staff advisers will drive to New Orleans, LA to work with  Rebuilding Together New Orleans.  Check back here for on-going details.