ASB alum Dan Seco shares his experience with United Way of America staff
For those of us who participated in United Way's Alternative Spring Break, we know how powerful our experiences were, not only for ourselves but for the community of Southwest Louisiana. 1,300 miles away however, at United Way of America in Alexandria, Virginia, there was a building full of people who did not get to share those same experiences or see first-hand what a tremendous impact we made in Southwest Louisiana. In an effort to bridge that gap, we invited Dan Seco, a week 3 ASB participant, to come to our headquarters in Alexandria to share his experience with our staff.
Dan, a junior at the University of Maryland-College Park, is also a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Unlike his brothers, Dan passed on the opportunity to spend his spring break in Cancun. "I was invited to go to Cancun for spring break and all my friends were disappointed that I was not going with them..........but after they heard about my trip and all that we accomplished, they definitely respected me for it."
ASB was not Dan's first time in the Gulf Coast region. Dan had recently taken a trip by himself to New Orleans to see some of the hurricane damage first hand. "I had some extra frequent flyer miles to use and I wanted to see what it was really like after the hurricanes........having the opportunity to see first hand what the storms had done was my favorite part of the trip."
Dan's message to the United Way of America staff was loud and clear. Alternative Spring Break was a moving and motivating experience for him. "This was definitely one of the best weeks of my life." And Dan's story is not unique. He echoed the energy and enthusiasm that all of his peers felt after ASB. As a result of his experience, Dan is pursuing an internship with United Way as a Summer Associate. Dan obviously knows what it takes to impact communities and it showed through his hard work and dedication as a participant of United Way's Alternative Spring Break 2007!
Dan, a junior at the University of Maryland-College Park, is also a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Unlike his brothers, Dan passed on the opportunity to spend his spring break in Cancun. "I was invited to go to Cancun for spring break and all my friends were disappointed that I was not going with them..........but after they heard about my trip and all that we accomplished, they definitely respected me for it."
ASB was not Dan's first time in the Gulf Coast region. Dan had recently taken a trip by himself to New Orleans to see some of the hurricane damage first hand. "I had some extra frequent flyer miles to use and I wanted to see what it was really like after the hurricanes........having the opportunity to see first hand what the storms had done was my favorite part of the trip."
Dan's message to the United Way of America staff was loud and clear. Alternative Spring Break was a moving and motivating experience for him. "This was definitely one of the best weeks of my life." And Dan's story is not unique. He echoed the energy and enthusiasm that all of his peers felt after ASB. As a result of his experience, Dan is pursuing an internship with United Way as a Summer Associate. Dan obviously knows what it takes to impact communities and it showed through his hard work and dedication as a participant of United Way's Alternative Spring Break 2007!
