Alternative Spring Break Analysis

Last year I was chosen to be a part of an Alternative Spring Break that focused on harvesting communities with migrant farmworkers in Immokalee, Florida. There, we learned about the injustices migrant farmworkers faced both in the fields and in their community and volunteered at locations that gave us an insight into their day-to-day life. Prior to our trip, we read articles depicting the discrimination most of the farmworkers face due to their immigration status, as well as articles on laws aiming to help workers earn their fair share. While reading an article on the increasing poverty levels in Immokalee, we decided that making an impact in the community did not have to last a week. In order to raise the most money, I suggested the same
method my mother always used when we needed some extra money to pay the bills: cooking. When we all decided on this, I placed on my chef’s hat and found a way that allowed everyone to contribute based on their strengths. Working tediously the night before and the next morning, we managed to finish cooking a large sum of food in under 10 hours. The dish was a success, selling in under half an hour and raising more than two-hundred dollars in profits.