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Kids trade spring break for a chance to help. Thousands pitch in for Gulf Coast

ââ?¬Å?Alternative spring breaksââ?¬Â have become popular in recent years; Campus Compact, a coalition of 1,000 colleges and universities committed to the civic mission of higher education, says the number of schools offering spring break volunteer opportunities has increased from 66% to 77% since 2000. But interest in hurricane relief is unprecedented.