SIOUX CENTER, IA (03/06/2015)(readMedia)-- Andrea Ver Meer of Davenport, Iowa, is one of more than 110 students from Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa, spending spring break doing service projects throughout the United States. Ver Meer is a sophomore majoring in Nursing. She is traveling with a group of student to Houston, Texas.

As part of an ongoing desire to make service a part of everyday life, these students chose to participate in a week-long mission trip with PLIA (Putting Love Into Action). On March 7, students travelled to one of the following locations: Argentine, Kansas; Atlanta, Georgia; Cary, Mississippi; Chicago, Illinois; Cincinnati, Ohio; Colorado City, Arizona; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Denver, Colorado; Houston, Texas; Inez, Kentucky; Neon, Kentucky; New Orleans, Louisiana; Mendenhall, Mississippi; and Shiprock, New Mexico.

At the sites, students will do a wide variety of jobs, including home repair and painting, cleanup of center grounds or facilities, and childcare or teaching. They also cultivate long-term relationships between Dordt and the organization the group is serving. While on the trip, groups also typically spend some time on recreation and sightseeing.

Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa, is a comprehensive Christian college rooted in the Reformed tradition, and is home to approximately 1,400 students. U.S. News & World Report, Forbes.com, Washington Monthly, and Princeton Review all list Dordt on their best colleges lists. Money Magazine called Dordt a "best college for your money." Dordt College has also been named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for its commitment to serving local, national, and international communities.

To learn more about Dordt College, visit www.dordt.edu.

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