For spring break this year, nine Colgate students will roll up their sleeves and dig in to help others -- literally.

Accompanied by Daniel Mandell, assistant director of the COVE, the group will head to the Dominican Republic this Friday to plant vegetable gardens and lead educational sessions on nutrition for the community of El Mangito.

The idea for this trip sprouted from Marla Pfenninger '08, who interned in the Dominican Republic last summer thanks to the Dr. Merrill Miller Endowed Fellowship.