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UPDATE: As of Monday, March 1st MU has raised $5,794.60
MU has been doing its part to raise money for Haiti after a devastating earthquake rocked Port-au-Prince on Jan. 12. Campus Ministry and Student Government Association (SGA) are working hard to raise funds and gather supplies for those suffering more than 1,500 miles away.
Sophomore Caitlin Day, president of the Resident Hall Association (RHA), was pleased with the students’ generosity at the Super Bowl party Sunday, Feb. 7 in the Blacktop Lounge.
“We had a Super Bowl party last year and were already in the process of planning another Super Bowl party for this year. Kristen Mitchell from Campus Ministry contacted us to ask if we wanted to help [raise funds] for Haiti,” she said.
Students paid a $3 admission fee to enjoy the game, and food was donated by Metz Corp. and Domino’s pizza. But it wasn’t just the food that attracted students – donations were also collected at the event. With a turnout of 28 students, RHA was able to raise $84 with all proceeds going towards Haiti.
SGA amassed $200 during their “Hands for Haiti” fundraiser. Each student donates any amount he chose in exchange for a hand with his or her name on it, which was hung in the windows of the lobby of Banks.
“We’re working along with Campus Ministry to bring this all together and get involved with as much as we can,” said junior Ryan Doran, SGA Judicial Coordinator. “We hope to go to grocery stores such as Weis and Foodtown and do grocery bagging, [which is] volunteering to bag groceries for the supermarket and asking them for donations.”
Hats for Haiti is an event sponsored by new campus club Cinemaddicts. Junior Eleni Konstas, president of Cinemaddicts, came up with the idea when she offered to make Dan Kimbrough, assistant professor of communications and advisor for the club, a crocheted hat. Kimbrough and Konstas teamed up with the help of the Occupational Therapy Club to make hats in the Blacktop Lounge on Sunday, Feb. 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and plan to sell the hats in Banks Lobby after Spring Break
“Dan had known that they [OT students] had done a knitting activity last semester,” Konstas said.
Cinamaddicts, along with Resident Advisor junior Sam Scalpone, also sponsored a belly dancing lesson on the same day at 6:30 p.m. in the Sandy and Marlene Insalaco Hall. The cost was $5 and all proceeds will benefit Haiti relief. Students can contact Campus Ministry for more information about MU’s Haiti relief plans.
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