by Adrienne Lefebvre
Pellissippi State will kick-off Operation Hearts for Haiti on Feb. 11-12, starting a semester-long fundraising effort to help quake victims.
“This is student driven,” said Kim Thomas, director of Student Life and Recreation. “Our clubs, students and advisors came together and said, ‘Hey, we need to be doing something.’”
Thomas said donation buckets will be distributed at cashier counters on all campuses and at the office of Student Life and Recreation. A $5 donation during the kick-off will deliver candy hearts to anyone on campus.
Fundraising officially began last week as Pellissippi’s clubs gathered at Club Connection, a competition that raised $152 for the American Red Cross.
Kenyatta Rogers is a member of the Active Black Student Association, the club raising the most money during Club Connection. She is also the newest member of the Student Activities Board and has been active helping to organize help efforts.
“We wanted to find a way to get as many students as possible involved in helping,” Rogers said of Operation Hearts for Haiti.
Student Kenyatta Rogers prepares donation buckets for Operation Hearts for Haiti
Pellissippi State will be scheduling new events throughout the semester. Fundraising will conclude on April 23 at a Pellipalooza-like event.
“It will be the same kind of event, except it will be in the evening,” said Thomas. “The community will be invited to attend and our students will be able to perform.”
Thomas added that a website is currently under construction that will post activities and allow student to see how much money has been raised.
Donations made at any event during the semester will benefit quake victims through The American Red Cross, Partners in Health, and Remote Area Medical. RAM is a local organization already working in Haiti.
“Any student who’s interested in volunteering for any events or activities that we have in regards to Haiti, come on by and see us,” said Thomas.
Student Life and Recreation is located in Goins, Room 141. For more information, visit http://www.pstcc.edu/departments/student_life/.
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