Campus Responses

Refer to this site in the days to come; it will be updated as events and opportunities become available. Many students, student organizations, staff and faculty are assisting in the relief effort. Please contact Kathy Trump, Associate Dean, International Education and Programs at 703-993-3659 if you or your group want to get involved.

On January 15, Dr. Andrea Bartoli, Director of the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, left for Haiti to aid in the relief effort. Upcoming Campus Events:

Events

Event: Help for Haiti Food Drive
Sponsored by:Sikh Student Association
Dates: February 16, 2010, 7:30pm-10:30 PM

SSA is collecting dry packaged foods like rice backs, spices, etc. in JC meeting room A (No canned foods). These items can be easily found in the international food sections at Giant and Shoppers.

You will earn 1 point for every 5 items that you donate, with a maximum of 4 points for 20 items. Please remember that even though it has been a while since the devastating earthquake in Haiti, there is still a dire need of even the basic essentials like food.

Event: Be the someone who does something.
Sponsored by: Mason LEADScholars and the L-TEAM
Dates:

Kiosks will be held to collect monetary donations on:
February 8th from 10:00am-noon (Johnson Center)
February 10th from 12:00pm-3:00pm (South Side)
February 16th from 10:00am-12:00pm (Johnson Center)
February 18th from 12:00pm-3:00pm (Johnson Center)
Donations can be dropped off anytime before February 21st in the LEAD Office (Student Union Building I, Rm 222)

Tables during Homecoming Week to accept monetary donations on:
February 15th: "The Big Easy" Pageant @ 8:00pm (Dewberry Hall)
February 16th: Show Us Your Talent Show @ 8:00pm (SUB II, Ballroom)
February 17th: Lip Syncing on the Bayou @ 8:00pm (Dewberry Hall)
February 18th: Bourbon Street Komedy Jam @ 8:00pm (SUB II, Ballroom)

Join the Mason LEADScholars and the L-TEAM as we work The House, Inc. to help combat hunger in Haiti by packaging over 100,00 meals for the people of Haiti.  Please help by donating any loose change you may have.  Every little bit helps.  Donations will be used to help cover the costs of the meals, preparation, shipping, and delivery.

 

Be the someone who does something.  Volunteer to package meals for Haiti.

Mason LEADScholars and L-TEAM are/working in conjunction with /The House, Inc. A Student Leadership Center /(located in Woodbridge, Virginia) to help combat hunger in Haiti by packaging over 100,000 meals for the people of Haiti.  After the devastating earthquake in Haiti, a student named Ryan MacDonald visited various offices around campus to get the Mason community on board to help with the ongoing efforts The House, Inc. was currently doing.  This is the second year for /Project Wipeout: Fighiting World Hunger.  In addition to preparing each meal (over 100,000 meals, each meal will feed 6 people = 600,000 meals), we are trying to raise money to donate to the organization so that they can do this program again in a few months.  Donations will be used to help cover the costs of the meals, preparation, shipping, and delivery.  The organization is asking that each volunteer provide a $35 donation to help with the efforts.  LEAD students are doing kiosks and having tables during the evening homecoming events to help collect donations.  If you would be willing to "sponsor" a student by donating $35, we'd greatly appreciate it.  If we were able to collect $35 for each student volunteer, the Mason community would be able to donate $3220.00 towards the cause.  It costs nearly $20,000 to make a project such as this happen.  /
The House, Inc is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit recognized by the IRS, and all donations to The House, Inc. are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.  The House, Inc. does not sell, share, or exchange donor lists.

/If you would like to make a donation, please make checks payable to "The House, Inc." for the amount desired.  You can bring donations to the LEAD Office (Student Union Building I, Rm 222) anytime before Friday, February 19th.  We greatly appreciate any help you may be able to offer.  We know that times are tough for many, but any donation will make a difference in lives of so many.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me direclty at 703-993-4186 or via email at lsnyder2@gmu.edu.  For more information, visit www.thehouse-inc.com or http://lead.gmu.edu.

If you are interested in helping to package each of the meals on Sunday, February 21st from 10:00am-2:30pm, contact Lisa Snyder, Associate Director for Leadership Education And Development at 703-993-4186 or via email at lsnyder2@gmu.edu.  For more information, visit www.thehouse-inc.com or http://lead.gmu.edu.

A special thank you to Ryan MacDonald (Junior), the Mason LEADScholars, the L-TEAM, Gamma Phi Beta, Chi Omega, Urbanknowlogy, and Mason Ambassadors for making this an incredible Mason community service effort!

Event: Hope 4 Haiti: A Time of Uplifting and Support for the People of Haiti
Sponsored by: Salvation Army Student Fellowship
Dates: February 28, 2010, 6pm
Enterprise, Room 80

More information is available at http://blog.salvationarmyeds.org/?p=964, or on the flyer.

Free CD for Donation

As part of the global effort to raise funds for Haitian relief, The Braeded Chord is offering a free copy of our first CD, Beyond What I Can See, for any size donation.  We’ll send the entire amount to The Red Cross.  Here’s how it works:  send us your donation check made out to “The Red Cross” with “Haiti” on the memo line. We’ll send it on and send you back a CD.  You get a tax-deductible receipt AND our first CD, filled with some of our most-requested songs. Send to:  BC Productions, P O Box 124, Culpeper VA 22701.  We’ll do this thru the end of February-- thanks for helping Haiti!

We will be selling the HAITI RELIEF wristbands at kiosks in the Johnson Center.

• Monday, January 25, 2:00-5:00 p.m., Kiosk G
• Tuesday, January 26, 4:30-7:00 p.m., Kiosk B
• Wednesday, January 27, 5:00-7:00 p.m., Kiosk C
• Thursday, January 28, 4:00-7:00 p.m., Kiosk F
• Monday, February 1, 12:30-3:00 p.m., Kiosk F
• Tuesday, February 2, 12:00-2:45 p.m., Kiosk C
• Wednesday, February 3, 4:30-7:00 p.m., Kiosk D
• Thursday, February 4, 2:00-4:00 p.m., Kiosk G

You can help immediately by texting "HAITI" to "90999" on your personal cell phone, and a donation of $10 will be charged to your cell phone bill and given automatically to the Red Cross to help with relief efforts.

The Center for International Disaster Information has information for those who wish to offer personal or professional assistance.

United College Ministries suggests that while money is the most important immediate need, health kits are now being requested:.  Hygiene and Baby Kits are urgently needed for survivors in Haiti. This is one very concrete and "hands-on" thing that individuals or groups can do.  Church World Service has issued an urgent call for Gift of the Heart Kits.

If you or your group are seeking information on how to help, the following message from NASPA has useful information:

Help for Haiti: Learn What You Can Do

We've received inquiries as to what colleges and universities can do to help in the Haiti relief effort. Currently, and for the foreseeable future, the need is for skilled relief and medical personnel. Rebuilding will require sustained effort, and many opportunities will be available in the future. For now, getting the needed supplies to Haiti is imperative, so continued giving through trusted channels should remain the focus for concerned staff and students.

• Responding to Disasters resource sheet from International Association of Emergency Managers
• USAID page with further information on donating money and goods, as well as volunteer guidance
• White House page on Haiti earthquake relief
• For information on locating persons in Haiti, please see the U.S. State Department page
  
  

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