The Smith MBA Association is collecting donations to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina this week and next week. The initiative is headed by two first year students Noah Greenberg and Leslie McDowell (pictured, right). We are all very busy right now with quizzes and material to read but there is simply no way of ignoring a disaster of this magnitude, says Greenburg. Their goal is to collect $2,007. (The significance is that they are in the "Class of 2007.")
A table has been set up in the grand atrium of Van Munching Hall, where donors can give cash or checks. The immediate thing the Smith community can do to help is give money, says Greenberg. All donations will be forwarded to Americas Second Harvest. According to America's Second Harvests Web site, its mission of is to create a hunger-free America. The organization distributes food and grocery products through a nationwide network of certified affiliates, increase public awareness of domestic hunger, and advocate for policies that benefit America's hungry. Its network includes more than 200 food banks and food-rescue organizations, serving every county in the U.S.
The effort will go on until September 14th and 100 percent of all donations will go to victims of Hurricane Katrina. None of it will be used for administrative or other charity expenses. One dollar will buy 15 meals, according to Greenberg. To make your donation, please stop by the MBAA table in the Grand Atrium from 9:00 a.m. 4:45 p.m. on Thursday, September 8, or Monday (9/12) through Wednesday (9/14) next week.
Visit Americas Second Harvest at www.secondharvest.org for more information.
The newly formed Maryland Undergraduate Student Entrepreneurs (MUSE) Club, sponsored by the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship, is also raising money for the hurricane victims. MUSE started selling popcorn on Wednesday, September 7, in the grand atrium to benefit the recovery effort. The fundraising initiative continued on September 8, with popcorn and cotton candy during an Open House at the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship.
â–“ Posted on September 8, 2005. Smith Media Group, Priscilla Mwangi, MBA Candidate 2006
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