Earthquake in Haiti unites Assumption College Community
Hannah Brencher
Issue date: 2/3/10 Section: Lead Stories
Meredith Deacon lifts the cuff of her knit sweater to reveal several bracelets, but her fingers dance over to show off a single red thread tied around her wrist. She has been wearing the bracelet to keep the people of Haiti in her thoughts at all times.
"This is a cause that will be with us forever," said Deacon. "People are going to forget about the cause for Haiti eventually and I don't want to be one of those people."
Deacon, a sophomore at Assumption College, is amongst the student leaders who were impacted by the seemingly endless stream of images and updates revealing the aftermath of the earthquake that shook the grounds of Port Au Prince, Haiti, on January 12, 2010. The 7.0 quake left Haiti, already the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere, stomaching repercussions that will take years to recover from.
"I can't fly to Haiti," said Deacon. "I would if I could. But seeing those images I can sympathize with the people of that nation."
While still on a month hiatus from Assumption College, Deacon and several undergraduates felt compelled to extend their hands and hearts to the Caribbean country immediately upon returning to campus. The group of concerned student leaders congregated shortly after a full day of training on the birthday of Revered Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the "Hounds for Haiti" initiative emerged.
Hounds for Haiti set an initial fund raising goal of $5,000 calculating that if each student gave one dollar the goal would be attainable. After just one day of fundraising and already reaching nearly $2,500, it became clear that Assumption would shatter the set expectation. In a memorandum to the College on Tuesday, January 26, President Francesco Cesareo commended the students for the "swift response and great generosity." The pooled efforts resulted in the fund-raising of $6,300 over the course of just four days.
Student leaders from across campus took shifts at the information booth in Hagan from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Thursday and Friday during the third week of January.
"This is a cause that will be with us forever," said Deacon. "People are going to forget about the cause for Haiti eventually and I don't want to be one of those people."
Deacon, a sophomore at Assumption College, is amongst the student leaders who were impacted by the seemingly endless stream of images and updates revealing the aftermath of the earthquake that shook the grounds of Port Au Prince, Haiti, on January 12, 2010. The 7.0 quake left Haiti, already the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere, stomaching repercussions that will take years to recover from.
"I can't fly to Haiti," said Deacon. "I would if I could. But seeing those images I can sympathize with the people of that nation."
While still on a month hiatus from Assumption College, Deacon and several undergraduates felt compelled to extend their hands and hearts to the Caribbean country immediately upon returning to campus. The group of concerned student leaders congregated shortly after a full day of training on the birthday of Revered Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the "Hounds for Haiti" initiative emerged.
Hounds for Haiti set an initial fund raising goal of $5,000 calculating that if each student gave one dollar the goal would be attainable. After just one day of fundraising and already reaching nearly $2,500, it became clear that Assumption would shatter the set expectation. In a memorandum to the College on Tuesday, January 26, President Francesco Cesareo commended the students for the "swift response and great generosity." The pooled efforts resulted in the fund-raising of $6,300 over the course of just four days.
Student leaders from across campus took shifts at the information booth in Hagan from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Thursday and Friday during the third week of January.
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