2008 Woodie Awards
Campus hurricane relief effort continues to grow
By: Kim Nolan
Issue date: 10/13/05 Section: News
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More than a month later and 683 miles away, Hurricane Katrina relief efforts are still going on at Webster University. Through fundraising, collections and events, the campus community is continuing its effort for the victims.
The art department held a silent auction benefiting hurricane victims. Student printmakers auctioned two books of etchings at a jazz concert on Oct. 8 and the money raised which totaled $600, will be sent to Habitat for Humanity, said one of the artists, Josh Monroe, sophomore printmaking major.
The concert featured Webster alumna Erin Bode and was part of the Homecoming events in the Loretto-Hilton Center.
The bookstore suggests donating a dollar with each purchase. They are collecting money for the American Red Cross until the end of October, said Jeff Smithson, bookstore manager. The bookstore is part of the Follett Higher Education Group.
"Company-wide we have collected $200,571," Smithson said.
The devastation of the Gulf Coast triggered students to host six different drives on campus in hopes to raise money and collect needed supplies.
"For the change drive, we just set out buckets for people to donate loose change," said Nick McGeehon, junior public relations major.
A total of $842.47 will be donated to Habitat for Humanity, McGeehon said.
On Oct. 6, a Goodwill truck collected donated items from the clothing drive and 13 bags of school supplies were collected from the backpack drive.
Goodwill is one of the agencies in contact with the hurricane victims. They will distribute the items to evacuees in St. Louis and the leftover items will be sent to the Gulf Coast, said Colette Cummings, associate dean of students.
"The clothing drive was phenomenally successful," said Brady Koch, junior broadcast journalism major. "People and their compassion just came out of the woodwork."
Koch, head of the clothing drive, estimated that all the clothing collected would fill a semi-trailer. Webster University students, staff and local organizations, all made donations, he said. One of the biggest contributors was Dress for Success, which donated 10 pallets of boxes. As a non-profit organization, Dress for Success helps low-income women find jobs and dress professionally.
The art department held a silent auction benefiting hurricane victims. Student printmakers auctioned two books of etchings at a jazz concert on Oct. 8 and the money raised which totaled $600, will be sent to Habitat for Humanity, said one of the artists, Josh Monroe, sophomore printmaking major.
The concert featured Webster alumna Erin Bode and was part of the Homecoming events in the Loretto-Hilton Center.
The bookstore suggests donating a dollar with each purchase. They are collecting money for the American Red Cross until the end of October, said Jeff Smithson, bookstore manager. The bookstore is part of the Follett Higher Education Group.
"Company-wide we have collected $200,571," Smithson said.
The devastation of the Gulf Coast triggered students to host six different drives on campus in hopes to raise money and collect needed supplies.
"For the change drive, we just set out buckets for people to donate loose change," said Nick McGeehon, junior public relations major.
A total of $842.47 will be donated to Habitat for Humanity, McGeehon said.
On Oct. 6, a Goodwill truck collected donated items from the clothing drive and 13 bags of school supplies were collected from the backpack drive.
Goodwill is one of the agencies in contact with the hurricane victims. They will distribute the items to evacuees in St. Louis and the leftover items will be sent to the Gulf Coast, said Colette Cummings, associate dean of students.
"The clothing drive was phenomenally successful," said Brady Koch, junior broadcast journalism major. "People and their compassion just came out of the woodwork."
Koch, head of the clothing drive, estimated that all the clothing collected would fill a semi-trailer. Webster University students, staff and local organizations, all made donations, he said. One of the biggest contributors was Dress for Success, which donated 10 pallets of boxes. As a non-profit organization, Dress for Success helps low-income women find jobs and dress professionally.