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Residence Life to help raise money for St. Jude
By Christopher Schilling
Rocket Contributor
Issue date: 11/30/07 Section: Focus
At St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., children who have been diagnosed with various forms of cancer and other life-threatening illnesses are often treated for their diseases by new experimental medicines and treatments that save hundreds of lives each year.
While many children have found hope at St. Jude Hospital, the issue of finding a way to pay for the expensive medicines and new treatments is a hurdle many parents cannot jump over.
But there is a new trend sweeping across college campuses in America to help save the children at St. Jude, and Slippery Rock University is no exception.
Tonight, the Office of Residence Life, along with the Residential Commons and Residential Interest Community Assistants, the Association of Residence Hall Students, and the National Residence Hall Honorary, is sponsoring a drive to raise financial support for the St. Jude Hospital in an event called "Up 'til 2 for St. Jude."
The drive is a one-day event during which students will write letters to their loved ones asking for financial support for St. Jude Hospital and, at the same time, will allow SRU students to have a little fun.
"This is going to be a great opportunity for students to make a difference," said Mindy Somerville, one of the project's 10 coordinators. "Cancer is a terrible disease, especially when it affects children, and we are going to try to do something about it."
Somerville, a senior elementary education major, said "Up 'til 2 for St. Jude" is an idea that was taken from a national movement taking place at colleges across the country. She said it not only gets students involved in a social issue, but is a way for America's leading children's hospitals to raise the money to find cures for children who are in desperate need of help.
"It's something that is taking place across America and we, here at SRU, are going to try and start it on our campus as well," Somerville said.
The idea is simple.
While many children have found hope at St. Jude Hospital, the issue of finding a way to pay for the expensive medicines and new treatments is a hurdle many parents cannot jump over.
But there is a new trend sweeping across college campuses in America to help save the children at St. Jude, and Slippery Rock University is no exception.
Tonight, the Office of Residence Life, along with the Residential Commons and Residential Interest Community Assistants, the Association of Residence Hall Students, and the National Residence Hall Honorary, is sponsoring a drive to raise financial support for the St. Jude Hospital in an event called "Up 'til 2 for St. Jude."
The drive is a one-day event during which students will write letters to their loved ones asking for financial support for St. Jude Hospital and, at the same time, will allow SRU students to have a little fun.
"This is going to be a great opportunity for students to make a difference," said Mindy Somerville, one of the project's 10 coordinators. "Cancer is a terrible disease, especially when it affects children, and we are going to try to do something about it."
Somerville, a senior elementary education major, said "Up 'til 2 for St. Jude" is an idea that was taken from a national movement taking place at colleges across the country. She said it not only gets students involved in a social issue, but is a way for America's leading children's hospitals to raise the money to find cures for children who are in desperate need of help.
"It's something that is taking place across America and we, here at SRU, are going to try and start it on our campus as well," Somerville said.
The idea is simple.
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