Contact: Kara Curcio
805-756-6125; kcurcio@calpoly.edu.
Cal Poly Students Supporting Haiti Relief Effort
SAN LUIS OBISPO – Cal Poly campus residents have joined forces to plan a series of events aimed at helping relief efforts in Haiti.
Loose change collections have been set up at each residence hall and apartment front desk operation. Money raised by this collection will be donated to the American Red Cross.
Educational bulletin boards are posted in the campus living communities to inform students of safe ways to donate to the relief effort.
“Hearts for Haiti” fundraising program is being planned and will coincide with Valentine’s Day celebrations. Valentine’s Day holograms will be sold, and proceeds will go to a national relief organization.
Among other initiatives: A blue tape art project gallery is being established in the Architecture Living Learning Program residence hall (Sequoia). Poly Canyon Village is hosting “Canstruction,” an art project gallery in which students create structures out of food cans. Food cans will be donated to the local food bank, with monetary donations going to a national Haiti relief organization. And Trinity Hall is holding a can and plastic bottle recycling competition. All proceeds and donations will be sent to a nationally recognized Haiti relief organization.
University Housing students have a long history of volunteering and contributing to the San Luis Obispo community. A few examples include monthly residence hall and apartment blood drives, direct volunteer connections with 10 local nonprofit organizations, and annual food and clothing campaigns that directly benefit agencies such as the Women’s Shelter, Salvation Army and AIDS Support Network.
For more information on any University Housing community service events, contact Kara Curcio at 805-756-6125 or kcurcio@calpoly.edu .
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