Community challenged to help Haiti

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By Heather Travis
Thursday, January 28, 2010
A benefit concert held in the Don Wright Faculty of Music last Friday raised more than $510 for the Red Cross to support the relief effort in Haiti.
 
The fundraiser was organized in support of a Haitian student in the faculty, whose family was directly affected by the tragedy. Although part of the regular noon-hour concert series, visitors to von Kuster Hall were asked to make a donation.
 
“Because we are such a small faculty, anything that happens within the faculty really affects us all,” says Rebecca Watson, a second-year Music student. “It was really important to us to make an effort to contribute to the work that is being done there to help the poor people.”  
Other groups on campus are helping to raise funds and awareness.
 
Donate a day's pay
Associate professor in Anthropology Douglass St.Christian is challenging friends and others in the Western community to follow his lead and donate a day’s salary to Haiti.  
A list of agencies accepting support can be found at http://communications.uwo.ca/haitirelief.
 
Have a Heart for Haiti
A group of concerned presidents, executives and members of University Students’ Council (USC) clubs at Western have joined forces to create the Have a Heart for Haiti campaign, which continues until Feb. 9.   Launched this week, the campaign challenges the university community to raise $30,000. All proceeds will go to Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders).

Those holding an event to raise awareness and funds for Haiti relief and would like to contribute to the campaign, contact heartforhaiti.uwo@gmail.com. A list of events will be posted on the USC website at www.usc.uwo.ca.  
 
Volleyball teams host White Out Night
The Western Mustangs men's and women's volleyball teams are holding a fundraiser on Friday, Jan. 29 when they host the Windsor Lancers at Alumni Hall, beginning with the women's game at 6 p.m.  
Fans are asked to wear white as part of the "White Out" night and will receive admission by donation. All money raised will be directed to the Red Cross's Haitian Relief Fund. 
 
Huron concert
Theological student leaders at Huron University College and St. Paul’s Anglican Cathedral are hosting an ecumenical benefit concert at St. Paul’s Cathedral, 472 Richmond St., on Saturday, Jan. 30.
 
The concert will feature musicians and artists from throughout the region. The event will be held from 1-4 p.m.  
 
“We’re excited about bringing together regional artists for such an urgent and important cause,” says Andreas Thiel, co-ordinator of the event and third-year Theology student at Huron.    Donations will be channelled through the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund/Huron Hunger Fund.  
 
Performance queries may be made through Paul Grambo, St. Paul’s Cathedral Communications Officer at 519-697-8309 or by e-mail at webmaster@stpaulscathedral.on.ca.            
 

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