In the past month, the ‘Howl for Haiti’ campaign has raised $25,000 for their effort to raise funds for Haiti, with the help of numerous campus organizations. This puts the campaign at the halfway mark towards their goal of $50,000.
The Quad Area Council has organized various fundraising events, including a pancake dinner, and is in the process of organizing more.
Their motivation stems from an incentive proposed by their president, Nathan Combs, according to Mac Scott, sophomore in mechanical engineering and program director of the Quad Area Council.
“Our president gave the Quad a challenge; that if we could raise $2,000 by the end of March, he would shave his head completely bald,” Scott said. ”And a lot of people would like to see him bald.”
The Quad has raised over $450, with $300 coming from their pancake dinner fundraising event. The event offered a free pancake dinner at the Honors Village Commons, but encouraged those who ate to donate.
More funds came from the Quad’s most recent fundraising effort: a flower sale. Flowers cost a dollar and could be sent to individuals specified by the buyer with a personal note.
“Recently, we were selling flowers for Valentines Day. We’ve been taking orders for the past week,” Scott said. ”We sold 215 flowers for Valentines Day, bringing in $107, along with $40 more in donations.”
Scott said that their next planned event will be toward the end of February.
“There will be a smores and hot chocolate night,” Scott said.
The pre-health club – the university’s biggest organization – has raised $2000 for the campaign, according to Anita Flick, director of health professions advising.
“Our fund-raising has gone very well – we recently donated $2000 to the Howl for Haiti campaign and are still collecting,” Dr. Flick said.
She said the club will continue to raise funds, and help in anyway they can.
“We will be supplying 75 students to participate in the Feb 21st Stop Hunger Now Packaging Event,” Dr. Flick said.
“We also are considering a return visit in May to help with demolition and reconstruction at one of the three homes that we work with.”
In addition, others have also contributed, according to the campaign’s web site.
NCSU Campus Crusade for Chirst commited $1255.27.
Repair and Renovation Services within Facilities Operations has donated $230.00.
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated has pledged $135 to Howl for Haiti.
Sarah Cavanagh, age 11, Megan Cavanagh, age nine, Rebecca Schmidt, age 11, and Haleigh Jones, age nine operated a cookie stand to raise a total of $115.
An estimated 212,000 people were killed by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake, making it the worst recorded natural disaster in the Americas, as reported by the New York Times.
Former President Bill Clinton, who was designated as coordinator of international aid for Haiti, returned to Haiti and met with government and aid officials Friday.
Clinton pledged to try to get aid following, as coordination problems have hampered operations.
The existing infrastructure is struggling to handle the aid already flowing in, according to CBN News.
