Hurricane Harvey Case Study
The “Bearcats for Texas” effort raised $____ with all donations being sent to the Northwest Missouri Chapter of the American Red Cross to assist victims of Hurricane Harvey.
The campaign, organized by University Events Coordinator Gina Bradley, is composed of multiple student groups. The fundraiser launched at the first football game of the season for the Bearcats Aug. 31 at Bearcat Stadium, donations were collected through Sept. 8. “Dr. J wanted to do something so, I asked him what ideas he had and he said that he had already heard that there were students who wanted to do student organizations, the athletics department were doing some things,” Bradley said. “Several groups wanted to do something, we wanted to combine efforts and do something …show more content…
“They went to help and and they went to the meetings.”
One of those students that wanted to help is junior Isaiah Conner with the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc.
“My organization was wanting to help the people of Hurricane Harvey,” Conner said. “I went to a meeting and they discussed that we should have a fundraiser at the football game to help with Hurricane Harvey. My organization was willing to fill in and help as much as we could.”
Donation boxes were available for monetary donations at several home sporting events, the student organizational fair, the B.D. Owens Library and in the Student Engagement Center.
Students and faculty were encouraged to donate whatever they could.
“Any little bit that you can donate is a big help,” Bradley said. “If you can only give a quarter, that’s still a quarter that they didn't have. I know students don’t just have tons of money to donate but if they can just drop a quarter or a dollar, every little bit makes a difference.”
According to Conner, this fundraiser will help those affected by Hurricane Harvey. He hopes this fundraiser will motivate more student organizations to participate in fundraisers like this
The campaign, organized by University Events Coordinator Gina Bradley, is composed of multiple student groups. The fundraiser launched at the first football game of the season for the Bearcats Aug. 31 at Bearcat Stadium, donations were collected through Sept. 8. “Dr. J wanted to do something so, I asked him what ideas he had and he said that he had already heard that there were students who wanted to do student organizations, the athletics department were doing some things,” Bradley said. “Several groups wanted to do something, we wanted to combine efforts and do something …show more content…
“They went to help and and they went to the meetings.”
One of those students that wanted to help is junior Isaiah Conner with the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc.
“My organization was wanting to help the people of Hurricane Harvey,” Conner said. “I went to a meeting and they discussed that we should have a fundraiser at the football game to help with Hurricane Harvey. My organization was willing to fill in and help as much as we could.”
Donation boxes were available for monetary donations at several home sporting events, the student organizational fair, the B.D. Owens Library and in the Student Engagement Center.
Students and faculty were encouraged to donate whatever they could.
“Any little bit that you can donate is a big help,” Bradley said. “If you can only give a quarter, that’s still a quarter that they didn't have. I know students don’t just have tons of money to donate but if they can just drop a quarter or a dollar, every little bit makes a difference.”
According to Conner, this fundraiser will help those affected by Hurricane Harvey. He hopes this fundraiser will motivate more student organizations to participate in fundraisers like this