Student effort raises over $11K for Red Cross
Waqar Ali
Issue date: 9/20/05 Section: MITSloan News
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Before even setting foot in their first class at Sloan, first years Kara Penn and Daya Fields demonstrated an entrepreneurial spirit, the likes of which many of their professors would later lecture.
Joined by second year Dina Goldstein, Penn and Fields led a fundraising effort to aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina. At press time, Penn estimated total donations at $11,500 with $6,500 coming directly from on-campus collections.
"There was a great deal of enthusiasm for the project," said Penn. "When I initially sent out organizing e-mails, over 30 people volunteered to assist with the effort."
By staffing a table in Tang lobby during lunch periods and collecting from oceanmates during classes, the Sloan volunteers received donations from approximately 320 students, about half of the number of MBAs at Sloan.
The fund-raising drive was creatively setup as an inter-ocean competition. Even though some students disliked the notion of competition for fund-raising, the loud applause that the winner-of-the-day ocean delivered was a good indicator that a majority of the students accepted competition as a motivator for a good cause.
As of press time, the overall ocean winner had not been announced.
Hurricane Katrina, Related News:
MIT has accepted six displaced students from Tulane and is covering their tuition and housing.
Sloan graduate Vice Admiral Than W. Allen SF'89, a top Coast Guard official, was tapped by the federal government to head the federal government's Gulf Rescue Operations.
Joined by second year Dina Goldstein, Penn and Fields led a fundraising effort to aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina. At press time, Penn estimated total donations at $11,500 with $6,500 coming directly from on-campus collections.
"There was a great deal of enthusiasm for the project," said Penn. "When I initially sent out organizing e-mails, over 30 people volunteered to assist with the effort."
By staffing a table in Tang lobby during lunch periods and collecting from oceanmates during classes, the Sloan volunteers received donations from approximately 320 students, about half of the number of MBAs at Sloan.
The fund-raising drive was creatively setup as an inter-ocean competition. Even though some students disliked the notion of competition for fund-raising, the loud applause that the winner-of-the-day ocean delivered was a good indicator that a majority of the students accepted competition as a motivator for a good cause.
As of press time, the overall ocean winner had not been announced.
Hurricane Katrina, Related News:
MIT has accepted six displaced students from Tulane and is covering their tuition and housing.
Sloan graduate Vice Admiral Than W. Allen SF'89, a top Coast Guard official, was tapped by the federal government to head the federal government's Gulf Rescue Operations.