Brown and White Vol. 125 no. 10

              Vol. 125 No. 10
Friday, October 11, 2013
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Late-night fundraiser pays off for a pair of Greek philanthropies
B&W photo by SAMANTHA HANNA
LEFT: Members of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority pose in group shots during the “Queso for CASA” event. The sorority raised over $900 for its event that benefitted Court Appointed Special Advocates and the Global Service Initiative. RIGHT: Decorative touches such as this one helped keep the evening festive and fun-filled.
By LISA KOCAY
Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority and Delta Upsilon Fraternity raised more than $900 by hosting their event “Queso for CASA” in Lamberton Hall, which ran from 9 p.m. on October 3 to 1 a.m. the following morning.
CASA (Court Appointed Special Ad­vocates) and the Global Service Initiative—Kappa Alpha Theta’s and Delta Upsilon’s respective philanthropies—were the ben­eficiaries of the money the late-night event raised, which drew students from all over campus.
Elizabeth Campbell, ’15, of Kappa Al­pha Theta said so many people attended the event that they actually ran out of food.
She explained the importance of the event as well as what Theta’s philanthropy can accomplish.
“Whenever a child is going through the court system, a CASA volunteer can be assigned to their case by a judge to just provide support and advocate for their best interests,” Campbell said. “The same vol­unteer will work with that child until they are placed in a safe, permanent home and their case is closed. This is important be­cause these abused and neglected children often lack a constant adult presence in their life.”
For $3.00, attendees received access to unlimited Mexican food from Moe’s Southwest Grill. Activities included a photo booth, a piñata and a raffle for a chance to win $20 or $10 gift cards to Chipotle, a $20 gift card to Tulum or gift baskets.
Campbell said because Moe’s Southwest Grill and Lehigh After Dark donated a lot of the needed supplies, most of the costs were covered, making everything raised at the event available to go to the philanthro­pies. Campbell said that they had hoped to raise at least $400, and the goal was clearly exceeded.
“I think it’s a great opportunity to open up to the Lehigh community, espe­cially the non-Greek,” said Caroline Van Eyghen, ’15, a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. “We’re very proud of the event we [organized]; it’s different from what we’re used to. It’s very innovative and we hope people like it and we can do it every year to come.”
Campbell said DU donated funds for the event, and helped plan and run it. Camp­bell said all of the money raised was split between Theta and DU philanthropies.
“They’ve been super great helping us out and we’ve had an awesome time work­ing with them,” Campbell said.
“It’s great to raise money for Delta Upsilon’s Global Services Initiative,” said Tyler Sloan, ’15, a DU member. “In Janu­ary, as well as May and June, we will get to see that money go toward supplies needed to build school in Jamaica. Some of our brothers will get to volunteer for that and build [a] school from the ground up. It has really brought a lot of people together for a good cause.”
Campbell said Theta normally does Kicks for CASA—an indoor soccer event—and hopes to plan this event again for the spring semester. She said throughout the year they also do projects that involve sending small gifts to the kids, sorting through donating books and making secu­rity blankets for children.
“This event is awesome because we’re supporting a good cause and helping out the Bethlehem community,” said Emma Rabinowitz, ’16, a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. “Helping others really makes us feel like we’re making a difference, even on a small scale.”
“It’s cool to get everyone out here for a great cause and we’re incorporating a cul­tural aspect into a philanthropy event,” said DU member Bernard Brown, ’16.
n Keeping Lamberton open with “Queso for CASA” proves an effective way to fundraise.
N. Korean film raises
community awareness
By JADA GREEN
The Asian Cultural Society, in conjunction with Liberty in North Korea, abbreviated as LiNK, screened a documen­tary on North Korean refugees in China, Tuesday in Rauch Business Center.
LiNK is a California-based nonprofit organization that raises funds toward aiding North Korean citizens who wish to flee the country. LiNK representatives have visited high schools and colleges across the country to raise awareness for their fall cam­paign, Bridge to North Korea, through their screening of the documentary, “Danny from North Korea.”
The film tells the story of Danny, the first of 188 refu­gees that LiNK has success­fully rescued, after his escape from North Korea in March 2005. Like thousands of oth­ers, he risked his life crossing the Tumen River, which sepa­rates North Korea and China, in search of food, money and freedom.
This is—of course–illegal, and the dead bodies often found floating in the river il­lustrate the consequences. Those who are caught crossing the border face imprisonment, torture, forced labor and even public execution. Regardless, it remains the only hope for impoverished North Koreans to escape the oppressive re­gime of Kim Jong-Un.
With the collapse of the Korean economy in the 1990s, millions were left starving after the government failed to provide food and health­care. Today, North Kore­ans are denied freedom of speech, religion and access to information.
Danny, who narrates the
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n ‘Danny from North Korea’ tells a refugee’s story in an informative, captivating fashion.