EMU
joins Hurricane Katrina relief efforts
From offering guest admission to 15 displaced students
to WEMU joining radio stations across the nation to raise
funds for victims of Hurricane Katrina to the College of
Education collecting school supplies for K-12 students
affected in the Gulf region, Eastern Michigan University
is reaching out to do its part in the aftermath of what
is being called America's greatest natural disaster.
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PROJECT BACKPACK: Project Backpack is
an EMU-sponsored
relief effort on behalf of school
children displaced by Hurricane
Katrina. From Sept.
12-30, EMU will collect school supplies to
ship
to students in need. A number of EMU faculty, staff
and
administrators involved gather around the Project
Backpack
moving van, which will make trips to the
Gulf region Sept. 16
and Sept. 30. |
"We are shocked and saddened by the events of last week
as the result of Hurricane Katrina. The devastation to
the states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama is profound,
and its ultimate impact will not be known for many months
and even years from now. The current estimates of
deaths far exceed any natural disaster that has ever befallen
our great nation," said EMU President John Fallon. "Our
thoughts and prayers are with the victims of Hurricane
Katrina. We are compelled to do all we can as an educational
community to provide assistance wherever possible."
University Ombudsman Gregory Peoples has accepted responsibility
as point person for relief efforts. He can be reached at
(734) 487-0074 or gpeoples@emich.edu.
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