Brandon Carroll

 
 

Please respond to this message as soon as possible, so that I can respond to the University by 9am tomorrow (01/14/2010).

Hello,

Before I begin this message, please forward this out to any students that are interested in helping Haiti get through this international tragedy.

At 4pm today, I took part in a conversation with several people, which included students, faculty, alumni, and university administrators. It was agreed upon that the university should respond to this tragedy in Haiti and feel that it would be best if it proceeds through Hokies United. 

(1) We would like to move forward with an email out to all Faculty, Staff, Students, Alumni, and the Community acknowledging the support Virginia Tech intends to offer and providing an avenue to donate though Hokies United. 

(2) We would like to hold a Hokies United meeting Tuesday, January 19th to discuss further response efforts which include, but are not limited to: donation collection points, fundraising opportunities, t-shirts, etc. More information will be sent out on the location once it is finalized. 

(3) Currently, the University has a strong partnership with Partners in Health (PIH) who have been in Haiti for the past 25 years providing support. We would like to direct the fundraising towards that organization as we feel it is the most secure and logistically feasible way to put the donations to good use in a timely manner.

This is time sensitive so please respond as soon as possible if there are any comments, so I can send an e-mail on behalf of Hokies United to the Administration acknowledging our participation. All students are members of Hokies United. I am going to respond with a consensus to the administration (John Dooley, VP of Outreach and International Affairs in particular) by 9am tomorrow. Also, look at the Collegiate Times tomorrow, for they will have a brief statement about our efforts. We would like to have the Hokies United website up and running tomorrow.

Here are the meeting notes from today's meeting: http://sgaexec.pbworks.com/f/Haiti_MeetingNotes_011310.docx

Thank you.

Ut Prosim,
Brandon