Haiti relief a collective effort for PASSHE
Since the disastrous earthquake in Haiti in early January, people and foundations have been banding together to donate money to the impoverished region. Now the Pennsylvania State System of High Education (PASSHE) is taking the initiative to help those in need.
KU is coordinating the effort in fundraising along with Cheyney University, and the funds raised by the two schools will be forwarded to the PASSHE, and then sent to multiple relief agencies directly involved with the recovery effort. PASSHE Chancellor John C. Cavanaugh said in a press release, “Several of our universities have done outreach efforts in Haiti in the past. Each of our universities and this office will work to do whatever we can to assist in this situation.” Together with the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC), the PASSHE accepted donations at men’s and women’s basketball games from Jan. 27 to Feb. 3.
KU and the PASSHE have other plans in the works to help the relief effort, but they will not be released until they are ready to be enacted. The PASSHE includes KU along with the aforementioned Cheyney, Bloomsburg, California (Pa.), Clarion, East Stroudsburg, Edinboro, Indiana (Pa.), Lock Haven, Mansfield, Millersville, Shippensburg, Slippery Rock, and West Chester Universities.
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