Campus hurricane relief efforts top $10,000

CHECK IT OUT: Union presents a large check to the Red Cross.

The total is in.

The Union community has raised more than $10,000 for hurricane relief, to be donated to the American Red Cross Katrina Disaster Relief Fund. More than $7,000 of that is from student-run fundraisers, including raffles, dinners and club events. Leading the student efforts were Norman Nguyen '08 and Daniel Khasidy '06.

A check for $10,536 was presented to Barbara Leonard, Red Cross chapter chair, on Wednesday.

Pictured at the check presentation, in photo above, are (from left) Khasidy; Nguyen; Dan Detora, director of Dining Services; Leonard; Jim Underwood, interim College president; Gretchel Tyson, community outreach director; Eric Noll, director of Human Resources; and Matt Milless, director of Student Activities.