Call to Action: Student Response to Sandy

I am sharing this message from PIRG, with a reminder that if you're a student or group of students interested in responding individually or as a group, our staff is ready, able, and willing to provide support.  Perhaps this could be the focus of an Alternative Spring Break project???  Let us hear from you if you're interested!   -ATM

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Hi,

First and foremost, I hope you and your friends and family on the east coast are safe. As we assess the damage, I know we have a lot of work ahead of us.

For the last 24 hours I've been glued to my Facebook newsfeed, Twitter, the news, and my phone - anxious to hear that the people I care about are OK, and hoping that the damage is minimal.

Today, we can all do more than watch and wait. Here's how you can help:

• Sign up to volunteer. (We're making plans to host fundraisers and relief events on campus)
• Download our organizing toolkit to get started planning events of your own.
• If you're able, please also take a moment now to donate to the Red Cross's relief efforts.

Be safe,
Lilly Adams
The Student PIRGs

P.S. This storm has had devastating impacts outside of the United States as well, particularly in the Bahamas and the Caribbean. In Haiti, where they are still recovering from both the 2010 earthquake and the ongoing cholera outbreak, an estimated 200,000 were left homeless as a result of four days of ongoing rain from Hurricane Sandy. You can make donations to help Haiti at OxfamAmerica.

 

 

Andrea Thompson McCall, Director

-Community Service Learning

-Religious and Spiritual Life

University of Southern Maine

P.O. Box 9300

Portland, ME 04104-9300

 

Phone 207-228-8284

FAX 207-228-8403