Immediate Release:

http://www.ctr.usf.edu/lul/PDFs/Feb-2010-SakPasePressRelease.pdf

 

Tampa, FL - February 2010
The Elite Hermanos of La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity Inc. at the University of South Florida were devastated when we heard about the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti on January 12, 2010. We saw a need for leadership and action, and quickly came up with a plan to raise money for those in need. The plan was to partner with as many organizations on campus as possible, and have a social to raise money for Haiti earthquake relief. The Dominican-American Student Association, Sigma Lambda Gamma, Lambda Theta Alpha, Alpha Kappa Psi, Bulls Aid, The American Red Cross, and Club Creole all came together with Lambda Upsilon Lambda to step up to the challenge, and the "Sak Pase” fundraiser was created. The partnership did not only bring students together, but it also allowed the group to reach a higher population of students, making this event successful. Sak Pase was full of music and food in the spirit of Haiti. Tampa’s own DJ Valentino and DJ Shadow provided the music, while Five Star pizza donated ten pizza pies to the event for students to enjoy. A moment of silence also took place during the event. Many students came and donated canned goods, medical supplies, and money. As a group we set a goal to raise $500 by the end of the night. When the music stopped we had raised $783.00 and lots of canned goods. The can goods were donated to the Red Cross, and an even $800 on behalf of the USF community was donated to Lambda Upsilon Lambda’s Haiti Earthquake Relief Effort, a partnership with Direct Relief International.
Direct Relief’s partners in Haiti include Partners in Health, St. Damien Children’s Hospital, the Visitation Hospital, Christian Aid Ministries, and Feed the Children. St. Damien and Partners in Health are particularly active in emergency response and have received pre-positioned materials for hurricane season, which ended November 30, and are designed to support ongoing patient care if needed. Since 2000, Direct Relief has provided more than $60 million in medical material aid to Haiti.
In order to continue to donate towards our relief efforts please click on this link:
http://dri.convio.net/goto/lambda82
The Hermanos of La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity Inc. at the University of South Florida hope that this is only the beginning, and that many other organizations/individuals come together for the greater good of our community as well as our neighbors. Relief efforts will continue in order to help provide as much as we can to the victims of Haiti. Together we can all help Haiti recover more efficiently.

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About La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc.:
Since its inception in 1982, La Unidad Latina has remained on the vanguard of political and community empowerment by developing influential leaders that strive to exert knowledge and power into its peers in order to attain mutual success. We commit ourselves to academic excellence, leadership development and cultural enlightenment, enhanced by a diverse cognizant membership. La Hermandad strives to preserve and promote an inclusive intellectual environment for its members, in addition to the general community. For more information, please visit www.LaUnidadLatina.org.
About Direct Relief International:
Founded in 1948, Direct Relief is a Santa Barbara, California-based nonprofit organization focused on improving quality of life by bringing critically needed medicines and supplies to local healthcare providers worldwide. Direct Relief has provided more than $1 billion in privately funded humanitarian aid since 2000, including more than $150 million in assistance in the United States. It has earned a fundraising efficiency score of 99 percent or better from Forbes for the past eight years, and is ranked by the Chronicle of Philanthropy as California’s largest international nonprofit organization based on private support. For more information, please visit www.DirectRelief.org.