Help Japan though AmeriCares: The campus community of SUNY Delhi expresses it's deepest sympathy and offers thoughts of hope for the victims of the tragic earthquakes and tsunami in Japan, and all those who have been affected. As part of the nationwide effort to give generously and offer what help we can, the O'Connor Center for Community Engagement, in conjunction with Student Activities at SUNY Delhi created a series of events and fund-raising efforts to provide relief.
AmeriCares is a nonprofit disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization which provides immediate response to emergency medical needs – and supports long-term humanitarian assistance programs – for all people around the world, irrespective of race, creed or political persuasion. Maximizing Every Donation: The AmeriCares model is time-tested, cost-effective and experience driven; and for donors, the value proposition is powerful. For every $100 in cash contributed, AmeriCares is able to deliver more than $3,500 in humanitarian relief, including medicines, medical supplies, nutritional supplements and other assistance. 
What We've Done So Far: Thanks to the generous donations of our students, the following events have collected donations for our relief efforts. March 2011: Trading Card Tournament, Cupcake Fundraiser, Faculty donations, Student donations from David Browning Comedy Show and club/ Greek fundraisers. April 2011: Live Comedy Show, Chocolate Candy fundraiser, and other club/Greek donations. May 2011: Bowl-a-thon, Comedy show, Computer LAN Fest, and other club/Greek donations. These events have raised a total of $3,758.04!
The CADI Challenge: Each April, the College Association at Delhi, Inc challenges the students to perform 1000 hours of community engagement. No matter how many hours students donate, CADI will donate $5 per hour to the philanthopy students have designated as the charity to receive those funds. This year the students donated over 5000 hours, and CADI will donate an additional $5,000 to AmeriCares Japan Emergency Fund in 2011, bringing our total donation to $8,758.04 or a total value of $306,530 in humanitarian aid to Japan.
