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SUNY DELHI STUDENTS REACH OUT TO COLCHESTER FLOOD VICTIMS

DELHI, NY ... SUNY Delhi students are making this holiday season a little brighter for those who suffered in the Town of Colchester from this summer’s flooding. Student groups are working together to raise funds that will help families in the area recover from the devastation.

The SUNY Delhi fraternity Tau Delta Chi (TDX) is taking the lead on the fundraising through the O’Connor Center for Community Service. The group initially helped with the recovery efforts as part of the college’s Community Service Day in September, and they are going back to finish what they started. They are working with the Colchester Community Church in Downsville to continue to rebuild houses.

“We realized that one day’s work by a few of us wasn’t going to be enough, so we decided to get the whole campus involved,” said Tom Stagnitta, TDX vice president.

The TDX brothers have urged their fellow students to assist with the cause, and now other student groups are pitching in. The Delhi College Players and the Delhi Escoffier Club held a dinner theater in late November and are donating the profits from that event. The SUNY Delhi Student Programming Board is donating money raised from selling refreshments at the Shangri-la Chinese Acrobats performance. An overwhelming number of Delhi students participated in a Skip-a-Meal event, in cooperation with the College Association at Delhi, Inc., and raised $3,000.

In addition, all proceeds from a country music concert will go towards the cause. Skyline, featuring Cassidy Lynn, will perform on Thursday, December 6, at 6 p.m. in the Farrell Hall Commons. A donation of $5 will be accepted and refreshments will be available. To round out the fundraising efforts, SUNY Delhi Intramurals has organized a bowl-a thon for December 7 involving students, faculty and staff.

Delhi students hope to raise $5,000, and will use the proceeds to purchase housing materials and tools that students will use to rebuild homes in the Colchester area. “By doing the fundraising and some of the work ourselves, we can have the satisfaction of seeing the families benefit from the results of our efforts,” Stagnitta added.

For more information on how to contribute to the effort, contact the O’Connor Center for Community Service at (607) 746-4781.

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