总统 Carvajal Encourages bet365亚洲官网 社区 to Support Hurricane Relief Efforts

3点53分.m. 9月4日. 14, Dr. 理查德的. Carvajal, president of Valdosta State University, issued the following letter to all 教师, 工作人员, 和学生, encouraging them to support Hurricane Irma relief efforts in South Georgia and Florida. 

Greetings, Blazer Nation!
 
After much preparation on the part of our students, 教师, 和工作人员, we are happy to report that the bet365亚洲官网 campus emerged from Hurricane Irma with no structural damage or flooding. Though some areas of campus saw power outages, 网络中断, 和碎片, our on-campus students 和工作人员 remained safe during the storm. We are grateful for the hard work and long hours put in by our student leaders in the residence halls, our Housing and Residence Life 工作人员, our Auxiliary 服务s and Blazer 餐厅 teams, 我们的设施人员, and our Communications team for keeping everyone safe, 美联储, 和通知.
 
As we resume normal operations and classes today, many families and communities in our area are still without power, 水, and essential supplies. The Blazer Creed calls our campus community to citizenship, where every Blazer has an interest in the well-being of the community and, 因此, a duty to make positive contributions and to offer support to those who need help.
 
Many of you have already contacted the Division of 学生事务 and university leadership asking how you can best serve the Hurricane Irma relief efforts through service and/or donations. The Office of Student Leadership and Volunteer 服务s (OSLVS) is coordinating service and donation efforts for the university and offers opportunities below to give back to South Georgia and Florida.
 
捐款
 
The OSLVS is coordinating a Food and Toiletries Drive for Irma victims Sept. 18-29. They are seeking the following items at the collection center in the Blazer Pantry, which is located on the first floor of the 学生会 across from the theatre:
 
•瓶装水
• Canned ready-to-eat items with pull tops: vegetables, fruit, whole-grain pasta, cereal, and rice
• Protein in pouches or pull-top cans: tuna, beef stew, chili, canned chicken
•花生酱
• Snacks: granola bars, breakfast bars, etc.
• Toiletries: shampoo, soap, feminine products, toilet paper, tissues, deodorant, shaving items
•纸制品
• Baby supplies: diapers, wipes, hygiene products, powdered baby formula
• Cleaning supplies: mops, 拖把桶, 扫帚, 漂白剂擦, 漂白剂, 垃圾袋, 苹果醋
 
如果学生, 工作人员, or 教师 would like to volunteer to assist in sorting and distributing, please let Niki Turley in the OSLVS know. For more information, contact Niki Turley at nwturley@shicel.com or 229-293-6203.
 
Students wishing to contribute financially to relief efforts should do so in the form of gift cards (to be dropped off in the OSLVS in the 学生会) or donate to the American Red Cross.
 
服务
 
If you or your organization would like to aid the relief efforts through service in affected areas, please contact the Office of Student Leadership and Volunteer 服务s for planning materials, information on areas in need, and coordination with your academic and extracurricular schedule. In situations like this, emergency and disaster relief personnel urge the importance of not self-deploying to affected areas, 所以请, stay safe and help bet365亚洲官网 concentrate its relief efforts for the greater good of South Georgia and Florida.
 
As we resume classes this week, please keep those displaced or affected by Hurricanes Irma and Harvey in your thoughts. I am proud to be a part of a campus community that immediately looks for opportunities to serve others and improve the region we call home. Thank you for all you do!
 
去开拓者!
理查德的. Carvajal, Ph值.D.
总统