St. Jude
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Our national philanthropy is Children's Cancer Charities. In 1999, Tri Delta partnered with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and since then, has raised 17 million dollars for the Memphis-based hospital. St. Jude never turns away a patient due to inability to pay; in fact, the families of children treated at St. Jude never even receive a bill. The hospital runs almost completely on donations!
Tri Delta pledged in 2010 to raise 15 million dollars in 5 years for St. Jude and we are well on our way! As of August 2011, Tri Delta had raised $4.2 million toward its goal. Our own chapter, Epsilon Iota raised almost $22,000 in the 2011-2012 school year, more than all the other Allegheny Greek organizations combined. For more information about St. Jude, visit their website: http://stjude.org.
Tri Delta pledged in 2010 to raise 15 million dollars in 5 years for St. Jude and we are well on our way! As of August 2011, Tri Delta had raised $4.2 million toward its goal. Our own chapter, Epsilon Iota raised almost $22,000 in the 2011-2012 school year, more than all the other Allegheny Greek organizations combined. For more information about St. Jude, visit their website: http://stjude.org.
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Tri Delta is well known on campus for our pancake breakfast, Delta House of Pancakes! We hold one every semester. Students, Professors, and Meadville community members all join us in Schultz for all-you-can-eat pancakes. Local businesses also get involved by donating supplies, as well as prizes for our raffle. In the past, Epsilon Iota has typically raised about $5,000 at each breakfast. We always guarantee that it will be "a flippin' good time!"
Sincerely YoursOur other significant fundraiser is Sincerely Yours, a yearly letter writing campaign. Every fall, sisters get together to send letters to friends and family asking for small contributions to support St. Jude. It's a simple, but significant, way for us to further help St. Jude and it serves as a great reminder of what a difference we can make.
A similar, campus-wide, letter writing event for St. Jude is held by Up 'til Dawn. While this organization is separate from Tri Delta, many sisters feel so passionately about our philanthropy that they participate with Up 'til Dawn as well. We're proud of our own Kara Reffitt who will serve as Up Til Dawn's President this year. |
Other ServiceOur philanthropic efforts aren't limited to St. Jude. We love helping out other Greek organizations raise money for their charities too! Last Fall we held a Haunted House with the brothers of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and we've teamed up with Delta Tau Delta for campus sponsored dance parties. Deltas always love participating in Make a Difference Day, Relay for Life, and the All Greek Campus Clean Up. We also lend our efforts to Scott Steiner's fundraising event that benefits 2WHLS4MS, his nonprofit, which supports the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. A number of Deltas are also involved in other service organizations, like APO, take part in the Bonner and Davies programs, and volunteer regularly in Meadville.
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