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Sororities and Fraternities Get into the Spirit of Giving
Project America President, Michelle Gustavson (R) and Vice President, Roni
Sloman (L) |
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PROJECT AMERICA is
the first philanthropic event of Greeksgiving, a newly formed group of sorority
and fraternity members at Florida State University. The group's president is
headed by Michele Gustavson and was formed to provide
a noncompetitive philanthropic outlet for the Greek community at FSU.
Greeksgiving's first
project was to sponsor the bloodmobile at the FSU Campus on four separate
occasions and to provide refreshments, advertising and local media coverage of
the blood drives. Their
drives were held on October 10, October 31, November 7 and December 5 during the
fall semester, and netted a 33% increase in donors, compared to non-sponsored
blood drives at FSU.
The participants
received a patriotic pin designed by the group and food donated by generous
Tallahassee eateries. A Project America banner and information on
blood donation made
the display at their table colorful and informative. They also collected
donations to assist the New York Police and Fire Widows' & Children's Benefit
fund. The group members who had toured the blood center and spent time with the
Recruiting Department staff at SCBC were well prepared to recruit donors.
Greeksgiving is a
good example of Greek Life members working hand in hand with community-based
organizations to reach goals to better serve the needs of the community. Hats
off to Greeksgiving!
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The last drive, held on December 5th, was promoted by the Zeta Omicron
Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. |
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