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The devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina
has left us all looking for ways to reach out and help. Join the LSU Students through
this important cause in an easy and effective way by donating through the
MISSION:POSSIBLE fundraising campaign.
Mission: Possible is a student-led effort facilitated by Student Government to raise $500,000
for the Hurricane Katrina- Student Relief Fund by Homecoming on November 5, 2005. Countless student organizations and student
leaders have joined
Mission
:Possible’s
fundraising
efforts.
Join with the LSU
Students by donating through their MISSION:POSSIBLE
campaign by clicking
here.
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Hi everyone. First off, thank you
so much to those who have written emails and called to make sure things are fine.
For me, they are. I evacuated to my grandparent's house in Monroe (although
Baton Rouge was not hit hard) and returned early Tuesday. Since I've been
back, I've been working at the shelters on campus.
I know y'all can hear all about this on
news but their stories of horror and devastation do not begin to do this storm and
its effects justice.
Day One:
The PMAC, our basketball arena named after
Pete Maravich, is currently serving as the hub of operations. This is where
my day began. When I arrived, the minister from the local Baptist Collegiate
Ministry was organizing volunteers. Though, even he wasn't sure where to begin.
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“There are people at the PMAC and the Maddox
and they need volunteers. They need our help.” This simple statement would set into
action the many volunteers who have given and continue to give their time to the
relief effort here on LSU’s campus.
The PMAC and the Maddox Fieldhouse are monuments
on this campus. For years they have stood on this campus and have been saturated
with the normalcy of life. It is normal to walk into the PMAC with joy and excitement
for a night filled with the thrill of watching a basketball game, but not tonight.
Tonight is not normal. In a building typically filled with the smell of game time
food, there now stands the sadly familiar smell of a hospital. That is what this
building has become, a hospital.
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