University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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14 I STUDENT LIFE Imagine that a devastating earthquake takes away your family, friends and home. Everything that you have ever known has changed; your belongings are buried under several feet of rubble. Family members are still missing, and the only thought occupying your mind is what can possibly help your situation. In an effort to help victims whose lives were shattered, Hogs for Haiti branched out as a relief project on the UA campus. ‘Hogs for Haiti’ was the “umbrella name the Southeastern Conference presidents came up with to raise money,” Jason Biggs, junior international relations major, said. “Other colleges have it, like ‘Gators for Haiti’ and ‘Dogs for Haiti’.” Biggs, one of the driving forces behind Hogs for Haiti, was working with groups on campus to raise money. Directly after the earthquake hit, Holcombe Hall, the Red Cross and Maple Hill all developed separate relief efforts to help the victims. By combining these efforts under one umbrella group, they possessed a greater chance of convincing Wal- Mart and Tyson to match the funds they raise to send out to Haiti. One particularly successful portion of the fundraising was the t-shirt campaign that started in Maple Hill. “We’ve sold at least 500 T-shirts online, and there’s a shipment of an extra 500 we’ll be selling at tables in the Union,” Biggs said. B-Unlimited, the company making the shirts, donated the garments in order to increase the amount of money that the sales would accrue. The shirts cost $10 each, and the sales proceeds went to Haiti. “That is awesome of them to donate the shirts,” Biggs said. Jordan Sonnentag, freshman industrial engineering major who was instrumental in running Hogs for Haiti, said that students should look out for a benefit concert in the future. ’’We’re looking at something either the week after Row Week or the week after spring break,” Sonnentag said. “It’ll be either in the stadium or Bud Walton Arena.” Greek Life also made an effort to help out by purchasing the Red Cross ribbons that were being sold to raise funds. “They were about $1 each, and sold about 400 ribbons, maybe more,” Biggs said. Beginning on Monday, Feb. 15, the different campaigns began reporting the amount of money that they had raised so far. After that, a weekly update of the numbers was provided. “If we can keep raising money the way we are,” Bigg 5 said, “we will have a good chunk of change to send to Haiti for the relief effort.” JASON BIGGS: “IF WE CAN KEEP RAISING MONEY THE WAY WE ARE, WE WILL HAVE A GOOD CHUNK OF CHANGE TO SEND TO HAITI FOR THE RELIEF EFFORT” STORY: KAITLYNN BIANCONI IMAGES: DIVESH BRAHMBHATT

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LEFT: Counting the cash they’ve collected, members of Hogs for Haiti volunteer to help those in need. Haiti was struck with a massive earthquake in January 2010. FAR LEFT: Filling her plate with food, a student shows her support for Haiti. The lunch was part of a larger fundraiser that included selling shirts and red cross ribbons. STUDENTS RISE TO THE CHALLENG AND RAISE MONEY FOR DISASTER RELIEF IN HAITI cn HOGS FOR HAITI