The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/fundraiser/)
Dissatisfied with the University’s response to the recent Turkish and Syrian earthquakes, students hold fundraisers to improve awareness and provide support for people affected by the tragedy.
Anabel’s Grocery is partnering with two Hotel Administration courses to host the All in for Anabel’s fundraiser on Nov. 5.
To support communities affected by Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, the Latin America Law Students Association is hosting a raffle-fundraiser.
The week-old group is launching a fundraiser, its mission to amplify Black voices in the Cornell community and promote anti-racist activism.
Johnson Graduate School of Management students join together to raise funds to mitigate the healthcare industry’s dire need for personal protective equipment.
The event marked the fifth year of Cornell’s Big Red Thon, a dance marathon that raises funds and awareness for the local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital, Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital in Syracuse, New York.
On the night of July 5, while spending the holiday weekend with friends at Jersey Shore, Ryan Maloney ’20 suffered a spinal cord injury. Since then, he has been unable to move his legs, but has maintained sensation below his waist, according to a GoFundMe campaign set up by his Cornell lacrosse teammates.
Correction appended. In a wooded stretch behind Ithaca’s Walmart known as “the Jungle,” dozens of homeless individuals live out of tents and sleeping bags, often battling poor weather and environmental conditions. Under New York State’s Code-Blue policy, Tompkins County is required to provide shelter for anyone who requests it when the temperature drops below 32 degrees. However, with last week’s polar vortex bringing the temperature down to as low as negative seven degrees to Ithaca, the request for shelter rocketed, according to the Ithaca Voice, leaving the County in a shortage of resources. Kit Kephart, commissioner for the Department of Social Services told Ithaca Voice that because the County does not have enough shelter beds, many people requesting shelter are housed temporarily in local churches or hotel rooms.
To help the homeless population in the county survive the winter, Winnie Ho ’19 collaborated with the Ithaca Homeless Crisis team to fundraise online from Jan.
Following the theft, they doubted whether they would even reach their $500 goal for Sunday, but through shared social media posts, they were met with an “incredible” response, Tarannum Sahar ’20 explained.
The “Make The Magic” benefit dinner on April 14th will be the largest fundraising event of the year for the Cornell chapter of Camp Kesem.