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Up
‘til Dawn committee holds faculty and staff luncheon
By Heather E. Linde, ‘04
The Up ‘til Dawn executive board held a faculty and staff luncheon
on September 30, 2003 in the St. David’s Room. The faculty and staff
enjoyed food and drink while members of the executive board, advisors, and
a St. Jude’s representative presented information about the fundraising
program at Villanova.
Last year, Villanova’s Up ‘till Dawn’s fundraising program
earned $107,000. The unique program combines a series of small fundraisers
organized and facilitated by groups of six students each. The executive
board holds promotional events and encourages all students, including established
campus clubs, to form fundraising teams. The teams then organize events
throughout the year including letter writing parties, canning, and other
related events. The program culminates with a finale event on campus that
includes food, games and other activities.
Jaclyn Nunziato, Villanova’s executive director for Up ‘til
Dawn was the speaker at the luncheon. Jennifer Bedwick, a representative
from St. Jude also spoke.
Up ‘til Dawn raises funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital,
founded by the late entertainer Danny Thomas. This hospital researches catastrophic
childhood diseases and has treated more than 19,000 patients since it opened
in 1962. The hospital’s daily operating cost is $715,000, which is
mostly covered through public contributions. ALSAC, which manages the fundraising
for St. Jude, pays any costs not covered by insurance and families without
insurance are not asked to pay for medical costs.
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