Kwantlen students pull together for Haiti
February 3, 2010 by Abby Wiseman · 2 Comments
Kevan Cameron was the entertainment at the Haiti fundraiser on Jan. 22. The event was hosted by Charles Quist-Adade's sociology 1125 class. (Abby Wiseman photo)
Kwantlen students are still doing their part to raise money for Haiti.
On Jan. 22, Charles Quist-Adade, his Sociology 1125 class and the Ghanian-Canadian Association of B.C. threw a fundraiser, which raised $2,565 for Doctors Without Borders and the Canadian Red Cross.
(Update: Fund-raising continued after the event and the amount raised has grown to $2,800.)
Quist-Adade was thrilled with the amount of money donated, and said he was expecting to only raise about $500.
“It’s really upsetting to see what’s going on. It’s just scary to see that something can happen out of nowhere,” said Jasman Virdi, a sociology student. “It’s good that everyone is pulling together to help out all around the world.”
The highlight of the event was local poet Kevan Cameron.
Cameron recited three poems about African-American culture, modern society and playing scrabble with his mother.
KSA campus councils have also been raising money after the Richmond KSA challenged Surrey and Langley to a fundraising competition for World Vision.
Altogether the KSA raised $1,132 from students, and will matching $1,077 of it, said Reena Bali, the Richmond campus director
Richmond students donated $928; Surrey students donated $148; and Langley students $55.
Bali said she will be taking the competition further, by challenging the university to match the donation.
Kwantlen’s president David Atkinson sent out a letter encouraging students to do what they can for Haiti, but has yet to announce any donation from the university.
(Note: This article has been edited since publication to include the corrections noted in the accompanying comment.)
