Tuck rallies to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - September 2, 2005
CONTACT: Kim Keating - 603-646-2733
HANOVER, N.H. - In response to the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina, the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth is rallying in a number of ways to provide support for those affected. In the coming days and weeks, the school will arrange for a limited number of special exchange students who have been displaced from their MBA programs to be admitted to the second year at Tuck. In addition, first-year students have begun raising funds for those in need.
At an August 31 dinner concluding the Class of 2007's Day of Service in the local community, the class unanimously agreed that each student would donate a minimum of $10 to American Red Cross relief efforts and challenged the second-year class to match their funds.
T'07 Patrick Redmond, leader of the fundraising effort, said on behalf of the class, "From the moment we heard of the devastation that has reached the Gulf states, everyone has been on board and eager to help."
The goal set by the students is to raise $2,500 from each class. For each class that meets their goal, Tuck Dean Paul Danos has said that he will personally contribute $1,000. The recent events have hit particularly close to home for Danos, who grew up in New Orleans.
"As someone from the area with family and friends still there, the past week has been a very distressing time," says Danos. "It is heart-warming to see that the first act of the Tuck Class of 2007—who are our future leaders—has been to rally together to come to the aid of others. I am inspired by their compassionate efforts and hope that we will continue to see communities pull together and do everything they can to help in this time of crisis."
Wednesday's dinner and Day of Service were sponsored by the James M. Allwin Initiative for Corporate Citizenship at Tuck, which provides resources and opportunities for students to become responsible, engaged citizens and business leaders through ethics, community involvement, and corporate citizenship.
Jim Allwin, member of the Tuck Class of 1976, Tuck Overseer, and Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Allwin Initiative, spoke at the dinner and was so impressed by the discussion among students that he pledged to personally match the funds raised by the students.
For information on American Red Cross disaster relief efforts and donation details, call 1-800-HELP-NOW or visit www.redcross.org.
Founded in 1900, Tuck is the first graduate school of management and consistently ranks among the top business schools worldwide. Information about the Tuck School is available at www.tuck.dartmouth.edu.
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