T-shirt drive

Feb. 25, 2005
By Jenna Stevens
Staff Writer

This year, members of Amnesty International are teaming up with a group of concerned international students to bring the first ever Tee-Shirt Drive 2005 to campus.

Tee-Shirt Drive 2005 was organized in response to the 20-year civil war occurring in African countries such as the Sudan and the Congo.  Students from the two groups on campus are trying to collect 2005 tee shirts to send to the children of this area whose homes and families have been destroyed in the fighting.

Many of these children have been devastated by war and live their lives in constant fear of an attack on their village.  The vast majority have lost everything they have ever known to the never-ending gunfire that fills their days and haunts their nights, club members said.  For many children, they have lost one of both of their parents, and often times their older siblings.

The children live in orphanages, and remain cared for solely by Catholic priests who remain in the region.

This spring, the members of Amnesty International are asking students to open their hearts and closets to help the children who have forgotten the meaning of the word hope. 

All tee shirts should be new or gently used and can be given to any member of Amnesty International, or placed in one of the drop boxes located in the residence halls starting March 1.  A collection night is being organized where students will be going door-to-door asking for shirts.

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