Money raised by the College's "Stand By You" relief effort—a coordinated show of financial, physical and spiritual support for the victims of the hurricanes that ravaged the Gulf Coast—totaled $19,780, according to the Chaplains' Office, which is organizing the effort. Reporting the results, director of the Office of College Chaplains, Katherine McElaney, said that members of the Holy Cross community "answered the call with creativity and generosity."
Students, faculty, staff and alumni participated in the effort in a variety of ways, from passing collection buckets at football games to planning fund-raisers; from buying "Stand Bayou" T-shirts to participating in prayer vigils. The volunteer and fund-raising effort will continue into 2006 as well with the Chaplains' Office expanding its existing Appalachia Service Program and sending approximately 50 students to participate in service opportunities in the Gulf region over spring break.
When Hurricane Katrina devastated the New Orleans area, administrators and faculty moved swiftly to enroll 11 displaced Loyola University students at Holy Cross for the fall semester. Several of the Loyola University New Orleans students gathered recently on the steps of Dinand Library. Pictured, left to right, Victoria Godel '07, economics major from Jersey City, N.J.; T.J. Clark '07, political science, Auburn, Mass.; Shekinah Harris '09, psychology, New Orleans; Stephanie Marrone '07, political science, Houston; Marie d'Auria Groux-Holt '09, psychology/French, Santa Cruz, Calif.; Kevin Marshall '07, classics, New Orleans; and Cassie Chapel '09, music, Savannah, Ga.
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