HigherEdJobs.com-ResidentAssistant.com Fundraising Drive

HOW YOU AND YOUR RESIDENTS CAN HELP

With well over half a million page views per month, and tens of thousands of unique visitors every month, ResidentAssistant.com connects a powerful network of residence life staff all over the country, and it provides a great opportunity to make a difference in this situation.  

Fundraising Drive
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In partnership with The American Red Cross, the HigherEdJobs.com-ResidentAssistant.com Job Center is sponsoring a national fundraising drive. 

The American Red Cross is providing assistance in the form of disaster care and blood to victims and emergency workers in New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania, as well as support for the workers, and counseling for those impacted by this tragedy. The Red Cross will stay with these people as this tragedy unfolds. The Red Cross has been on the scene from the beginning providing disaster support in the form of food, shelter and mental health counseling to all individuals affected. The American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund supports the victims of these and other disasters.

The 3 halls, hall governments, or RAs who raise the most money will be announced on the site and will receive $100 gift certificates for a floor or hall pizza social from the national pizza chain of their choice. These prizes are not meant to create a feeling of competition, but rather to encourage even more collaboration among residence halls around the nation and to recognize those who do. It will be up to the individual hall staff to decide whether to do a collaborative effort, or to have a competition among the floors. Here's how you can participate:

How to participate: 

• Raise Money!

  • Ask your residents if they would be willing to donate money to the Red Cross.

  • Ideas for ways to collect money include "penny drives," "pennies for peace," collection jars at the front desk, going directly to your residents for contributions, etc. Be sure to check with your supervisor for appropriate ways to do conduct this in your hall. You may do it together as a staff, or conduct individual fund raisers yourselves. When I receive the checks made out to the Red Cross*, whoever sends the biggest amount will get the prize. It'll be up to you whether it's used for an all-hall or for a floor or section social.

  • THIS CAN BE A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT OF AN ENTIRE STAFF. It shouldn't be seen in a negative way as a "competition." :-) The goal is simply to come together and make a difference. If your staff or building raises the most money, that is great, but what counts is that we all work to make a difference, and if a lot of halls participate the potential is incredible! You do the math...

  • You may download and print a pre-made PDF flyer for your floor or for your front desk.

• Send it in: Once you have collected the money, send a check or checks made out to: American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund to:

ResidentAssistant.com
1350 - E4 E. Tennessee St.
#341
Tallahassee, FL 32308(Thanks to Mailboxes, Etc #1880, in Tallahassee, FL for donating the use of this PO box for this fundraising effort)

I will be sending all checks straight to the American Red Cross as they are received and recorded, and the total amount raised will be announced on the website and in the October newsletter.*  The 3 halls or RAs who raise the most money will receive gift certificates for $100 from a national pizza chain of your choice to go toward a hall or floor pizza social.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Fundraising Drive | Advice for dealing with this tragedy in your halls

*All checks received after October 12, 2001 will still be sent to the American Red Cross, but will not be included in the contest.