BELMONT, NC --- As New Orleans’ French Quarter begins welcoming its first visitors, thousands of people are still forced to live like refugees following Hurricanes Rita and Katrina. Relief efforts remain on the minds of many across the country – as agencies and individuals attempt to address the needs of Mother Nature’s youngest victims – the children.
Nearly 100 students from the Abbey’s Education Department and Kappa Delta Pi, the international honor society in education, have banded together in collecting school supply donations for elementary schools in the Gulf area.
More than a dozen of the Abbey students will meet with others at Belmont Central Elementary School at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 to package the donations and prepare them for shipment.
“This was an effort we felt we could contribute to,” says Pam Wilson, assistant professor of Education at Belmont Abbey College . “All of the students have expressed enthusiasm and dedication to meeting the needs of children outside of our immediate community. We are all very proud of their efforts.”
Wilson, along with Dr. Melinda Ratchford, Sheila Ingle, and Bennette Sutton, worked with the Abbey’s students in raising more than $1,000 in school supplies that will be shipped to the Red Cross and distributed to an elementary school in need. The Abbey partnered with Belmont Central Elementary School in Belmont , North Carolina for the project.
Included in the relief donations are various supplies including, pencils, crayons, glue, rulers, and other items.
Individuals interested in making monetary or other donations, may contact Pam Wilson at pamwilson@bac.edu or 704.829.7375.
Ranked one of the best comprehensive colleges in the Southeast by U.S. News and World Report and The Princeton Review, Belmont Abbey College celebrates excellence and virtue steeped in its 129-year Catholic Benedictine heritage. The liberal arts College is home to students from over 34 states and 26 countries and welcomes everyone from any background or tradition committed to this vision of excellence and virtue. The campus consists of the College, the Monastery and the Abbey Basilica, which can be found on its sprawling 650 acres of picturesque landscape.
Just minutes from Charlotte, NC, the nation’s second largest banking center, Belmont Abbey College offers students numerous internship opportunities and career placement.
The College believes in development of the whole person – mind, body and spirit. By offering a wide array of clubs and activities including Division II athletics, theatre, publications, and study abroad, Belmont Abbey College invests in the personal growth of its students.
Founded in 1876, the College celebrates its heritage and is inspired by the Benedictine monastic tradition. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the College and Abbey Basilica greet thousands of visitors each year.
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