CAP: success of Superthon shows community cares

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staff writer This year, CAP decided to collect clothes

Mounds of boxes and bags of clothes filled the entrance of Founders Hall on Saturday, March 13 as the Campus Activities and Programming Board continued a Cabrini tradition with this year's rendition of Superthon weekend.

'..Tm so amazed that in such short notice how big the outcome is," said CAP co-chair Jen Reither. "This is double of what we ex- for the homeless and for those in shelters.

According to Tricia Arnold, CAP chair, rather than give to a large organization like years past, the board wanted to help a smaller one so that the students could have hands-on experience.

"When the organizations give out the clothes to the homeless or shelters, we are going to go down and help them out," Arnold said.

Cabrini students and families have provided the clothes that are donated to the drive.

The Children's School also donated some clothes, and the community was asked to help as well.

Along with the clothing drive aspect of Superthon, CAP is raising money for a fellow alum.

Gerald Winters, the father of graduate Jeff Winters, was involved in an accident in November and is now a quadriplegic. Because of his large medical bills, CAP is raising money all this month for this special cause. ~~//4~ pus community, such as students and teachers, perform a special deed for another person.

Doug eider, ho works for facilities, first broug e condition o~ Winters to the attention of CAP.

"We felt that this year we wanted to bring the campus community into doing something that would make us all feel like we were making a difference," Arnold said.

CAP already has had a great start in raising money, selling Blow Pops and carnations for St. Patrick's day.

"We sold over twice of what was expected during the carnation sale," Reither said.

Joining CAP in helping the Winters family during this time of need is 89.1 WYBFFM, The Edge, the campus radio station.

All this month, WYBF will be offering a program called "Good Deed for the Day."

People donate a dollar and choose whom they would like to do something with. There will be a drawing and the person whose name is chosen will win. This will be going on for a month.

Tune into the Edge or look for signs around campus as to who is doing what.

Both Arnold and Reither feel that this Superthon has been a success so far.

'There has been more effort and more contributions from everyone," said Arnold.

'There have been so many people giving to a good cause," Reither said. "It's so generous."

Crystal Davis, a first-year student and CAP member, is happy so far with her first Superthon.

"This is a good thing to do and helps a lot of people who are less fortunate than us," she said.

All throughout the month of March, CAP will be taking donations of clothing and money for the Winters family.

Clothing can be placed in the boxes located throughout the campus.

These bags of clothing werecollected by the Cabrini community and delivered to the homeless in Philadelphia as part of the CAP board's Superthon.

This program's premise is to have a variety of different people throughout the cam-

Money can be given to Emma Legge in Student Activities or can be placed in cans that are with the Resident Assistants. "So many people giving to such a good cause truly shows how much the Cabrini community cares about others," Reither said.