OCTOBER 13, 2015 Volume 65
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US Army and SU Army ROTC host midterm tour
Good Deeds College Football Assistance Fund
(CFAF) aides Gales family during crisis with $5,000 fund BY FELIX CUNNINGHAM III DIGEST SPORTS EDITOR
Brandon Prince/ DIGEST Members of the Southern University Army ROTC and Army ROTC congratulate Kaydence Williams on receiving a $30,000 scholarship on October 8, 2015. BY BRANDON PRINCE
DIGEST STAFF WRITER
The U.S. Army and Southern University’s own Army ROTC program hosts THE TOUR, a two-day event located in front of the Smith Brown Student Union with a purpose to give the students a chance to have fun during midterms and recruit future ROTC cadets. The event took place on the 7 and 8 of October from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to interest Southern University students into a brief getaway from midterm exams and to inform high schools ROTC programs that attended what their program has to offer being a future cadet. According to Southern University Business Management major and Computer Science minor, Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Jordan Quinn, the US Army brought THE TOUR to the university to help ease the
stressful minds of the hard working students with free gifts, strategic and upper body endurance exercises, student versus student gladiator battle and bike raffle. As well as to establish the Army ROTC presence on campus. “It’s a great event for SU students to come and enjoy themselves. We’re also trying to recruit stellar students, collegiate and high school, to offer them a knowledge on what it takes be in the Army and benefits towards having a better stepping stone in life,” said Quinn. The TOUR also highlighted several students in the ROTC program receiving scholarship funds produced by the Army. Graduate Assistant and Southern University
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Devon Gales’ family has received relief from outside sources. The College Football Assistance Fund announced on Tuesday that they are giving the family of the Southern junior wide receiver, Devon Gales, 5,000 dollars to assist with the travel expenses and loss of income expenses while Gales recovers from a neck injury he suffered against Georgia on September 26. Gales went through a successful surgery from a severe spinal injury at Athens Regional Medical Center and has been transported to Shepherd Center in Atlanta. Also there’s Ty Williams, who received a grant from the College Football Assistance Fund last week, who is currently rehabilitating as well. Devon’s parents, Donny and Tanisha Gales spoke on the impact of Gale’s injury and how thankful they were of receiving the funds. “You’re never prepared, emotionally or financially, for your son to suffer such a serious injury,” said Devon’s parents “The support
of the College Football Assistance Fund will now allow us to focus on Devon and his recovery, and not on how we’re going to afford being with him at such a critical time in his life.” Following the 48-6 bout, the University of Georgia flew Devon’s parents to Athens, and then transported them to the Athens Regional Medical Center. A few days later, Southern University created a fund to assist the with medical expenses. “In football, we’re a tight-knit community, and you really feel for the player and his family in this situation,” said CFAF Board Member and Super Bowl XX MVP Doug Williams, “This is the whole reason for the CFAF fund to be ready to help families in need.” Those able to assist the family with medical and non medical expenses can make donations at www.CFAFund.org, which will be held in a restricted fund for Devon. Also there is another way to
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