Southern Accent
The student voice since 1926
Collegedale, Tennessee
Thursday, September 21, 2017
Vol. 73, Issue 3
Photos by Aaron Keiser and Tierra Hayes TOP LEFT: Volunteers baked hundreds of goods to be sold at the event. BOTTOM LEFT: Sophomore Elementary Education major Casey Goldring designed the fundraiser t-shirts. ABOVE: Alexa Martin and Jennifer Vigil present the check for $3553 to the Samaritan Center at the conclusion of the event.
Students raise more than $3,500 for hurricane victims Tierra Hayes News Editor
In the aftermath of multiple hurricanes, Southern Adventist University students raised over $3,500 on Sunday, Sept. 17 to help communities impacted by Hurricanes Irma and Harvey. The money from the bake sale was donated to the Samaritan Center. In addition over 60 peo-
ple donated blood to the cause. Senior nursing majors Alexa Martin and Jennifer Vigil organized the event in coordination with different departments from Southern. “My housemate and I saw a picture of elderly people in a nursing home up to their waists in water and we thought we should hold a bake sale and a
couple weeks later it turned into this,” Martin said. “We had way more baked goods than we ever anticipated.” Many students, such as junior nursing major Andrew Oliver, volunteered their time at the event. “My sister actually lives in Florida,” Oliver said. “She was actually in Orlando though, so
she was pretty far mainland. I was like, ‘It’ll be okay,’ but they still got a lot of damage and a lot of trees falling down, and they lost power. So I can’t imagine what it’s like for all the people down in Miami and the Florida Keys. I feel like the damage has been crazy.” Community member Connie Brackbill came to the event to
support her daughter, who playing a set during the fundraiser. “I think the event is wonderful,” Brackbill said. “It was a plus to come so that she could play. She wanted to donate as well, and she loved to be able to play.”