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4 www.stmarytx.edu/rattler The Rattler February 7, 2007
PHOTOS BY SELENA SAN MIGUEL
Above: Senior class gifts from the past include statues which are now
familiar sights of the campus. The class of 1929 donated a sun dial
located in front of Garni Hall.
Left: The class of 2000 donated the Rattler statue in front of the Bill
Greehey Arena.
Class gift committee encourages
students to give back to school
By WILLIAM OULVEY
STAFF WRITER
With gifts including ban-
ners, plaques and scholarships to
the famous bronze Rattler stat-
ue, the Senior Class Gift (SCG)
campaign has been a growing
success through support from
graduating classes.
It is an annual program geared
towards unity and giving back to
the university.
Both a senior class coordina-
tor and senior committees run the
SCG Senior English/ communica-
tion arts major Jessica Rodriguez
took charge of the campaign as the
new coordinator last fall.
Members of the SCG senior
committee include Melinda Perez,
programming chair; James Chavez
and Iliana Santillan, program-
ming co-chairs; Claudia Molinar,
fundraising chair; and Rachel Mae
Rivenburgh, publicity chair. Ger-
ald Gonzales, assistant director of
the St. Mary's University annual
fund, runs the campaign.
The members of the commit-
tee want at least one-fourth of
the senior class to contribute to
this year's campaign. "One of the
toughest challenges is participa-
tion and active [involvement],"
Rodriguez explained.
To encourage this, the SCG
hosted several events last fall,
including a kickoff at Fatso's to
build awareness and a dessert re-
ception, during which faculty do-
nated a check to the fund, accord-
ing to Rodriguez. There was also
a photo booth at the 2006 gradu-
ation ceremony that collected ad-
ditional funding.
Last year, the SCG raised a total
of $3,304.06. "It was very success-
ful," Gonzales said.
This year, a total of $977.77
has been collected so far. All of
the donations are going towards
scholarships. "It's more of a way
for the money to be re-used,"
Rodriguez said.
Gonzales said the work effort
for the SCG has shown early signs
of success. "[They have] taken the
initiative to come together, to get
the word out, to promote it and
build class unity."
He said that the committee
wants to "establish senior class
tradition" in order to encourage
future classes to give back to St.
Mary's University.
"I'm hoping now, this year,
it will be much more driven,"
said Rodriguez.
Group co-founded
by alumna educates
Dominican youth
By JACQUELINE MENDEZ
COPY EDITOR
When Edwin Blanton and St.
Mary's alumna Jennifer Catron re-
turned from their Peace Corps as-
signment in Dominica, they were
inspired to continue giving back.
Last September, the two co-
founded Ready, Willing...Enable!
Inc. (RWE), which provides help
for disabled persons in the Com-
monwealth of Dominica.
They want the group to concen-
trate mostly on youths between
the ages of 14 and 22.
"We noticed a lot of youth
don't have the opportunity to
go to school because of differ-
ent factors like transportation or
teachers who don't want to work
with someone who's disabled,"
said Blanton.
"When you have uneducated
youth, it leads to uneducated
adults. Unfortunately, disabled,
uneducated adults can only beg."
RWE focuses on providing
young people with basic educa-
tion, gaining computer literacy
and skills in cooking, sewing
and woodworking.
The program will begin in
July during a period of nine days,
which will conclude with a na-
tional exhibition.
According to the Web site, the
ideal volunteer is compassion-
ate, open to other cultures and
experiences, sensitive to others
and able to educate others in the
aforementioned skills.
"We want people with a sense
of adventure," Blanton added.
Potential helpers are evalu-
ated in these aspects through
an application available on-
line for download during the
registration process.
The RWE volunteers will also
be working alongside the Domi-
nica Association of Disabled
Persons, the Special Olympics—
Dominica and the Alpha Centre to
accomplish the group's goals.
However, the program is not all
work and no play. Upon the com-
pletion of their service activities
in the morning, volunteers will be
allowed to use the rest of the day
to explore the country's main at-
tractions at their leisure.
According to a press release,
Blanton stated, "This is an ex-
cellent way for Americans, who
cannot commit to programs
like the Peace Corps because of
time, family and financial re-
straints, to fulfill their dream of
volunteering overseas."
READY, WILLING...ENABLE! INC.
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Program: July 14-22
Registration Fee: $250
Program Fee: $1,950
RWE encourages volunteers to
fundraise this money in order to
spread the rules and attract more
volunteers. It covers all expenses.
For more information:
http://www.rwenable.org
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