Polar Bear Challenge
December 22nd, 2007This past week, Yale’s Black Men’s Union partnered with the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity to conduct a toy and coat drive. The drive was kicked off with guys from BMU and DKE paying football shirtless in the brisk winter weather. The drive continued with toys, donations and coats being collected. With food, music, beverages, and football and charity melding together, the Polar Bear challenge was a great success.
Approximately 2,065 dollars were raised over the course of the week. They spent approximately 600 dollars on toys for Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital’s Toy Closet and donated 1,300 dollars in check form to the hospital to provide for a happier holiday for children that would be spending it in the hospital. Furthermore, all the coats collected during the coat drive will be donated to the United Way of New Haven.
The success of the toy/coat drive simply goes to show the power of collaboration. That two unlikely groups on campus could come together and use their partnership to achieve such high objectives is an impressive showing. Hopefully the winning combination of the BMU and DKE has brought a winning holiday to the people of New Haven.
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