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Delta Zeta raises $5000 for Communications Disorders clinic |
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Monday, 28 April 2008 |
 Special to The Appalachian
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by ERICA DURHAM
Intern News Reporter
Appalachian State University’s Delta Zeta presented a $5,000 check to the Charles E. and Geneva S. Scott Scottish Rite Communication Disorders Clinic April 23.
The check was handed to the clinic’s director, Mary R. Sizer.
The Disorders Clinic is located in Edwin Duncan Hall.
Delta
Zeta sorority, whose national philanthropy is communication disorders,
held their second annual Turtle Trot and 5K to raise money for the
clinic.
According to a press release, the clinic has been providing speech,
language and hearing services to children and adults regardless of the
family’s income since 1968.
“[The center] basically provides services for speech and hearing
impaired around the High Country. It offers free tests and counseling,”
philanthropy chair for Delta Zeta and sophomore middle grades education
major Katie Gregory said.
“The local chapter has conducted an annual 5K walk [and] run open up to
dog walkers and anyone that wanted to attend,” she said.
The walk and run was held in March and approximately 130 runners participated where anyone was welcome to attend.
“We had a great turn out even though it was raining,” Gregory said.
“We decided to do a walk [and] run because no one else has it,” she
said. “It connects to students and it says that Greek life is not so
stereotypical.”
A variety of runners were represented in the event.
“A lot of people came out. Some of the fraternities came out with their
pledges. We went to different businesses, and we offered different
stages of donations,” Gregory said. “We put their names on the back of
t-shirts and we got the money of runners, and we also had a silent
auction with a lot of sororities.”
Delta Zeta Chapter Advisor Elena Taylor said the money raised will support the clinic’s free speech and hearing tests.
“[It] will also be used if a student can’t afford transportation to get here, they would pay for gas,” Taylor said.
“Everyone was really supportive. The clinic helped get the word out a
lot. Next year we hope to raise at least a thousand dollars more,”
sophomore communication disorders major and Delta Zeta member Madeline
R. Ransom said. “We had a lot of support; people came out from the
track team. We are just really happy to help.”
According to Gregory in the press release, she said, “I look forward to
coordinating the race again next year and hope to double the amount of
money raised for the clinic. We plan to make it even more of a
community event.”
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