SBA Fundraising Totals

9th Circuit

Our City Wide Law School Party Thursday at the Highlands has been changed to a fundraiser for victims of Hurricane Katrina. The ABA Student Board of Governors, in partnership with JetSet Society, invites you to our fundraiser. Come meet USC, UCLA, Loyola, Pepperdine, Southwestern, Whittier, Chapman, and other Southern California law school students while raising money to aid the relief efforts.

Over 1,000 of your peers. Special guest DJ "Poet" of the Black Eyed Peas will be spinning. A portion of proceeds benefit victims of Hurricane Katrina. Be there!

Where: THE HIGHLANDS, 6801 Hollywood Blvd (Hollywood & Highland), Hollywood, CA
When: Thursday, September 8th, 9:30 pm to close
Why: Meet your peers from all over town!
Cost: $10.00

Please join our efforts to help those who have been affected by Hurricane Katrina. I look forward to seeing you at the Highlands on Thursday!

Thank you,
Caroline Siefert
Ninth Circuit Governor

American University, Washington College of Law
Washington, DC

It appears all of our respective institutions are mobilizing quickly to assist with the relief efforts, which is incredibly commendable. Here is what we are doing here at American University Washington College of Law:

Fundraising: We are hosting a fundraiser SBA happy hour on September 15th, where we will solicit monetary donations at the door and are negotiating with the venue for the donation of a share of the proceeds as well. We are also soliciting the donation of goods or services from various Washington, DC stores and restaurants (as well as have asked the Dean to solicit larger donations of gifts from the law school's faculty) that will be awarded as prizes in a raffle. The winners will be announced at the bar review, thereby driving more people to the fundraising event.

Accommodating Visiting Students: Our dean has opened the law school up to approximately 20 displaced students who will be visiting us for their study over the course of the next year. To accommodate them, we have asked students to temporarily open up their homes and/or donate linens, towels, etc for these students and for others still down in the New Orleans region. Once these students arrive, the University bookstore has agreed to absorb the costs of all of these students' textbooks. Our SBA will accommodate these students by expanding its mentor-mentee program to those students who will be visiting us and coming into a class three weeks after its first session.

Best wishes to everyone, and on all of my thoughts and prayers to those affected by this traumatic event...

Sincerely,
Adam J. Cohen
American University, Washington College of Law
Washington, DC

Appalachian University School of Law
Grundy, VA

The students at Appalachian School of Law are collecting and donating non-perishable foods to the Second Harvest Food Bank for transport to the victims of the hurricane. In addition, we are colleting money at the school and throughout the community to donate to the Red Cross.

Our thoughts and efforts are with everyone affected by the disaster. Please keep us informed if there is more that can be done in the relief effort. However, I am inspired to see the unity and effort among the law schools nation wide.

Hugh Murray
SBA President
Appalachian School of Law

University of Arkansas School of Law
Fayetteville, AR

Here at the University of Arkansas School of Law we are having a meeting with all the Student Organization Leaders and may be getting a Benefit Concert in the works. We have some students with connections to local radio and TV stations, and the stations have expressed interest in helping us. We are also accepting a limited number of upper level students. As I understand it, we will be waiving tuition for Arkansas residents and out-of-state residents will be receiving in-state tuition.

Timothy R. Leonard
SBA President
University of Arkansas School of Law

Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
Buies Creek, NC

At Campbell, we're donating the proceeds from our annual SBA yard sale and we're also requesting a donation be made for entry into the first SBA sponsored party. In addition, we have a blood drive scheduled for September 15th. I'd appreciate any ideas y'all have.

Thanks,
Anna E. Wheeler
SBA President--Campbell University School of Law

Capital University Law School
Columbus, OH

Capital University in Columbus has brought together members from each of its student organizations and will have a representative collecting donations in the Student Commons every day next week. We have also arranged an SBA sponsored Bar Review on September 16th where we will collect "Cans and Cash" throughout the evening. All proceeds will be distributed to the Red Cross.

A blood drive is also scheduled for early October.

Gary Tober
Cleveland, OH

Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Cleveland, OH

In response to the recent catastrophic Hurricane, the Student Bar at Case started a fundraising program for the American Red Cross called Seven in Seven. It simply asks each student to donate $1 each day for seven days. If each student did this, we would raise ~$5,000 total! We are also encouraging our faculty and administration to match the total of student donations.

I'm not sure how successful this fundraising effort will be, but the first day was quite successful. For those of you who have not initiated a fundraiser in your school, I encourage you to implement our program or a similar one. We are all in this together - so let's do what we can. Thank you all and good luck.

Michael D. Mortenson
President, Student Bar Association
Case School of Law - Case Western Reserve University

Chapman University School of Law
Orange, CA

Chapman Law School is following GW's lead with a twist. SBA will be purchasing Peanut Butter and Jelly, Chips, Soda, etc. We are also asking professors to volunteer to make the sandwiches. Students can pay extra to have their professor make their sandwich for them. Otherwise, they can donate their lunch money and make their sandwich themselves. The Red Cross will also be holding a blood drive at our school. How much do you guys think is a good amount to charge for the professors to make the sandwiches? Is 15 or 20 too much?

Jennifer Boukidis
President, Student Bar Association
Chapman University School of Law

Chicago-Kent College of Law -- Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL

In response to Hurricane Katrina, Chicago Kent College of Law is working on a large scale to aid students in need. Currently the Student Bar Association at Kent is raising money from students, faculty, and staff. Emergency meetings with Student Organization Leaders were called last week. We developed a comprehensive response as follows:

• The Student Bar Association is engaging in fundraising efforts for the next few weeks. The monies raised will be donated to the Red Cross Disaster Relief. While we would be happy to reach a goal of $1/student, we will surpass that goal at Kent.
• The Student Bar Association is working with the Dean and the Office of Admissions to compile names of Kent students willing to house Loyola and Tulane students displaced that would like to visit at Kent this semester. Currently, we have over 20 Kent students willing to open their homes, apartments, and condos to both students and their families.
• The Student Bar Association will work with Loyola and Tulane visiting students to coordinate with current students a “catch up” session for classes and materials they missed. This will commence next week.
• The Student Bar Association will hold a breakfast with Tulane and Loyola students in the coming week to make them feel welcome, help for a smooth transition, and reinforce the family-oriented culture at Kent. This will also be held next week.
• The Kent Justice Foundation, one of Kent’s many student run public interest groups held a bake sale last week that raised nearly $400. Proceeds from this bake sale will be added to the Student Bar Association’s donation to the Red Cross.
• The National Lawyer’s Guild at Chicago Kent will be organizing a blood drive with the Red Cross to donate blood to Chicago-area blood banks.
  

Cleveland State University -Cleveland Marshall College of Law
Cleveland, OH

The Cleveland-Marshall Student Bar Association will donate $1000 that we raised through locker, book and T-shirt sales. We are also asking the C-M community (alumni, faculty, staff and students) to come forward and contribute to the cause.

Brendan Healy
SBA President
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

Duke University School of Law
Durham, NC

Glad to hear that this chain is going. At Duke, we've set up class challenges, with a class donating the most monies receiving a small amount of money towards a class party. We also are looking to welcome incoming Tulane and Loyola students; it'd be great if we could coordinate with the other schools in the area so the students can all get the same southern welcome in North Carolina- please do contact me.

Amy Yeung
Student Body President, Duke Bar Association

Florida State University College of Law

At Florida State the SBA is coordinating with several other law school organizations, including a church that will be traveling to Alabama this weekend. Also, we have decided to give some of the proceeds from the sale of College of Law merchandise to the Red Cross and we will use our food and snack reserves to adopt the "Skip-a-Lunch" program proposed by Mr. Koester from George Washington. Thank you again for your concern and your suggestions.

Kareem J. Spratling
The Florida State University College of Law
President, Student Bar Association

George Washington University Law School
Washington, DC

At GW, our community service team has come up with a unique idea that is easy and could be done at several schools:

Donate your Lunch Money to Hurricane Relief Next week we want everyone to donate their lunch money to the Hurricane Relief efforts. The SBA is purchasing bread, peanut butter, jelly, and some pretzels, chips, and crackers. We are asking everyone that would usually go out to lunch to donate that money and eat a simple lunch for a day or for a week. It is a simple project that we will do from 11-2 every day next week and all proceeds will go to the cause.

We've also spoken with our Dean that has said he will talk to some alumni and get us matching donors -- to match 3 to 1.

Just a neat idea that I thought others might be able to use.

Eric Koester
SBA President
George Washington University

University of Georgia Law School
Athens, GA

Organized by a group of student leaders and volunteers, the UGA Law School is committed to providing short-term assistance as well as ongoing, long-term aid to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. In just two days last week, the law school community - students, teachers and faculty - raised over $6500 to send to the United Way of Northwest Louisiana in response to the immediate needs such local aid organizations are providing to thousands of Katrina refugees. In the weeks and months to
come, UGA Law School plans to implement various campaigns and projects that will address the different needs of victims, particularly the members of our own law school community who are directly impacted by this disaster, as well as those who will be taking refuge in UGA facilities, and also the communities along the Gulf Coast devastated by the Hurricane and its aftermath. Ideas have been pouring in for the types of projects we can launch in this effort, ranging from adopt-a-family initiatives to specific item donation drives to provide for the refugees now residing in Athens. UGA Law School looks forward to coordinating these efforts with the UGA community at large, as well as the city of Athens.

Rakesh Parekh
University of Georgia School of Law

P.S. University of Georgia accepted 4 students from New Orleans on September 6. We expect as many as 5 more at some point.

Hofstra University School of Law
Hempstead, NY

1. Donating all profits from the SBA Happy Hour tonight.

2. Collecting donations for two weeks.

3. Holding a blood drive with the Red Cross on September 29.

If there's anything more people think we could do, feel free to email the listserv.

Jeff Dodge
SBA President

University of Houston Law Center
Houston, TX

The SBA at the University of Texas School of Law is also interested in collecting donations and whatever else is need. Please also keep us posted as to what is needed and where we can send our donations.

Thanks!
Ann Hsu
President, SBA
UT Law

John Marshall Law School
Chicago, IL

At John Marshall in Chicago we are planning a fundraiser with all 39 of our student organizations involved. We are going to do a raffle for tickets to upcoming social events, books, and our SBA board is going to raffle off their lockers and instead use a shelf in our office (our school is short on lockers so they are a hot commodity). All organizations will donate something to the pool of raffle items and each donation of $1 or more gives them a ticket.

Thanks everyone for your ideas!

Puneet Arora
SBA President

Loyola Marymount Law School
Los Angeles, CA

At Loyola of Los Angeles, we are selling candy grams. We are running a contest for the slogan that will be on the gram and having a Loyola Law School artist design the graphic. We will sell for a week and encourage students and faculty to buy at least one gram. The last day of selling we will have a rally where other clubs will have bake sales, etc. In addition, we are offering breakfast to the 1L section that buys the most candy grams. We are also setting up a blood drive in the next month.

See below for the e mail that went out the student body. If you have any questions, please feel free to e mail me!

Lauren Fujiu
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
DSBA President

Do you next some extra money?

Are you witty and want to help with the fundraising efforts for Hurricane Katrina victims? SBA, PILF and the many other student organizations on campus will be holding a fundraiser over the next few weeks. Starting next Wednesday, September 7th, we will be selling candy grams in the quad. They will be sold for a week until the following Wednesday, September 14th when SBA will host a fundraising rally with food and music. Candy grams will be $1 each and will be delivered following September 14th. If every student buys 1 candy gram we can raise over $1,000!

Where do you come in? SBA and PILF are holding a contest for the slogan that will be on the candy grams. We want to convey the importance of support for victims of the hurricane as well as our students' care and concern. Give us something witty and we'll give you $50. Then an LLS artist will draw an accompanying graphic and we will print the candy grams.

Students who do not wish to buy candy grams are always welcome to donate money to be given to a reputable charity in a single sum on behalf of Loyola Law School. If you have any questions or would like to help, please feel free to e mail Leah Romano, PILF co-chair (leah.romano@lls.edu) or me (Lauren.fujiu@lls.edu).

Thank you and we look forward to your support for this worthy cause.

Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Chicago, IL

On Saturday, September 10, we are hosting a softball game between Loyola's law students and medical students. We are asking all players and spectators to contribute non-perishable food items, which we shall then send to America's Second Harvest, through their Chicago subsidiary, Chicago's Food Bank. We are hoping that a friendly competition between the two departments over who can collect more food will spur contributions.

Secondly, we are working with a Cajun restaurant downtown to arrange a New Orleans-themed dinner for which students, faculty, and other interested parties will pay something like $40 a plate, with excess funds going to the Red Cross. I am still working out the details, but I am hoping that Loyola can partially match contributions by offering a price reduction for our upcoming social event, the SBA Boat Cruise, in order to increase the number of students who would be willing to shell out that much cash for a meal. In any case, we shall also collect donations of any size at the table where we sell tickets to the Cajun dinner.

Good luck to all of you with your efforts!

Zachary Ziliak
SBA President
Loyola University Chicago

Marquette University Law School
Madison, WI

Marquette University Law School is in the process of fundraising as well; traditional donation jars will be up next week for students and faculty to contribute. Additionally, a benefit mock trial is taking shape, and we will be donating the money from the tickets for the mock trial to hurricane relief.

It is very heartening that everyone is doing such hard work for such a worthy cause.

Jacqueline M. Lorenz
President, Student Bar Association
Marquette University Law School

Michigan State University School of Law
Lansing, MI

Michgan State University has also started collecting money for the victims in the South. We have been selling mardi gras beads in the law school. Then, when students take the beads to class they are then issued a "pass" when and if the professor calls on you all week long. We raised over $500 today selling the beads for only $2 per strand.

We also have one student from Tulane who has arrived and will spend the next semester at MSU. I am under the impression that we will be welcoming more students from both Tulane and Loyola.

Our donations will be sent to the American Red Cross. GOOD LUCK TO ALL.

New York University School of Law
New York, NY

NYU Law is collecting money at our opening bar event, as well as during the upcoming week. We will be donating to Second Harvest.

I'm not sure yet whether we're taking any students directly, but many folks here would like to donate items that can help students get set up wherever they end up. People have mentioned everything from office supplies to textbooks to clothing. Any word on how this kind of effort is or should be coordinated?

University of North Carolina School of Law
Chapel Hill, NC

I am sure that you are aware of the devastation taking place in the South right now due to Katrina. Here at UNC students are collecting money for the Red Cross for the victims. Once we find out the needs of the law schools, specifically Tulane and Loyola, we were going to collect school supplies for the law students there. We want to collect for these students whether they are staying there or transferring to other schools.

How can we go about coordinating this effort more broadly?

Jacqlene Nance
President, Student Bar Association
UNC School of Law

Nova Southeastern University-Shepard Broad Law Center
Fort Lauderdale, FL

I am grateful for the amount of goodwill and thoughtfulness going to the relief effort. Many of us down here at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale went through Katrina in her infancy, and saw images of Hurricane Andrew, or even worse (back in 1992), when we finally were able to see the pictures coming in from coastal Louisiana and Mississippi. Moreover, all the e-mails from various staff regarding legal documents, evidence, and bar scores lost in the midst of all this (potentially) doubly brings attention to the situation from a law student's perspective.

NSU has a uniqueness to it -- it encompasses not only the law center, graduate and undergraduate schools, but there is also an elementary, middle school, and high school. Therefore, we are going to try and coordinate our efforts as one single unit.

Your ideas are wonderful, so keep them coming. This is quite obviously not going to be a one-week or even one-month effort; this will take all of our strength mentally, physically, and even to some degree economically, to help those less fortunate than us overcome this tragedy. Anything from housing drives for incoming students, to PBJ drives, to canned immunity all are events we plan on implementing. Please keep thinking everyone; the sad part is that after the initial wave of support comes, a large brunt of that force loses steam. It is up to us to keep that spirit and sense of family up during this next year. All our best to everyone everywhere, and if you have any more ideas, I am all ears!

Sincerely,

Bram Maravent
SBA President
Nova Southeastern University

University of Oklahoma College of Law
Norman, OK

The University of Oklahoma College of Law is participating in a campus-wide effort that will ultimately give one check to the Red Cross.

Each organization on the entire OU campus has put into place a plan to raise money. In addition, students are collecting funds at the OU/TCU football game this weekend.

The law school is contributing as one organization on campus. More specifically, we are having a "Day of Pay" where the law students may contribute a discretionary amount, while our professors are giving one day of their paycheck.

Ultimately, all donations will totaled given in sum.

University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Sacramento, CA

Offering Tulane students free tuition, relocation assistance and books for the fall semester.

University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Pittsburgh, PA

We are also working on a local effort here. Several of our SBA representatives are contacting local restaurants, Apple computers, BARBRI, Westlaw and other organizations for items to raffle off. All of the proceeds will then be sent to the Red Cross.

Does anyone have any other suggestions of items that may be auctioned?

Paul Teichert
President, Student Bar Association
University of Pittsburgh

Quinnipiac University School of Law
Hamden, CT

I too am proud of the outpouring of support for our fellow law students and everyone else affected by the hurricane. I've been overwhelmed with emails today from students here at Quinnipiac University School of Law asking what they can do to help.

All of the law school clubs and organizations are working together to come up with fundraising ideas. For now we are just asking for donations to the Red Cross at a table in the law school lobby. We're having a planning meeting early next week to plan other fundraising events, clothing/food/book collections and also to discuss volunteer opportunities at local food banks.

Our Deans have also extended an invitation for any student from an affected school to attend QUSL with their tuition waived.

The amount of support and concern for everyone affected is inspiring. Such a unified effort fights back the feeling of utter helplessness. I look forward to hearing more about what we can all do to help.

Molly Barker
SBA President
Quinnipiac University School of Law

University of Richmond School of Law
Richmond, VA

1- The Undergraduate Campus has arranged a blood drive in which we will be encouraging our student to participate.

2- We have Tulane students (up to 10) that will be attending UR Law and all of their tuition and fees will be waived. The school is working with the bookstore to donate books for them, but even if they don't we will have a book donation for these students. Several of our students have opened up their homes to make room for these displaced students. Our SBA Orientation Committee is already arranging mentors for the incoming students and trying to get a solid grasp on what supplies these students will need so that we can make a collection. They are also already planning a mini-orientation to help get them settled.

3- Fund-Raising efforts: Several of the Student Organizations have planned a monster- bake sale -- all proceeds going towards the Red Cross. Additionally, our social committee chair and our community service committee chair are working together to plan a raffle. They are trying to get some of the big local firms to match the donations that we are able to raise.

I can't wait to hear more ideas from other schools. Let's continue to all work hard to support the rebuilding effort. Together we can truly move mountains!

Lisa C. Way
President, Student Bar Association
University of Richmond

Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey-Camden
Camden, NJ

Rutgers Camden will be doing a Penny War among the 1Ls, 2Ls, 3Ls, and Faculty and the following week having an outing to raise money for the relief effort and will announce the winner. I'm hoping to mobilize Villanova, Temple, Widener, and Upenn law schools to join the event in Philadelphia on Thursday, Sept. 15. Our thoughts are prayers are with the people who are suffering so much during this difficult time.

Brett E. Tanzman
Student Bar Association President 2005-2006
Rutgers Law School-Camden

Rutgers University School of Law-Newark
Newark, NJ

Here at Rutgers-Newark we are also setting up a Red Cross collection drive. We are very interested in participating in the relief effort and doing anything that can be done for Tulane please keep us posted. Thanks

Kelley Lake
President, Student Bar Association
Rutgers-Newark School of Law

Seattle University School of Law
Seattle, WA

Seattle University School of Law is organizing a donation drive. We will be collecting money and supplies for Hurricane Katrina victims. Further, our school is accepting displaced law students. We are also coordinating an ambassador program (of SU law students) to help out the displaced law students adjust to Seattle and help them with any questions or concerns they may have about the school and Seattle.

Fe Lopez
SBA President
Seattle University School of Law

SMU Dedman School of Law
Dallas, TX

So many great ideas! At SMU Law we began our fundraising efforts by setting up a table in our commons and passing around jars in class. Additionally, the undergraduate school campus is allowing students to come to school here and the law school is working on doing the same. Per someone's suggestions (forgive me for not remembering which school) our next Bar Review will charge a cover and a portion of the bar sales will be donated. Thanks for the idea.

Something else to think about. Many of these law students were about to begin their job search. The Sunbelt Minority Fair is taking place next Friday in Dallas and there are students who are still trying to make it up, but they have nothing in the way of professional dress. So, we decided to start a "SUIT DRIVE" a unique need, but a need nonetheless. We are coordinating our efforts with our career services department. So far, the response is amazing and we literally just started hours ago!

Thanks for all the ideas and be safe!

Kelly Boyington

St. Thomas University School of Law
Miami, FL

In order to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina, the student body of St. Thomas University is collecting the following items:

- Diapers and other baby items, (including clothes)
- Bags to place these items in. (carry bags, gym bags)
- Hygiene products (toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, feminine hygiene products)
- Undergarments (socks, briefs, bras…All sizes…adult, child, teen)
- Clothes New and Used (please be sure that it is not something that you want to throw away!!! They have to be clean and usable)
- Shoes Boxes
- Ziploc bags
- Non-perishable food items (things that do not have to be cooked)
- Insect Repellant
- Blankets/Sheets
- Toys for the children
- Utensils (plastic, forks, napkins, can openers)

Yes, it is true that the major charities are not accepting these items, but we are working in association with the Miami Gardens, Opa Locka and North Dade Regional Chambers of Commerce to send these items directly to the Louisiana Chambers of Commerce to be dispersed as needed. This will be at least a week long effort to collect as many items as possible. I ask that you join us in giving, join us in showing our humanity.

Laurie Richter
President, Student Bar Association
St. Thomas University School of Law
Miami, FL

St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami was closed for Hurricane Katrina on Thursday and Friday last week. Fortunately we were able to start back to school on Monday so we immediately began raising donations.

I am very proud to say that to date we have managed to raise $1,000 by doing two things:

(1) We had an Organizations Fair last week for two days, created a flyer and placed that flyer with a bowl on each organizations table and people could place donations in the bowls. That raised $500.

(2) We had a happy hour yesterday and after all the student were there (over 200), I walked around with a bucket and a sign on it and easily raised another $500. I was amazed to see how generous people were. I don't know if it was because they were drunk, but we were very happy to raise the money with very little effort so far.

We will be asking the administration of our school to match our funds and then we will take all the money we have and bring it to a local Lowe's Hardware store where they have told us they will match any money brought it. Please do the same thing.***

Our future plans include:

(1) A Hurricane Relief Happy Hour next weekend with a neighboring law school, Nova, in which we will be asking for donations at the door and donating them to the Red Cross refugee center in south Florida (they are taking 25 families from New Orleans).

(2) A large party where we will be inviting students from all the other South Florida law schools (FIU, Nova, and University of Miami). We will be getting donations from LexisNexis, and possibly BarBri, PMBR, and West Law. We will have food, drinks, and music at a large house.

(3) A meeting this week in which we will be coordinating all the efforts that are going on with all the clubs, organizations, and the SBA so that we spread out the calendar of events and don't duplicate efforts or burn out the students.

(4) We will be getting a few transfer students this week. We are already asking the nearby apartments to donate the housing. We are also going to offer mentors (big brothers and sisters) if they elect to do so.

(5) We are going to be having a large drive in two weeks after it's been promoted enough. Attached you will find the flyer promoting the event. Feel free to use it or adjust it as you'd like. We will be donating the items we obtain to a local Chamber of Commerce and they will be shipping the goods to the Louisiana Chamber of Commerce to be distributed to those in dire need.

(6) When the time is right, we have several students that are willing to travel to the affected areas to do manual labor and to do pro bono legal research from Miami.

700,000 refugees are displaced and will not be able to go back for at least two months, and then most will have nothing to go back to at this point. The game now is about dealing with immediate needs and also about giving them some hope for a rebuilt city that includes housing for those affected.

People in New Orleans feel the federal government left them to drown and then starve or thirst to death - everyone saw the images of the Convention Center and Superdome while federal helicopters sat idle at bases in the US. Additionally, Bill Frist's first comments about questioning federal rebuilding support didn't help.

The ABA LSD and all of us need to contact our local Congress members and Senators, and get pledges of unconditional Federally run support for the rebuilding of New Orleans without the procedural red tape that occurred for the first 5 days that may have cost a thousand or more lives. Rebuilding is going to be expensive: Wetlands restoration and Netherlands style levees - $10 billion. New roads and highways into and in the greater New Orleans area / new electric systems and water systems / rebuild buildings and houses - another $20 billion plus all the insurance. Help Gulf Port residents get support now before Washington forgets.

The support at my school is incredible. I hope you all find yourselves with motivated students as well. Our hearts go out to all those that have been affected by this unfortunate disaster. Thanks for your efforts.

Laurie Richter
President, Student Bar Association
St. Thomas University School of Law
Miami, FL

Seton Hall University School of Law
Newark, NJ

It is encouraging and helpful to see all of these emails. Your emails have helped our school improve our fundraising plans by incorporating your ideas. Here at Seton Hall, we have started a donations table in our central Atrium. Our SBA Executive Board is meeting this afternoon to develop our fundraising efforts, which include a blood drive, canned food drive, bottled water collection, and clothing drive. We will also be looking for local businesses and firms to match our cash donations.

In addition, our school has informed the Deans from the affected schools as well as the ABA and the AALS that we will accommodate students from those schools and that we will waive tuition. Several students will be starting here next Tuesday.

Well done everyone. With each email I am more impressed with the effort.

Michael Welch
President
Student Bar Association
Seton Hall University School of Law

University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina

I have had extreme success in raising funds for the displaced Tulane and Loyola students who are now here in Columbia. We have 15 students who have considerable need. The law firms of the state have wanted to help, so I've created an "Adopt a Law Student" program- which enables law firms to adopt an individual student- provide financial and clothing/housing/transportation support (committing 2-3,000 dollars per student) but JUST AS IMPORTANT- each firm has agreed to be a buddy- to take the student out in Columbia for lunch and happy hours, and provide career guidance and their expertise/connections within the state and Southeast. The key to this process is that the aid is tailored to the individual student's needs.

The firms have been amazing and I've been able to raise almost $45,000 in three days. I am sure that this is a practice that can be duplicated throughout the country. It is our responsibility, as nobless oblige, to help our friends.

Thank you for your work...

Best,
Mitchell Spearman
University of South Carolina

South Texas College of Law
Houston, TX

Because we are located in Houston, Texas, many of the Katrina refugees are either already here or heading our way. Houston is in need of a lot of support for not only the people, but also the pets. All the pets from the New Orleans SPCA's were directed to Houston. They are living in too small kennels and running out of food and supplies. Some people are living in Red Cross shelters and others are being transferred to the Astrodome (from the Superdome)

South Texas College of Law is expecting some Tulane transfers to our school next week. We are currently meeting to discuss how to receive them. We are taking monetary donations, sponsoring a clothing drive for the students, school supply drive, and collecting spending money for them. Several students have offered them housing also. If anyone wants to contact me regarding specifically helping these law students or anyone else in Houston, I will be happy to be the contact person on your efforts. My e-mail address is claste@students.stcl.edu

Stephanie Clark
SBA President
South Texas College of Law
Houston, Texas

Southwestern University School of Law
Los Angeles, CA

Houston is opening up the Astrodome for the stranded victims of Katrina and they are busing over people from New Orleans Superdome. I suspect some of the New Orleans law students may end up in Houston since we have three law schools in the city. If anyone would like to contact the Houston Young Lawyers Association regarding donations, I know they are collecting them. Their e-mail address is : www.HYLA.org

I am proud to say that Southwestern School of Law in Los Angeles is in the process of fundraising as well. We have had a traditional bake sale all week and all of our organizations on campus have started there efforts as well to raise money. Also, we have had traditional donation jars that have been contributed to by the students and faculty. Additionally, we are in the process of trying to put together in the upcoming months, an informal 5K walk for our school and its family members and benefit all proceeds to the hurricane relief fund.

I am happy to see that all schools have in some way, shape, or form helped the cause.

Chris Harmon
President, Student Bar Association
Southwestern School of Law

Notice: On September 24 & 25, 2005, Southwestern University School of Law will sponsor a twelve hour training of emergency relief workers (visit http://www.swlaw.edu/katrinarelief.html for details). The Red Cross will provide free training and materials for up to 300 Southwestern students and others interested in becoming Nationally Certified Disaster Relief Workers. When final exams are completed in December, students will be deployed to the Gulf Coast Region to provide help and services to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. In addition to training, the Red Cross will provide transportation, lodging, and food for everyone willing to spend a minimum of 9 days working 12 hour shifts in "hardship conditions." Maximum deployment is up to 21 days.

People are needed to help with mass care (food and shelter), health care, counseling services, communications, information technology, transportation, human resources and all areas of disaster relief. Forty thousand (40,000) volunteers are needed by November 2005 and the Red Cross predicts the need to extend well into 2006.

• Red Cross training is open to ALL students, faculty, staff, administrators, alumni and their friends and family. Participants must be at least 18 years old.
• Student volunteers will deploy the day after final exams end in December. You decide how long you stay - from a minimum of 9 days to a maximum of 21 days.
• Once you are certified by the Red Cross, you may volunteer to be deployed in Emergency Relief situations for the rest of your life.
• Training has been expanded to include Family Case training in addition to Mass Care training. Volunteers will be able to help manage families' needs as a case worker and will have authority to providing emergency funds where necessary.
• If you are interested in becoming certified with the Red Cross, but are unable to deploy to New Orleans, there are limited opportunities to volunteer in Red Cross shelters in the Los Angeles area. Please remember, however, that the Gulf States are our primary target.

Syracuse University College of Law
Syracuse, NY

Syracuse College of Law has set up an assistance program that will contribute to the Red Cross: Hurricane Katrina Fund, which is something very similar to the Tsunami Fund created last year.

In addition, our law school was already planning a "bar night" for this Friday where we charge students $3 cover. It's a pretty big deal, because it's the first bar night, sometimes raising as much as $1000 in one night. I am hoping to contribute this money to the fund.

Also, our school is extending an offer to for Tulane law students to transfer to Syracuse for up to one semester, without paying tuition to our school. Hope these ideas help!

Sunita Patel
SUCOL Senate President
Syracuse University College of Law

Texas Wesleyan University School of Law
Ft. Worth, TX

Here at Texas Wesleyan in Fort Worth, Texas, we are allowing up to 60 students from other law schools to come to our school with the tuition waived. The Deans of the different law schools have been able to work that out.

The term (fall or full year) for which students will be admitted: Either Fall or Full Year
The type of student who will be admitted (e.g., only 3Ls, or any Tulane or New Orleans J.D. student): Any Tulane or Loyola New Orleans J.D. students. The maximum number of students the school can accommodate: 20 1Ls, 20 2Ls, 20 3Ls. Any other limitations on the types of students that will be admitted or the bases of admission: Students will be admitted as visitors. Tuition will be waived if students pay tuition at home school. Information as to how to apply and whom to contact at the school: Vickie Rainwater, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, 817-212-3952; vrainwater@law.txwes.edu.

The SBA is working with WLSA (Women's Organization) to raise money for the people that need assistance. WLSA is in charge of everything and the SBA is backing them. HLSA (Hispanic's Organization) and BLSA (Black Students' Organization) are working with us too. Our school is matching what the students raise $2 for each $1, up to $5000. If people are moved to the convention center next to our school, we will also be having a "stuff" drive to get the people the things they need there. If they come to the convention center, the students are volunteering to go and hang out with everyone there, like a sleepover, and bring games and similar items to keep everyone having a good time throughout the night. One website that you can find out what you can do to help & who is taking donations is: www.houstonhurricaneaid.com

Please get the word out about the web address that is listing all the schools that are accepting students. The site listed below is the general site. www.aals.org

The exact site is: http://www.aals.org/neworleans/schoolsbystate.html

Please keep us posted on any ideas you have. Thank you.

Respectfully,
Julie Walker
SBA President

Touro College-Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Huntington, NY

I want to come down and volunteer, as do some of my other classmates. We cannot come now because of classes but Touro is a Jewish Law School and has almost the entire month of October off for Jewish holidays. I am going to see if the Dean will pay for a bus to take a bunch of us down wherever we can help. My concern is housing. I was wondering if there are law schools in Houston, where many of the refugees are going, or any other area of need that could house us for a few days. We would just need a couch or something to sleep on. About 10 of us went to Election Protection last year and a Professor in Philadelphia housed us all. So, maybe along with students giving up a couch, a professor could give up a spare bedroom or a couch.

Anyway, this may be a long shot, but I just thought I'd throw it out there to see what kind of response I could get.

Keep up the good work; it's so good to see us come together in this time of need.

Carrie Townsend
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center SBA President

At Touro we are doing similar action to raise money. We are planning to charge a cover charge for our next party at our local bar. We are also planning to get a permit with the town we live in to go into the main part of the town and basically panhandle for money. We'll go into businesses and ask people on the street. Also, ask the bar prep classes if they will donate discounts to their bar prep courses and Westlaw and lexis to donate points. Then we can raffle them off to students. Our circuit is considering doing a friendly competition amongst schools to see who can raise money. That might get students involved if there are rivalries between different schools.

Also, I'm sure some of you know this but my Dean told me that the New York schools are considering letting the Tulane students come take courses at their school for free for the semester until things clear up. I'd suggest talking to your Dean about this if your school hasn't already considered it.
Good luck to everyone in their efforts!

Carrie Townsend
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center SBA President

Vermont Law School
South Royalton, VT

Here at Vermont Law School, we are preparing to welcome students from Loyola in the coming weeks. All next week, we will hold the Skip-A-Lunch program (thanks GW!) with a goal of raising over $1000, which is a big number for our small school.

Keep up the good work everyone, this is bound to make a difference.

Katie Rebholz
President, Student Bar Association
Vermont Law School

Villanova University School of Law
Villanova, PA

Like Oklahoma, we have a school-wide drive going on after which we plan to donate one check to the Red Cross. The SBA here is collecting money around the entire law school and we are planning to collect clothes and food as well.

I got word today that most LA-area 2L and 3L students who have roots around Philadelphia will be in Southeastern PA by Tuesday. Those "assigned" to Villanova begin classes with us on Wednesday. We have already gotten the word out in order to find housing for the students (so that they don't have to live with their parents if they would prefer not to). Current students are being asked accommodate a student or two if they have room.

Keep up the good work and best of luck with the efforts!

John Zurawski
Villanova University School of Law

Widener University School of Law-Harrisburg
Harrisburg, PA

I am the SBA President at Widener - Harrisburg. I have received an amazing number of emails about the Katrina disaster and have not yet read them all. I would like to let everyone who has been affected by Katrina know that Widener-Harrisburg has you in our prayers. I have been approached by so many students that want to help in whatever way is possible. Widener-Harrisburg will be putting up collection bottles/boxes by every vending machine, in the diner, and in a few other places at the school to collect money for our fellow law students who have been torn from their homes, their schools, and their lives. We will also have a table up for collections next week. We will be meeting again to decide what other things we can do. I know it is only a small start, but I hope that we can all come together as one giant force to help the victims of Katrina. If anyone has any other ideas, please let me know.

Our prayers go out to everyone,

Gretchen Ober, SBA President
Widener University School of Law - Harrisburg

Willamette University College of Law
Salem, OR

Perhaps this will be useful to any of you who are looking for additional support from your school administrations. See below.

Ethan Chatov
President, Student Bar Association
Willamette University College of Law
Salem, Oregon

In our rush to find ways to help the two New Orleans law schools (Tulane and Loyola), we have not been able to inform you of what we have done. By now you have received President Pelton's announcement and you can see the University's official position.

As early last Tuesday, we were the first law school in the Northwest to offer help to the two New Orleans law deans (both of whom are friends of mine). Among other things, we have offered to accept "at least 20" Tulane or Loyola law students tuition free. In addition, as you see in President Pelton's announcement we will match dollar for dollar all cash contributions by our faculty, staff, or students.

Not that any of this will alleviate the incredible human suffering we see in New Orleans . . . but Symeon

Symeon C. Symeonides
Dean & Professor of Law
College of Law, Willamette University
Salem OR