After additional events on Friday and Saturday, Princeton Tsunami Relief (PTR) has raised close to $5,400 in donations from students, faculty, staff and visitors since fundraising began on campus Jan. 5, drawing closer to the group's $10,000 goal.
PTR held two major fundraisers over the weekend, a joint study break with Quadrangle Club and the Tsunami Relief Fair.
Quad's tsunami relief study break Friday started the weekend's fundraising on a positive note. Chuck's Spring Street Cafe, Hoagie Haven, Iano's Rosticceria, Massimo's Cafe, Moondoggie Cafe, Quiznos Subs, Small World Roasters, Thomas Sweet and Tiger Noodles donated food and drinks for the event.
The minimum donation required for entry into the club was $3, but PTR and Quad encouraged students to give at least $5. The club collected nearly $1,200, including donations given during dinner from members.
On Saturday, fundraising continued with the Tsunami Relief Fair at Frist Campus Center. The event included two hour-long concerts featuring a cappella and dance groups as well as individual musicians and poets, said fair coordinator and Daily Princetonian columnist Kyle Meng '05.
The fair also included a panel discussion led by members of the University faculty and tables displaying information about the politics and cultures of the affected South Asian countries.
The funds raised by PTR will be donated to the International Rescue Committee and CARE USA, two major humanitarian foundations run by University alumni.
Dining services
The University community is also awaiting a dining services decision regarding use of the name "tsunami" on its products. Dining services director Stuart Orefice said vendor AFC Corporation has plans to downplay its sushi division's Southern Tsunami branding.
"We are going to change our soy sauce and chopsticks to a non-branded, generic 'look,'" AFC's Angela Tsai wrote in an email to Orefice.
"Our chefs will not use the logo on their name tag[s] or uniforms," she added. "We will try to deemphasize the brand as much as possible during this sensitive time."
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