HIGH POINT, N.C., Dec. 8, 2009 ? The members of Kappa Delta Sorority at High Point University remember how much fun playing dress-up was when they were kids ? and they?re helping hospitalized children get the chance to do the same.
The sorority is hosting a jewelry drive through Dec. 11, with the hopes that students and community members might donate old or unused jewelry. The group will then take the donations to The Children?s Hospital of Richmond, Va.
Donations will be collected at University Center tables throughout the week. Kappa Delta is also encouraging students and faculty to stop by the tables between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. to help decorate Christmas cards for patients at the hospital.
“We are really excited for our jewelry drive,” says Megan Hennessey, vice president of public community service for the sorority. “We want patients at Children’s Hospital to be able to have fun and forget why they are there. Being able to play dress-up and wear the donated jewelry will help brighten their spirits.”
For more information, contact Jourdan Cable at 412-760-4421.
At High Point University, every student receives an extraordinary education in a fun environment with caring people. HPU, located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, is a liberal arts institution with 3,700 undergraduate and graduate students from 50 countries and 44 states at campuses in High Point and Winston-Salem. It is ranked by US News and World Report No. 5 among comprehensive universities in the South and No. 1 in its category among up-and-coming schools. Forbes.com ranks HPU in the top 6 percent among “America’s Best Colleges.” HPU was included in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s “Great Colleges to Work For” 2009 listings. The university offers 68 undergraduate majors, 40 undergraduate minors and seven graduate degree programs. It is accredited by the Commission of Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and is a member of the NCAA, Division I and the Big South Conference. Visit High Point University on the Web at http://www.highpoint.edu/ or on Twitter at @HighPointU.
Chris DudleyVice President for [email protected]