For Sun Cup, we,
the gentleman of Sigma Phi Epsilon, have decided to give back to not only one
national organization but three local San Diego organizations. All
three SigEp chapters will be combining their efforts to give to our national benefactor, Youth Aids.
Youth Aids is an
education and prevention program of PSI, using media, pop culture, music,
theatre and sports to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS. It reaches 600 million
young people in more than 60 countries with life-saving messages, products,
services, and care.
Youth Aids
strives to stop the facts that:
- Every day, over 6,800 people contract HIV and over 5,700 die from AIDS
- 33.2 million people are living with HIV
- AIDS kills one child every minute
We believe
giving back to a national organization that strives to prevent a deadly disease
from spreading is a great cause, but we also believe that we need to give back
to San Diego as a community and the community amongst our university as well.
We have chosen Feeding America, San Diego (formerly known as Second Harvest) for our local
charity to benefit the local San Diego community. Feeding America San
Diego is the newest food bank and the only non-profit in San Diego County that
has access to Feeding America National. They collect food donated by national
manufacturers such as Kraft, Del Monte, and Kellogg's and are in constant need
of funds to continue their efforts.
For every dollar
donated they can provide 10 pounds of emergency food to hungry families in San
Diego. This makes them one of the most effective and efficient hunger-relief
non-profits in San Diego County.
As for
benefiting our community as a university, we have decided to give
back to the University of San Diego by seizing the opportunity to raise money
for the new Student Life Pavilion. This will be accomplished by raising $2,500
for a tile that will be placed in the Plaza Mayor. The ca tch is,
whoever wins the First Place for the University of San Diego SigEp Sun Cp,
they will have their sorority's letters placed on the tile, leaving a legacy
forever.