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Shereen Moore
  • Communication
  • Class of 2014
  • New Haven, CT

Shereen Moore of New Haven Participates in Eastern Haiti Benefit Concert

2010 Dec 20

On Dec. 8 students from Eastern Connecticut State University and local community members raised more than $500 during "This Too Shall Pass," Eastern's second Help for Haiti Benefit Concert.

Eastern's Center for Community Engagement and the Office of Housing and Residential Life sponsored the event. Shereen Moore '14 of New Haven participated in the event. Moore is majoring in Undeclared.

Eastern is donating $350 of the amount raised toward building a house in Haiti; the remaining money will be donated to the Haitian Health Foundation. An estimated three million people were affected by the earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12 of this year. The Haitian government reported that an estimated 230,000 people died; 300,000 were injured; and 1,000,000 were left homeless. Today, cholera is claiming scores of lives daily.

Stefan Wawzyniecki Jr., a representative of the Norwich, CT-based Haitian Health Foundation, delivered the keynote address, informing the audience about the current situation and the volunteer efforts in Haiti. "While in Haiti, my daughter met a 19-year-old boy whose leg had been trapped underneath the rubble of a building that collapsed in the earthquake. His brother found a hammer and had to amputate the boy's leg because it could not be moved. However, this story has a happy ending. After seeking medical attention and going to the Haitian Health Foundation, he was able to get a prosthetic leg within three days."

During the performances, volunteers sold ribbons, bracelets and dolls to support relief efforts in Haiti. The Hoot, Fred's Brick House Café, Angelino's, Asian Bistro, Tony's Pizza, Mansfield Restaurant, Mansfield Movieplex and Eastern students and faculty donated to the silent auction.

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Eastern Connecticut State University is part of the Connecticut State University System (CSUS) and is the state's public liberal arts university. Eastern serves more than 5,000 students each year on its Willimantic campus.

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