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Friday, September 24, 1999
Official Calls for Session
To Discuss Disaster Funds
By Kathleen Hunter
Assistant State & National Editor
The N.C. General Assembly might
convene for a special session to formu
late an aid plan for state residents deal
ing with the aftermath of Hurricane
Floyd, if Gov. Jim Hunt honors this
request.
Rep. Leo Daughtry, R-Johnston,
called for the special legislative session
Wednesday so additional funds could be
allocated to help the victims of what offi
cials dubbed the worst natural disaster
in N.C. history.
Jay Warshaw, Daughtry’s communi
cations director, said the session was
critical to ensure that all N.C. citizens’
needs were met in the wake of
Hurricane Floyd.
“Right now, without an emergency
session of the legislature, hurricane and
flood victims will have to wait until May
to get any (state financial) relief,”
Warshaw said.
Aid Efforts Get SIOOG BOT Boost
UNC-system schools are
banding together to collect
money for campuses
ravaged by Hurricane Floyd.
By Esther M. Coan
and Katy Nelson
Staff Writers
UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees
member Walter Davis has transformed
UNC-CH’s “Quarter Campaign” into a
major funding effort to help flood-rav
aged students.
At a BOT meeting Thursday, Davis
presented UNC-CH Student Body
President Nic Heinke with a SIOO,OOO
check to support hurricane recovery
efforts for UNC-system campuses in
eastern North Carolina.
Cliff Webster, East Carolina
University student body president,
heard of the donation Thursday after
noon. “I was overjoyed to know that
someone out there cared so much,” he
said.
Students at 14 UNC-system campus
es have donated to the “Quarter
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He said the Federal Emergency
Management Agency was providing aid,
but aid could be expanded by dipping
into the $322 million “rainy day emer
gency fund.”
Warshaw said the fund could not be
touched until the legislature met.
“First and foremost, the legislature
must be convened for the state to take
any effort to help in the relief effort,” he
said.
But Kirsten Week, spokeswoman for
Hunt, said she did not anticipate Hunt
calling a special session to discuss emer
gency measures.
“I think we are just so busy trying to
figure out what federal resources are
there,” she said. “I think it is way too
early to be talking about a special ses
sion at this point.”
Local lawmakers said whether or not
a special legislative session was neces
sary remained to be seen.
Sen. Ellie Kinnaird, D-Orange, said
special session at this point would not be
Campaign,” the UNC Association of
Student Government’s plan to raise
money for damaged campuses. Many
have begun their own drives to meet stu
dent needs at ECU, UNC-Wilmington
and Elizabeth City State University.
UNC-CH has raised approximately
$477 through the “Quarter Campaign,”
aside from Davis’ contribution.
Jeff Nieman, UNC-CH student and
ASG president, said the fund-raising
campaign was orig
inally set to end
Oct. 1 but was
extended indefi
nitely after he saw
the devastating
floods at ECU. All
proceeds from
UNC-CH’s
“Quarter
Campaign” will
directly benefit stu
dents, Nieman said.
“So far the student response has
been great. I have yet to talk to
anyone who does not want to
help ... in any way possible. ”
Nh: Heinke
UNC-CH Student Body President
There are “Quarter Campaign” col
lection boxes in Lenoir Dining Hall and
in Student Stores for student donations.
Heinke said UNC-CH’s “Pass the
Hat” effort extended not only to stu
dents, but also to administrators and the
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. every
Wednesday.
In addition, students can stop by
Volunteer Orange’s main office at its
new location at 209 N. Columbia St.,
Suite 1.
The City Editor can be reached
at citydesk@unc.edu.
a wise use of taxpayers’ money.
“I think the money that would be
spent on getting the legislators to
Raleigh (for the session) would be better
spent by giving it directly to the vic
tims,” Kinnaird said.
She said it cost $120,000 a day to call
a legislative session. If special session is
called, Kinnaird said the staff would pre
pare the bill for legislators to save
money.
Rep Joe Hackney, D-Orange, said
the legislature approved a fund after
Hurricane Fran’s excessive damage to
North Carolina in 1996, allowing Gov.
Hunt access to state funds for future nat
ural disasters.
Hackney said it was too early to call a
special session, but he would support
one if it proved necessary.
“We just don’t know now what fund
ing will be needed.”
The State & National Editor can be
reached atstntdesk@unc.edu.
Board of Trustees. “So far the student
response has been great,” Heinke said.
“I have yet to talk to anyone who
does not want to help the flood victims
in any way possible.”
N.C. State University is also partici
pating in the campaign.
N.C. State Student Body President
Raj Merchandani asked every student to
donate at least 50 cents. He said students
filled a five-gallon jug full of cash in just
two hours
Wednesday morn
ing.
“Students are
excited about
helping out and
seem to be gen
uinely concerned,”
Merchandani said.
Appalachian
State University
and Western
Carolina University will begin collecting
supplies Monday. Nieman said, “It’s
heartening to see all the campuses come
to together as a community.”
The State & National Editor can be
reached at stntdesk@unc.edu.
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The Features Editor can be reached
at features@unc.edu.
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McDonald House Seeks Volunteers
A reception held Wednesday
showcased the different
volunteer opportunities
available for organizations.
By Robert Albright
Staff Writer
Local service organizations seeking
volunteer activities might not have to
look much further than just down the
road.
At a reception held Wednesday after
noon at the home of UNC-System
President Molly Broad, Chapel Hill’s
Ronald McDonald House voiced its
need for additional volunteers among
UNC students.
Sara McCoy, wife of interim
Chancellor Bill McCoy and hostess of
the event, said the reception gave peo
ple a better understanding of the Ronald
McDonald House.
“This is a good vehicle to get more
volunteers,” McCoy said.
“In years past, (this reception) has
been a great way to get students
involved.”
The Ronald McDonald House of
Chapel Hill functions as a small, 20-bed
room hotel for families who are in the
area with ill children receiving treatment
at UNC Hospitals.
Since its inception 11 years ago, over
10,000 families have benefited from the
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the facility’s comfortable setting, rather
than being forced to stay in a hotel in
the area.
The house offers families an oppor
tunity to interact with others facing sim
ilar situations.
“The families can be so relaxed at the
house because they have other people
that are in the same dire straits,” said 10-
year volunteer Pat Stoy.
Although the Ronald McDonald
House has a small paid staff, the major
ity of help for the house comes from vol
unteers.
Kathy Bartlett,
president-elect of
the Board of
Directors, said the
agency’s volun
teers played impor
tant roles in the
day-to-day running
of the facility.
“We rely heavily
on volunteers,” she
said.
“(Volunteering) is
very rewarding.
Don't underestimate the
difference you can make. ”
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Ronald McDonald House President-Elect
“There are so many simple things to
be done to help relieve a lot of the stress
on the families.”
Bartlett said cooking hot meals, land
scaping, decorating and answering
phones were just some things volunteers
could do.
Many residents and students have
responded to the needs of the Ronald
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we can do the small things to help out
the families,” said Angela Lindsay, a
junior from Raleigh.
Bartlett said several Greek organiza
tions - including several from the
University - participated in volunteer
work at the house.
“We are very fortunate to have a lot
of groups take on (the house) as a pro
ject,” Bartlett said.
Although many students already con
tribute, Bartlett said the house would
continue to actively recruit more volun
teers.
McCoy said the
reception was only
one method to
attract those inter
ested in volunteer
opportunities.
Broad could not
attend the recep
tion because of
previous responsi
bilities, but her
husband was in
attendance.
For more information on getting
involved with the Ronald McDonald
House, workers encouraged residents to
call the house.
“(Volunteering) is very rewarding,”
Bartlett said. “Don’t underestimate the
difference you can make.”
The City Editor can be reached
at citydesk@unc.edu.
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