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New York, NY...November 8, 2007. Omega Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. (OPBSI) and La Unidad Latina/Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc. have joined forces to launch a 10 day nationwide fundraising campaign in an effort to collect funds to support the Dominican Republic and neighboring country, Haiti's recent storm, caused by Tropical Storm Noel. The 10 for 10 Campaign encourages everyone to donate $10 towards the cause for the next 10 days beginning today, Thursday, November 8, 2007 and concluding on Saturday, November 17, 2007. All funds will be donated to the Dominican Foundations of Sports in New York. During the ten days of the fundraising campaign, the two organizations will engage their members nationwide to collect monetary donations for the sole purpose of helping those residing on the island of Hispaniola who have been devastated by this disaster. News reports show that Tropical Storm Noel, now strengthened into a hurricane (category 1) last week, has killed over 100 people in the Caribbean. In addition, nearly 30 people were reported missing. Several thousand people were driven from their homes and many have been left without homes. Noel (Hurricane) is expected to reach the northeast, specifically Nova Scotia, Canada. Omega Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated is a Latina-oriented sorority founded on March 15, 1989, at the University at Albany, State University of New York. Seventeen women of various ethnic and cultural backgrounds came together to defy the injustices suffered by women, particularly women of color, in the academic, professional and political arenas. The purpose of OPBSI is to serve and educate people of diverse backgrounds through sisterhood, leadership, and guidance. As positive role models, we promote unity of all cultures, focus on the empowerment of our gender and raise the standards of excellence in our academic, social, and personal endeavors. For further information visit: www.OmegaPhiBeta.org. Since its inception in 1982 at Cornell University, La Unidad Latina incessantly remains on the vanguard of political and community empowerment by developing influential leaders that strive to exert knowledge and power into its peers in order to attain mutual success and societal change. Enhanced by a diverse membership, we commit ourselves to academic excellence, leadership development and cultural enlightenment. La Hermandad strives to preserve and promote an inclusive intellectual environment for its members and the community-at-large. Despite our affiliation, the ultimate quest to improve humanity will never be achieved through segregation and in that regard; La Unidad Latina has been critically acclaimed for its extrovert methodologies. www.LaUnidadLatina.org
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Donations can be made either on line or via mail starting at an asking amount of $10. All proceeds will be donated to the Dominican Foundations of Sports in New York, where in turn they will use to aid the victims of Tropical Storm Noel, now Hurricane Noel. While the 10 for 10 Campaign suggests a donation of $10 the fact is that any amount, no matter how small or large will make a difference. How can I make a donation? Donations can be made using PayPal by clicking the link below.
Donations in the form of check or money order can be sent to:
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