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Part of News Release (April 11, 1974) TESC students launch a fund-raising drive for tornado victims in the Midwest

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The Evergreen State College
Olympia,Washington

98505

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 11, 1974

A fund-raising
College

drive launched

to rush immediate

this week by students

financial

aid to victums

at The Evergreen

of the catastrophic

State

tornadoes

swept the Middle West last week has already netted more than $100, organizers
today.

The two-week
Students

Building

funds on the mall of the Evergreen

collecting

County, Ohio, hOllleof Wilberforce
obliterated

of Olympia

greeners

and

and Central

have been able to contact

Persons

State Universities.

before

interested

the president

directly

Both institutions

were

town of Xenia --- about the size

at the two institutions,

of Central

to his students.

Ever-

State and he has
They hope to reach adminis~

the end of this week.

fn contributing

cash, checks or money orders --- to:
Sound National

in the mail wh Lch they will send to Greene

relief is ava i Lab Le for students

at Wilberforce

Col)..egeActivities

by tornadoes.

agreed to channel any donations
trators

donations

more than half the nearby

--- was destroyed

No immediate

reported

drive ends April 19.

say they've been receiving

virtually

which

Bank, The Evergreen

to the relief drive can send donations

TORNADO RELIEF FU}ID, Evergreen

State College,

Olympia,

-30-

Dick

Nichols.

Information

Director'
ServicBs

Washington

Branch,
98505.

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