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Funds will be used to pay the travel expenses associated with sending teams of students to serve in the Gulf Region. We have already sent 250 students during Fall break, the cost totaling $37,500. We are committed to sending teams during Thanksgiving, Christmas, spring, and Easter breaks also. Over 600 students have volunteered and we are committed to sending all of them pending service opportunities in the region. The cost to do so could reach $90,000 or more. This is beyond the University's operating budget.
What specific projects are being planned?
The University is committed to a long-term response to this crisis including sending teams of volunteers throughout the 2005-2006 school year. The first team with 250 students travelled to Mississippi and Louisiana from October 19-23. The next team will be sent during Cedarville's Thanksgiving break, leaving on November 23. The team consists of 36 students and 4 leaders and is headed to Metaire, LA (New Orleans) where they expect to gut homes of debris and damaged infrastructure. During the last week of Christmas break (the first week of January), a team requiring a total of 190 students and staff will be sent to work with Samaritans Purse throughout the Gulf Coast. In addtion, a University-formed task team will continue to plan and coordinate further hurricane relief efforts.
We will issue a receipt for tax purposes for all gifts given to provide for the expenses associated with Cedarville hurricane relief teams. The IRS does not require a receipt for gifts of less than $250, but it is important for us to properly show credit of your gift.