February 5, 2010
Update: InTents event postponed due to flooding
SEARCY, Ark. — The Harding University Student Association has decided
to postpone tonight’s InTents event, a fundraiser for the Tents and
Tarps Haiti Relief Project, because of flooding on campus.
The event, which will allow students to camp on the front lawn of
campus to raise funds for Haiti, has been rescheduled for Friday, Feb.
12. The University apologizes for any inconvenience and will send out
a revised schedule next week.
Harding University students camp for Haiti
SEARCY, Ark. — In a continued effort to aid Haiti after the Jan. 12
earthquake, students at Harding University are camping in the middle
of the university’s campus Friday, Feb. 5.
The idea stemmed out of the student body’s relief project “Tents and
Tarps,” which strives to provide immediate shelter to Haitian families
in need. To date, more than $30,000 has been raised, and 200 tents
have been sent to Port-au-Prince. For more information on Tents and
Tarps, go to www.tentsandtarps.org.
InTents Night will be a “once-in-a-lifetime experience for change,”
co-director of the event Sarah Kyle said.
“What these students are doing is something they may never get a
chance to do again here at Harding,” Kyle said. “I mean, how many
times are you going to get that many students to camp out together for
a good cause?”
The event, which starts at 9:30 Friday night, will include
performances by student bands, various games, a prayer room and will
culminate in a 6 a.m. breakfast.
However, InTents Night is not merely about fun and games, Kyle said.
Rather, she hopes the event will be a chance for students to raise
awareness for the situation that many Haitians face.
“Obviously, our students are never going to be able to fully grasp
what the Haitian people are going through,” Kyle said. “But it’s going
to be cold out there. There may be some rain. If students start
complaining about the weather, that will be our opportunity to say ‘If
we can’t stand a night without complaining, how much more do they need
these tents?’”
Kyle said the event will also raise funds for Tents and Tarps through
corporate sponsorship, as well as through donations. First Security
Bank has agreed to be a corporate sponsor.
“Each student will create a Kimbia page that they can send to all of
their family and friends,” Kyle said. “As soon as they sign up, they
can send that link to everyone they know and ask them to ‘sponsor’
Tents and Tarps.”
InTents Night is Friday, Feb. 5. For more information, contact Sarah
Kyle or Sky Vanderburg.
Sarah Kyle, Student
970-227-7276
skyle@harding.edu
Sky Vanderburg, Student:
573-239-7880
vanderburg.sky@gmail.com
