By Daenuka Muraleetharan | Director of Communications
At the end of this past month, the University of Virginia GlobeMed chapter organized their annual Benefit Night! In this staff-favorite springtime event, our chapter spreads schoolwide awareness about our cause in a night of food, a keynote public health speech, and a performance from a UVa accapella group. This year we were so very lucky to have Dr. Louise Ivers, professor of Global Health and Medicine at Harvard Medical School, give a presentation about cholera to student and professor attendees. It was a wonderful experience for GlobeMed to not only hear her speak, but to share this experience with friends who previously had limited knowledge on global health crises.
The night was finished by a back-to-back performance by the Presidential performers themselves, the Hullabahoos. Alumni who were present at the event expressed great joy at having the opportunity to see these singers perform once more.
That night we were able to make hundreds of dollars from the even to go straight to the Build Your Future Today center (BFT) in Siem Riep, Cambodia. This money, along with the funds from our amazing GlobalGiving donors have pushed us closer than ever to raising our goal of $5600 for BFT.
We appreciate your continued support and look forward to updating you on our fundraising journey! Thank you.
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