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Berkeley TKE Chapter Holds Battle of the Bands Philanthropy for St. Jude’s

Berkeley, CA – November 6, 2010 – On Saturday night, Nu Chapter held a philanthropy event for St. Jude Children’s Hospital. The Chapter’s signature event, Battle of the Bands, was a huge success, selling over 100 tickets.

Ross Meyer, the Chairman in charge of organizing the event, organized five bands to play that night, and sold beverages and food as well to further raise funds.

“All the bands were incredible putting on a show greater than I could have imagined,” Meyer said of the event. “Everyone had a great time.”

Nu Chapter has had this event ever Fall Semester, and through this and other philanthropical endeavors, the TKE brothers will continue supporting St. Jude’s Children Hospital.

“It’s a great cause and a great event, and I’m glad that I could have had a part in planning it,” Meyer also said.

Contact:
Christian Handley
Chandley (at) TKENu (dot) com
TKE Nu Chapter
2725 Channing Way,
Berkeley, California 94704

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Nu Chapter Raises Over $1800 for St. Jude’s through Letter Writing Event

Berkeley, CA – September 8, 2010 – On March 14^th, 2010, Nu Chapter held a letter writing event for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, sending out a total of 424 letters to friends and family members, asking them to donate some amount to the Hospital.

Recently, the Philanthropy Chairman at Nu Chapter, Alex Hebels, received an email from St. Jude’s with the total amount raised as a direct result of those letters: 1878 dollars total. This money will be used to fund the non-profit children’s hospital which accepts and treats children for free.

“It’s great to know that so many family members and other people we have contacted were so eager to send money to our main philanthropy organization,” said Alex Hebels.

St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital has been Nu Chapter’s designated philanthropy organization for the past year and a half. The chapter has also raised money through its Battle of the Bands event last year.

Contact:
Christian Handley
Chandley (at) TKENu (dot) com
TKE Nu Chapter
2725 Channing Way,
Berkeley, California 94704

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Nu Chapter Holds Letter Writing Event for St. Jude Children’s Hospital

Berkeley, CA – March 14, 2010 – On March 14^th, 2010, members from Berkeley’s Greek community gathered at TKE Nu Chapter to write to friends and family to encourage them to donate to St. Jude’s Children hospital.

Overall, 13 brothers and 10 membership candidates attended from Nu Chapter, as well as a handful of women from Tri-Delta, attended the event. Each person was encouraged to send at least 10 letters, with some brothers sending almost 40, if not more.

“We ended up sending off 424 combined letters,” says Ted Rothenberg, the Philanthropy Chairman for Nu Chapter. “We hope that this will result in many donations to St. Jude’s.”

A raffle was also held at the event, where an entry was earned for each letter sent off. The winner was given an iPod Touch.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is TKE’s national philanthropic partner organization, and is unlike any other pediatric treatment and research facility. It houses some of the most knowledgeable researchers in the world, and uses the most cutting edge technology. It is well known that the hospital will accept any and all patients without regard to ability or inability to pay. For more information on St. Jude’s and how to make donations, please visit their website at http://www.stjude.org.

Contact:
Christian Handley
Chandley (at) TKENu (dot) com
TKE Nu Chapter
2725 Channing Way,
Berkeley, California 94704

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