KU raises $8,800 for tsunami relief

Kansas University contributed $8,800 to tsunami relief efforts in Asia, the university announced April 6.

The campaign stretched from Jan. 18 to Feb. 4, with money forwarded to the American Red Cross and UNICEF.

Funds was collected in several ways:

  • KU athletics collected donations at two basketball games.
  • Groups, led by KU UNICEF and Concerned, Active and Aware Students, collected money at events such as a lecture by Don Steeples, professor of geology, and an international dinner.
  • KU Memorial Unions donated 10 percent of profits from Jan. 31 to Feb. 4 for customers who asked to donate.