Harvard students raise funds for NOLA

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<p>Benefit Concert Raises $11K </p>

<p>The singing group Kuumba, backed by 10 student groups and the Office for the Arts at Harvard, raised $11,000 last Saturday at a benefit concert for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, but the President’s Office has not yet said if it will match any part of those funds.</p>

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<p>Seven victims of Hurricane Katrina, who have been living at nearby Air Force Base Camp Otis, watched a capella groups like the Harvard-Radcliffe Veritones and dancers from TAPS, among others, perform in Sanders Theatre to raise money to rebuild their home.</p>

<p>The seven evacuees had been bused to Harvard through the Phillips Brooks House Association, where they attended a reception with student leaders and University administrators before the concert.</p>

<p>Kuumba President Michael L. Vinson ’07, who led the benefit effort, said that one woman bought dress clothes at the Salvation Army for the event.</p>

<p>“She had been waiting for this for weeks,” Vinson said. “This was her big Harvard debut.” </p>

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<p>Perry Tsai ’07, whose home in the New Orleans suburb of Metairie was badly damaged, led the Harvard LowKeys in an a capella arrangement of Des’ree’s “You Gotta Be,” helping to raise money for the city his parents and sister are struggling to live in.</p>

<p>Usually he performs for Children’s Hospital or local high schools.</p>

<p>“Our audience is our primary goal,” Tsai said after the performance, referring to the group’s standard fare. “But this time around, it was different because I was singing for the audience in front of me and I was also singing for people miles away.” </p>

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<p>What a nice thing to see, marite.</p>

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<p>That’s great…New Orleans is such a sad place right now. The devastation is just unbelievable. Help is drastically needed!</p>

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<p>Tulane parents: can you update us on what’s happening? I’ve heard that Tulane plans to reopen in January? We’ve got family in NOLA and they report that things are returning, albeit “not fast” (faster than slowly, they say) to normal…some neighborhoods are almost back to normal; others are years away, they tell me…I worry lots about the Tulane, Loyola, Xavier and other students…I’ll feel lots better when I hear they’re on their way back to their schools! Please know you’re all constantly in our thoughts & prayers…</p>