Student clubs hosting spaghetti dinner for Relay fundraiser
The Forensic and Criminal Justice clubs are joining together to serve up a spaghetti dinner to battle cancer. On Friday April 4, the two groups will team up to raise money for Relay for Life, which happens in late April.
The event will take place at First Presbyterian Church in Waynesburg. The event costs $6 for adults, $5 for students and $4 for children 3 and younger.
For the event, students from Waynesburg University’s Forensic and Criminal Justice clubs will serve spaghetti with multiple sauces, along with meatballs, salad and bread. Cake will be served as the desert with fruit punch and unsweetened ice tea.
Junior criminal justice major and captain of the relay team, Kassi Kelley said this event is trying to create bonds within the community
“It’s a fundraiser where we’re trying to include students from the university and people from the community of Waynesburg,” said Kelley.
She believes it is a great event because it makes the community aware of what the university is doing and a chance for recruiting.
“I think for something to be successful, it takes more than just people from the university, it takes people from the community to be aware about what’s going on in the community,” said Kelley. “It’s also good because there are potentially young people that could go to Waynesburg. It’s good to see that Waynesburg University is trying to involve [the community].”
She also sees this as an important way to show the extension and care from the university.
“When more students are involved and take part in something like this, I believe it also goes back in the community and shows Waynesburg University and their students get involved.
The goal of the group is to raise $2,000 for Relay for Life to battle childhood leukemia and the leaders of the group see the hard work and dedication by the students to the project.
“The special part about this event is raising awareness for childhood leukemia and trying to make a difference in their fight against it,” said Brianna Davis, junior forensic science major and co-captain of the team. “The students on our team have been selflessly providing their time to help make that difference as great as possible.”
For Kelley, childhood leukemia was her choice because it hits close to home.
“I have a child and it is more of a personal influence for this event,” said Kelley.
As they prepare for the event, Davis believes understanding about the disease is an important goal and a focus of the students.
“The more awareness we raise for childhood leukemia, the more we can encourage others to join the fight against cancer,” said Davis. “It is our duty as Christians and human beings in general to serve others, especially children since they are our future.”