Wichita State News

A WSU staff member pours ingredients into a funnel during the Feed Haiti event at the WSU Metropolitan Complex.

Photo: Tim Hart

Monday, February 08, 2010 12:07 PM

Nearly 3,000 people, including more than 500 students, faculty and staff from Wichita State University, helped package 641,000 meals in two-and-a-half days for the Feed Haiti event at WSU. The meals that were packaged Feb. 5-7 are being driven to Miami and airlifted to Haiti, where the first truckload will be distributed this Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 10-11. A second truckload should arrive in Haiti by the end of the week. Among those helping to package food were President Don Beggs and his wife, Shirley; WuShock; and Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer and his daughter, Cheryl.

Monday, February 01, 2010 3:34 PM

WSU student was working in orphanage during Haiti quake

Naomi Streck traveled to Haiti for the second time to work at an orphanage, not expecting her visit to be cut short by an earthquake.

Monday, February 01, 2010 3:02 PM

WSU Foundation getting more than $1 million gift

A gift worth more than $1 million from the estate of Opal Gaines designated to the Wichita State University Foundation will now benefit students through the Opal and Keith Gaines Athletic Scholarship and the Opal and Keith Gaines Academic Scholarship.

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