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Students Raise Thousands for Earthquake Victims

May 20, 2008 RSS Feed Print

Candlelight vigils at Yale, Harvard, the University of Washington, the University of Illinois, and the University of Florida have been held in honor of those killed in last week's earthquake in China. Students from Indiana University have raised thousands of dollars to donate to the Red Cross or school rebuilding programs in China. Students at Harvard raised more than $30,000, while Yale and Florida collected around $10,000 at each school.

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natural disasters,
American Red Cross,
China

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