In a recent letter to all Presidents in the SUNY system, Chancellor Nancy Zimpher wrote:
Most of you have witnessed the damage that Hurricane Irene left in its wake, whether first hand or by observing the flooding and destruction on news broadcasts. Now that the storm has passed and the damage continues to be assessed, the state has initiated the arduous process of recovery. This is an incredible effort and recovering from this kind of storm, especially flood damage, has required New Yorkers from every region to assist the hardest hit areas with resources and aid.
We all know the value of volunteering and many of your campuses already have efforts underway to give our students the opportunity to assist our neighbors and communities in their time of need. To that end, we would like to get the word out to our faculty, staff and students across the system that they can find these opportunities via the following link:
http://www.governor.ny.gov/laborforyourneighbor
Through this website, individuals can sign up to join the Storm Recovery Volunteer Team. The National Guard and the State Office of Emergency Management (SEMO) are managing this effort, and a representative from their team will contact prospective volunteers to let them know how to pitch in.
Please share link with your faculty, staff and students.
Let’s rally around our communities across the state to speed this recovery and give our neighbors a return to normalcy. Thank you for joining me in this effort.
Nancy Zimpher
SUNY Chancellor
Published: Thu, 08 Sep 2011 11:00:48 +0000 by d.gardner