Street Team
February 17th, 2010 | Published in Ags at Their Best, Arts & Culture, Culture and College
By Karthik Venkatraj
At the beginning of the concert I spoke of a seven day old child who had been pulled from the wreckage several days after the earthquake hit. This baby become the symbol of hope for a nation. Similarly, we wanted this concert to stand as a symbol of hope for Haiti and with the sacred Aggie Spirit we were able to fulfill this duty. The concert was an amazing success and most importantly we brought a renewed sense of global compassion to our university.
We want to thank everyone who helped with the concert and attended the concert! The volunteers and participants made a choice when they joined this event…they choose to care for no other reason than their fellow human being was suffering. Such an action is so laudable and I hope they take some time to reflect on this.The thought that in a few days the money we raised will be distributed in the form of clean water, food, shelter, or maybe simply comforting those who have lost so much is so compelling. Finally, we ask that even though we may go our separate ways that we maintain the level of compassion and heart that we so exemplified on Feb. 12, 2010 as this is a lesson for our lifetimes.
