For the last two weeks all of the students and staff at Stenberg became united to help a fellow student.  We were all so shocked when we heard that one of our fellow classmates, at the incredibly young age of 23, had been diagnosed with breast cancer.  This happens to moms, aunts, grandmothers and older women, not a young woman just starting out life and going to school to begin her career.

Immediately there was the want by everyone at Stenberg, students and faculty alike, to reach out and help this incredibly strong and courageous fellow student.  It was decided to hold a raffle on baskets that would be created by the individual classes at Stenberg.

All the classes had one week to come up with their irresistible raffle prizes.  By the time the baskets had been stuffed and wrapped I don’t think, by the looks of them, that there was a single person on campus who had not contributed to the baskets.

These prize baskets would have made any professional corporate gift company jealous – there was every theme and size imaginable, from a Staycation basket to picture frames stuffed with lottery tickets and a beach basket to a movie basket – really amazing and beautiful tributes to just how much a student in need means to the Stenberg community.

After the raffle tickets were all sold, it has been said that we raised just over $1400 – an incredible feat considering the timeline and the size of our community.  Then the piece de résistance  – the College matched the amount we made.  The final amount including  donations was close to $4000!

After all was said and done, we all united, came together as a community of students, friends, teachers and caring people and helped out a wonderful young woman who will be able to face her upcoming battle knowing that she has an entire College supporting her and sending her all of their prayers, positive energy and well wishes.