Correction: This story has been modified from its original version. — This article has been modified from its original version. The date for Phi Beta Delta's panel discussion is Wednesday, Feb. 10.
One will be an event hosted in conjunction with the Blacksburg Farmers’ Market. MacKimmie said a date has yet to be set, but the event will take place sometime after spring break.
Chris Cook, another Hokies United representative, is organizing a high-profile event that will tentatively take place on April 24, the day of Tech’s spring football game.
Cook said this event is designed to bring a celebratory close to the Hokies United group’s efforts.
Hokies United is a student group that only becomes functional when a major tragedy affects Tech. One point of its mission statement indicates that it does not wish to be active for long periods of time.
“We don’t want to advertise that the effort to help Haiti is over, but the thing we need to discuss is not letting Hokies United continue on too long,” Cook said. “Obviously the key is to have a sustainable plan, but as far as Hokies United is concerned, we need to end.”
The event will be family-oriented and will hopefully feature a benefit concert, a clothing sale, and a keynote speaker, among other functions.
Cook said he hopes the event will be highly attended.
“There’d be a lot of alumni in town and a lot of focus on the campus already,” he said. “Alumni would be a great resource.”
With 30,000 in attendance at the spring football game last year, Cook hopes for a similar turnout at this event.
“There’s been talk about trying to make April a month of Ut Prosim,” he said, referencing the Big Event that will be held the weekend before, on April 17. “It could possibly create a refreshing annual tradition for Virginia Tech.”
Hokies United is not currently planning on sponsoring an aid trip to Haiti. The Red Cross has asked anyone interested in going to Haiti within the next six months to a year to complete a rigorous six-month training program.
The overall goal of Hokies United remains to make an impact on the relief efforts in Haiti during a defined amount of time.
“We’ve got to get people energized and keep going and make sure we have a sustainable impact,” Carroll said. “There’s still a lot of passion from people who want to help and that’s great.”
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