I was in Kansas on Saturday, cheering for the Golden Eagles. Read below about the great turnout at Saturday's Heartwalk. It seems like there is no limit to the generosity of the Southern Miss family.
Martha,
Saturday mornng, I arrived at Pride Field at 6 AM to help set up for the Heart Walk. Gary Kimble was already there with a big group of Phi Kaps moving tables, chairs and other heavy items. Susan Bone and several of her colleagues were also hard at work. As the sun came up, more and more of your faithful, generous staff, faculty, and students began to appear. We had a really nice turnout -- it seemed even larger than last year.
On Thursday night (Bank Night for the Heart Walk), Southern Miss turned in almost $15,000! Donations were still flowing in Saturday, so I am guessing that our total will be over $17,000. This amount more than doubles what Southern Miss folks donated last year! The students were really much more involved this year thanks to the leadership of lots of Student Affiars folks.
It is always so heartwarming to see how generous our Southern Miss folks can be when they embrace a very worthy cause. You and I are fortunate to work with so many wonderful people.
See you in the morning,
Mary Dayne