12-26-06
EL PASO, Texas – Oregon State University President Ed Ray will join OSU student leaders and alumni in a community service project during their trip to El Paso for the 2006 Brut Sun Bowl.
This Thursday, volunteers will assist with a playground clean-up project at the Child Crisis Center in El Paso and will organize a special Oregon State tailgate for the kids. The El Paso Convention and Visitors Bureau collaborated with the OSU Alumni Association to make this project happen.
“Service to others is an important value of Oregon State University and our alumni are committed to volunteer and civic service in all its forms,” said Jeff Todd, executive director for the OSU Alumni Association. “While we are visiting El Paso we look forward to making a small contribution to the community serving as our host for the Sun Bowl.”
OSU President Ed Ray said he is “passionate about making an impact in the local communities we visit over the holidays for bowl games.” This tradition started when OSU visited the Insight Bowl a couple of years ago.
“One of the things I love about being president of Oregon State University is that, wherever in the world they go, our graduates work with passion and intelligence to make life better for others,” Ray said. “I’m proud that our alumni and students who travel to El Paso to support the Beavers in the Sun Bowl will donate some time to continue this tradition of service.”
The children at the Crisis Center will participate in a prize drawing for two tickets to the Sun Bowl. The tickets were donated by two generous OSU alumni traveling to El Paso for the festivities. They will participate in the event as volunteers as well.
For more details, go to http://www.osualum.com/sunbowl_service
About the Child Crisis Center: The mission of the Child Crisis Center is to prevent child abuse and/or neglect and to support parents in the El Paso community. The Child Crisis Center is a nonprofit, nonsectarian agency, which provides an emergency home for infants and children of parents who are temporarily unable to cope with their responsibilities and who need relief while they resolve their personal problems. About Oregon State University: OSU is one of only two U.S. universities designated a land grant, sea grant, space grant and sun grant institution. OSU is also Oregon’s largest public research university, garnering more than 60 percent of the total federal and private research funding in the Oregon University System. Its more than 19,000 students come from all 50 states and more than 80 countries. OSU programs touch every county within Oregon, and its faculty teach and conduct research on issues of national and global importance.Kevin Miller,
541-737-2351
Jeff Todd,
OSU Alumni Association,
541-737-2351
Dave Nabours,
Child Crisis Center,
915-562-4673
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