University of Central Arkansas students from the Honors College and three residential colleges partnered in 2005 to raise $5,000 for a gift Ark from Heifer Project International (HPI).
The residential colleges joined forces with the Honors College after discovering that both were planning to raise money for an Ark. This was the third year Honors had raised money for HPI, but the first year for State, Minton and Hughes residential colleges.A gift Ark provides a family in a poor country with a pair of several animals including cows, sheep, pigs, goats, chicks and llamas. The gift not only purchases the animals, but provides for their transport and funds training and support by HPI.
UCA President Lu Hardin congratulated the students on their success. ?Raising money for an Ark makes a tremendous different. I?m excited that the Honors College and Hughes, State and Minton resident colleges worked together for this very substantive result. A lot of people will have a meal because of what you did.?
Hardin said over half the world?s population ? 3.2 billion people ? go to be hungry each night. ?I don?t know of anyone that does a better job than Heifer,? he said.
Beth Newman, a representative from HPI and a 2003 UCA graduate, presented the students with framed certificates recognizing their gift.
Honors College Director Rick Scott also announced that the Honors College and residential colleges will co-host Livestock 2006 at 7 p.m., March 14 in McCastlain Hall. All proceeds from the multiple-act concert benefit HPI.
Livestock 2006 will feature Honors College alumnus Jared Young, who will mark the release of his new record ?Hurray for Underdogs.?
For more information about Livestock 2006, contact the Honors College at 450-3198.