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Fundraiser for Vollmer
Sandy Sternitzky
Issue date: 3/1/07 Section: News
The men of the Beta Sigma Omega fraternity held a fundraiser to help out the family of Gabriel Vollmer, one of Lakeland College's alumni. The fundraiser ran from Feb. 12 thru Feb. 23.
Vollmer and his mother, Martha, were killed in a car accident on Jan. 16 on interstate 90-39. Upon hearing the news of the Vollmer's deaths, the Greek organization decided to lend a helping hand.
Vollmer was a close friend to several of the current graduated Beta members.
"We wanted to help the family with some of the expenses so there's less stress for the family," said Beta Sigma Omega president Ricardo Brown. "We just wanted to help out in any way possible."
The Beta's raffled off an MP3 player they purchased for a reasonable price. Raffle tickets were sold for one dollar a piece. All proceeds went towards the Vollmer fund.
There was also a donation center in the campus center that was eventually moved up to Bossard Hall. The donation center was more visible and made more donations in Bossard than in the campus center because of the new location.
The Beta Sigma Omega Fraternity raised around $220 for the Vollmer family.
Vollmer and his mother, Martha, were killed in a car accident on Jan. 16 on interstate 90-39. Upon hearing the news of the Vollmer's deaths, the Greek organization decided to lend a helping hand.
Vollmer was a close friend to several of the current graduated Beta members.
"We wanted to help the family with some of the expenses so there's less stress for the family," said Beta Sigma Omega president Ricardo Brown. "We just wanted to help out in any way possible."
The Beta's raffled off an MP3 player they purchased for a reasonable price. Raffle tickets were sold for one dollar a piece. All proceeds went towards the Vollmer fund.
There was also a donation center in the campus center that was eventually moved up to Bossard Hall. The donation center was more visible and made more donations in Bossard than in the campus center because of the new location.
The Beta Sigma Omega Fraternity raised around $220 for the Vollmer family.
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