In honor of Halloween next week, Alpha Pi Omega decided to use the theme to their advantage and sponsor a fun run to help fund a working trip to Haiti in December. The Halloween Fun Run for Haiti took place on Oct. 21 on Brock Commons at 6:00 p.m.
The Fun Run cost $3.00 for pre-registration before hand, and $5.00 at the actual event. Hannah Brown, a member of APO, explained that Halloween Fun Runs are getting more popular each year, because the race is in the dark and participants can dress up in costume.
Brown said this about the purpose of the event, “Well it was a campus/ community event to help raise money for the group of Longwood students going to Haiti for a week in December. We didn't get the turnout we were hoping for but we are very thankful for the enthusiastic people that did participate.”
Brown also said that the students traveling to Haiti will be building a house for a family and working at the Source of Light Orphanage in Port au Prince.
More organizations around campus are starting to put on fun unique events to help raise funds for different projects.
