Shippensburg University’s Delta Zeta held a corn hole tournament on Saturday, March 12 from 12- 4 p.m. in the Recreation Center (ShipRec) to support its national philanthropy, Starkey Hearing Foundation.
Delta Zeta is nationally-focused on providing help to the hearing and speech impaired with other organizations, such as Gallaudet University and The Painted Turtle Camp. In order to be prepared for this event, members of Delta Zeta spent the previous month advertising the event by hanging flyers throughout SU’s campus to invite students to come out and support the event. The founder of Starkey Hearing Foundation, William F. Austin, has a mission to bring humanity together within future generations.
“So the World May Hear is about bringing understanding between people through caring and sharing,” Austin said, “We believe caring develops trust and by sharing we find our humanity. We believe by growing engagement in this cause that we can increase tolerance and respect for life.”
The Starkey Hearing Foundation has provided more than 1.8 million hearing aids and care to people in need throughout the entire world. Operation Change, a documentary series, showcases the work of Starkey Hearing Foundation and other organizations. In this documentary series, the main goal is to show inspiration so that others will take action and ultimately create a brighter future for those in need.
Delta Zeta has previously hosted other events to raise awareness and money for their philanthropy, including a football tournament in the fall which also raised $200. Other organizations of Greek Life came to support Delta Zeta’s event, helping them raise another $200.
“None of this would have been possible if other Greek organizations didn’t come out and help support this cause. I think this corn hole tournament was a fun way to get the SU community involved and aware about this foundation,” Stephanie Kirby, Delta Zeta’s philanthropy chair position, said.
Morgan McDermott, a member of Delta Zeta, talked about her involvement with the hearing and speech impaired.
“I never thought I could impact so many lives by joining a sorority, and I am so grateful for the opportunities that Delta Zeta has provided,” McDermott said.
At the end of this event, Tom Ludden and Khalil Akins, members of Phi Delta Theta, won the corn hole championship round 21-20, taking home a prize and the title of corn hole champions.
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