NC State Spells Hurricane Relief
North Carolina is an extended family for NC State. Faculty, staff, students and extension
agents hail from every county, forming a Wolfpack community that reaches from the mountains to the coast. When this family
suffered a tremendous blow from Hurricane Floyd, which carved a swath of devastation from the Triangle to the sea, the
Wolfpack faithful were there to help.
NC State students issued The 35,000 Challenge to encourage all faculty, staff and students to contribute money, food,
clothing and other items for East Carolina University students. The challenge raised more that $7,000 and 20,000 items.
NC State also offered housing, meal cards, bus passes and full university access to 11 ECU students whose dorm rooms were
flooded. The ECU football team also played the University of Miami in Carter-Finely Stadium.
The College of Veterinary Medicine partnered with the Humane Society of the United States to rescue and care for hundreds
of stranded pets that were the victims of flooding after the hurricane. Almost all of the animals now have been adopted or
reunited their owners.
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences organized a Floyd Relief Drive to collect donations of food, bottled water,
cleaning products and other supplies. More than two tons of supplies were distributed to some of Edgecombe County's
hardest-hit areas.
The College of Engineering's Academic Affairs Office visited the Princeville and Rocky Mount Boys and Girls Clubs, providing
science demonstrations for children and delivering food, school supplies, toys, books and games.
The NC State Purchasing department adopted several families from the ECU purchasing department who had lost everything in
the hurricane. Staff members contributed cash, petsonal items, clothing and furniture.
The NC State Air Force ROTC led a team of cadets to Tarboro for a day of hard work at a food-distribution center. They
served more than 570 families, or an estimate 2,000 people.
The university's research and extension units worked to distribute information about water qulaity, food safety, animal
health and home restoration. Faculty are now researching long-term weather patterns, water-quality data and fisheries
impacts to prepare for future storms.*
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