FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 16, 2001
KENT STATE
UNIVERSITY'S ANNUAL GREEK SONGFEST TO BENEFIT THE ANGELS
ON TRACK FOUNDATION
KENT, OHIO --
February 16, 2001 - Kent State University today announced
its annual Greek Songfest will be held March 3 at 7:00 p.m.
in the Kent Student Center ballroom. Songfest, a musical/theatrical
competition held between seven teams, representing 22 Greek
chapters, is one of three major Greek events held per year
to raise money for charitable activities. This year's contribution
is estimated to be $3K.
The Greek Board
selected The Angels on Track Foundation as the beneficiary
of this year's event. Angels on Track is a non-profit railroad
safety foundation dedicated to ensuring all railroad grade
crossings are equipped with properly functioning lights,
gates and other protection devices. Its goal is also to educate
drivers and create awareness of railroad safety issues. The
Foundation was formed after the death of Ryan Moore, 16,
at an unprotected railroad crossing in March 1995.
Katie Police, Songfest
chairperson and Greek Board member, advocated Angels on Track
in memory of a close friend, Jennifer Garry, who died on
an unprotected railroad crossing in Perry Township in 1998.
Ms. Police also was sensitive to the loss of two KSU students'
in a 1991 train collision at an unprotected crossing. Cheryl
Brown and Christine Baxter died in that accident.
According to Ms.
Police, "Every 90 minutes, a train and a motor vehicle
are involved in an accident or incident. I think that indicates
something in the process is obviously not working. It is
my personal goal to do all that I can to make people aware
of the dangers of traveling on roads with unguarded railroad
tracks."
Ms. Police is excited
that members of The Angel on Track Foundation will attend
Songfest. "It's the first year that the Foundation we
have selected to support is attending and participating in
the event," she adds. Vicky Moore, Angels on Track Foundation
Trustee, will share her brief remarks with the audience prior
to the competition.
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For
more information, contact Matt Butts, Kent State University,
Office of Campus Life at 330-672-2480.
Inter-Greek Programming Board
Box 85 - Office of Campus Life - Kent, OH 44240
Contact: Thom Smith - e-mail: tmsmith4@kent.edu
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