Students raise money for charity while being served dinner by faculty members
Sarah Butrymowicz
Issue date: 3/9/07 Section: News
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About 120 students were served dinner by various faculty members and took part in bidding on 21 different donated items.
The highest money earner for the night was "We Believe - Go Sox!" which included four tickets to Red Sox home games, donated by Stanley Jacobson, a professor of anatomy and cellular biology at the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences.
The winning bid was $265 from chemistry professor Jonathan Kenny, one of the evening's waiters.
Other highly sought after auction items included "Oooh Seven," which guaranteed four seniors the right to be the first to purchase their tickets for Senior Week. This privilege earned $260 for charity.
All of the funds raised in this event go to the Somerville Homeless Coalition because of the connection it has to the university. "[The SHC] was founded with support of Tufts students, stemming from LCS," senior Arielle Traub, a former LCS co-president, said.
Traub organized the event with senior Garen Nigon. They were the two co-presidents of LCS last semester.
Those who attended seemed to enjoy the event.
Kenny has participated for the past several years. "It's so much fun," he said. He brings his five sons to help out at the event and sell raffle tickets. "They love doing it," he said.
Sophomore Katie Muller also said that it was a good experience. "[I've] been before and really enjoyed it," she said.
Faculty members are responsible for serving the food and drinks to the students and ensuring that the students have an enjoyable experience. "We take the orders ... [and] try to keep the customers satisfied," Kenny said.
According to Emma Blake, an assistant professor in the classics department and a second year waitress at the event, part of what makes the event enjoyable is the interaction with students in a more laid back environment. "Its fun to see the students outside of class," she said.
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