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The members of St. Lawrence University's Circle K service organization have used the proceeds of recent fund-raising activities to contribute to a fund assisting a local child with health problems who recently lost his home in a fire.

Circle K members Janelle Graves '09 and Nicole Bottego '08 learned through news media reports about 11-year-old Travis Gilbert, of nearby Lisbon, who has been diagnosed with Lyme disease and a brain tumor, and whose family lost their home in a fire in early November. The students proposed to the group that proceeds from the sale of "care packages" to classmates be donated to a fund assisting Gilbert. The donation amounted to $2,000, and students also planned to write letters of support and friendship to Gilbert.

Members of the club pictured above, front row, from left, are: Sarah Friedman, Carolyn Clynes, Meredith Clynes, Kacey Anderson and Amanda Pendergrass. Back row, co-advisor David Geleta, Matt Wilson, Brian Palmer, Laura Dobbs, Brittany Taylor, Alex Wajer, Jannelle Graves, Nicole Bottego and co-advisor Anne Townsend. Photo by University Photographer Tara Freeman.

More: Circle K Web site

Posted: November 21, 2007