{"id":12248,"date":"2010-04-06T11:30:29","date_gmt":"2010-04-06T15:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=12248"},"modified":"2015-08-11T15:21:33","modified_gmt":"2015-08-11T19:21:33","slug":"alumni-association-collecting-flashlights-for-chile-schoolchildren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2010\/04\/alumni-association-collecting-flashlights-for-chile-schoolchildren\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Association Collecting Flashlights for Chile Schoolchildren"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"<p>The<\/a>
The Alumni House and the Community Outreach office (Student Union 302) are collecting flashlights to send to Chile in the aftermath of the recent earthquake. Photos by Jessica Tommaselli<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The UConn Alumni Association has begun a donation drive to collect LED flashlights for schoolchildren in Chile. The flashlights will help children find their way around the dark streets of neighborhoods that still lack reliable electrical power following the country\u2019s February earthquake.<\/p>\n

Paul Fuentes, a 2004 UConn graduate and the Alumni Association\u2019s International Ambassador in the Maule region of Chile, reports he and his family were not adversely affected by the earthquake. But, he says, the area\u2019s electrical system is still prone to extended blackouts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are facing a sensitive electrical system due to damaged units from the quake,\u201d he says. \u201cThe darkness has created a sense of insecurity for people, especially the children.\u201d<\/p>\n

Because some damaged school buildings are being demolished, children are sharing school buildings, and as a result, many classes are being held until 9 p.m. Chile is entering its winter months and experiencing fewer daylight hours, so many children now have to walk home from school in the dark.<\/p>\n

\"<p>The<\/a>
Flashlights for Chile.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In response, Fuentes is leading an effort to provide flashlights to the children and teachers of the area. The Alumni Association requests donations from the UConn community in the form of:<\/p>\n

    \n
  • Small LED flashlights, with batteries included, such as the Mini Maglite LED, or the Energizer LED Metal Flashlight, that can be easily held by children.<\/li>\n
  • Monetary donations toward the cost of shipping and the purchase of additional flashlights. Please make check payable to the UConn Alumni Association.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Drop-off locations for donations include:
    \nStorrs Campus<\/strong>
    \nAlumni Association, 2384 Alumni Drive
    \nor the Community Outreach Office, Student Union, Room 302<\/p>\n

    West Hartford Campus<\/strong>
    \nLibrary Building, 1800 Asylum Ave, Room 204<\/p>\n

    Monetary donations may be sent to:
    \nUConn Alumni Association
    \nAttn. Debra Crary
    \n2384 Alumni Drive, Unit 3053
    \nStorrs, CT 06269<\/p>\n

    Donations must be received by April 22.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The Alumni Association is collecting flashlights for Chile in the aftermath of the recent earthquake. Donations may be dropped at Alumni House or Student Union 302. Photo by Jess Tommaselli<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_crdt_document":"","wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_series":0,"wds_primary_attribution":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[147,1],"tags":[],"magazine-issues":[],"coauthors":[63],"class_list":["post-12248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alumni","category-uncategorized"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-22 11:59:45","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12248"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":103804,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12248\/revisions\/103804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12248"},{"taxonomy":"magazine-issue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/magazine-issues?post=12248"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=12248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}