Delta Gamma wins community service award
The 15 Webster Avenue Award, a $2,000 grant given to the Coed, Fraternity and Sorority organization that submits a successful proposal for community service, will be presented to Delta Gamma sorority at a ceremony today held at Epsilon Kappa Theta sorority. "We're very honored we were selected, and we can't wait to start our work with Operation Insulation," said Corey Fleming '95, DG president The 15 Webster Avenue Fund is an endowment established by the alumni of Tau Epsilon Phi, Delta Psi Delta and the Harold Parmington Foundation, former residents of 15 Webster. The goal of the endowment is to support and encourage community service projects performed by Dartmouth's CFS organizations, according to a letter to presidents and program chairs of Greek houses from CFS President Chris Donley '95 and Assistant Dean of Residential Life Deb Reinders late last month. This year five of the College's 27 Greek organizations submitted written proposals to the 15 Webster Avenue Project. Delta Delta Delta sorority,DG, Sigma Nu fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity amd Theta all submitted proposals, Donley said. "Philanthropy has always been a part of the CFS experience," Donley said. Operation Insulation (OI), a Tucker-affiliated group that works to insulate community homes against the harsh New Hampshire winters, was Delta Gamma's winning proposal. "Due to their limited manpower, OI cannot afford to insulate even close to the amount of homes that need it each year," said DG's proposal to the 15 Webster Avenue selection committee.