It is impossible to put into words the impact of the events of Monday, April 16th, 2007. The entire Virginia Tech community has been hurt by the actions of one. All students, faculty members, employees, alumni, family members, and friends of Virginia Tech watched the news in shock as we learned of the deaths of 32 of our fellow Hokies. We are all still going through the grieving process, feeling the emotions of shock, denial, confusion, sadness and anger while we search in vain for answers to this senseless tragedy.
No one feels these emotions more than the family members of the 32 innocent students and professors who lost their lives that day. While no Hokie will ever forget about 4/16/07, the families of the victims now carry with them a permanent scar that can never fully be healed. These families need to know that all of Hokie Nation and the entire country has their support.
Virginia Tech has set up the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund, which will be used to cover the expenses associated with assistance to the victims and their families, grief counseling, memorials, communication expenses, and comfort expenses. I started a fundraiser at the VCU Adcenter. You can start one too. It's not hard and doesn't take that much of your time. Please give to this charity.
http://www.vt.edu/tragedy/memorial_fund.php
I cannot express in words what the Hokie Nation is all about. So I will instead leave you with the closing speech of the Memorial Convocation at Cassell Coliseum on the Virginia Tech campus, given the day after the tragedy by Nikki Giovanni, renowned poet and English Professor at Virginia Tech. Her remarks and the reaction of the Hokie community in attendance show what it truly means to be a Hokie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=%20KEv1aEX0WNE%20
No one feels these emotions more than the family members of the 32 innocent students and professors who lost their lives that day. While no Hokie will ever forget about 4/16/07, the families of the victims now carry with them a permanent scar that can never fully be healed. These families need to know that all of Hokie Nation and the entire country has their support.
Virginia Tech has set up the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund, which will be used to cover the expenses associated with assistance to the victims and their families, grief counseling, memorials, communication expenses, and comfort expenses. I started a fundraiser at the VCU Adcenter. You can start one too. It's not hard and doesn't take that much of your time. Please give to this charity.
http://www.vt.edu/tragedy/memorial_fund.php
I cannot express in words what the Hokie Nation is all about. So I will instead leave you with the closing speech of the Memorial Convocation at Cassell Coliseum on the Virginia Tech campus, given the day after the tragedy by Nikki Giovanni, renowned poet and English Professor at Virginia Tech. Her remarks and the reaction of the Hokie community in attendance show what it truly means to be a Hokie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=%20KEv1aEX0WNE%20
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