One sorority pushes for the rights of children in a unique and playful way. Fox 34's Lindsey Ashcraft back from this sight to "see" to tell us what she "saw".
"A lot of people are really just excited to see us doing it and then some people kind of giggle because it's funny to see all these people going up and down on the big see-saw like big kids," said Kappa Delta President of Community Service Amanda Custer.
Child's play for a cause that's anything but fun and games. Describing just how far up the see saw goes, Custer said, "I'm not sure how high it goes, but it gets pretty far up there,"
It's Kappa Delta Sorority's 23rd annual See-Saw-a-Thon to raise money for Children's Advocacy Center of the South Plains and Prevent Child Abuse America. "I'm an early childhood education major so children have always been close to my heart, so the fact that we can help prevent child abuse for them is really important to me just because I wouldn't want any of the kids in my future class being hurt."
Custer says 80 percent of the proceeds generated from this 48 hours of teetering will remain in the hub city. "Lubbock has the highest rate of child abuse in the state and really high in the nation. There was 997 cases of child abuse last year in Lubbock alone," said Custer.
Kappa Delta has raised an estimated $110,000 dollars over the course of more than a decade.
Kappa Delta has been volunteering to raise funds for special children for the past 12 years.
In this case, they say the sacrifice is a small price to pay. "They're a little sore. You get some bruises. It hurts a little bit, but it's worth it." The only downside balanced with a good deed.
The sorority's goal was to raise $22,000 dollars over the course of the four day see-saw-a-thon.
Texas Tech sorority see-sawing for children's rights
Monday Mar 8th
http://www.myfoxlubbock.com/news/local/story/See-saw-childrens-advocacy-child-abuse/Egyc9Gd8Zkelur2dFYJEKQ.cspx
Source: My Fox Lubbock
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