DOMINICAN COLLEGE HOSTS NETS FOR NETS AT TUESDAYS WOMEN'S AND MEN'S BASKETBALL GAMES
Orangeburg, NY (2/9/09) On February 10, 2009, each basket scored at the women's 6pm basketball game and the men's 8pm basketball game will mean a mosquito net for someone in Africa or Southeast Asia who is at risk of contracting the preventable but deadly disease Malaria.
Courtesy of Erin DeWard, Public Relations Director for Dominican College
Orangeburg, NY (2/9/09) On February 10, 2009, each DC basket scored at the women's 6pm basketball game and the men's 8pm basketball game will mean a mosquito net for someone in Africa or Southeast Asia who is at risk of contracting the preventable but deadly disease Malaria.
Every thirty seconds a child in Africa dies from Malaria which is carried by mosquitoes. Bed nets are the cheapest and most effective way of fighting Malaria and one bed net can last a family up to four years.
The Nets for Nets program is a partnership between Catholic Relief Services and Dominican College and was brought to campus by Sister Arlene Flaherty, '74 who is the Northeast USA Liaison for Justice and Peace with Catholic Relief Services. Tickets for the Chargers' games are $5 for adults and $3 for students.
For more information, please call John Burke, Assistant Dean of Students, (845) 848-7713.