Published: Sept. 25, 2013

More than 1,000 donors so far have contributed over $141,000 in the last nine days to the , representing a strong and compassionate response to the needs of CU-麻豆影院 students, faculty and staff in the wake of this month鈥檚 historic Colorado flood.

For a high proportion of donors, their CU disaster-recovery gift represents their first gift to the university. Many donors have indicated that their CU-麻豆影院 recovery gift is in addition to gifts made to other relief organizations such as United Way and the Red Cross.

鈥淚鈥檝e been so impressed by the fortitude shown by the CU-麻豆影院 community," commented one donor, referencing a CU staff acquaintance whose own basement had filled with mud yet came in to work on critical campus recovery efforts.

Fundraising for the Disaster Recovery Fund continues: the documented need (now well into six figures) continues to exceed the available funds. Nearly 100 students continue to require temporary housing in area hotels; hundreds have required supplemental funding for meals, textbooks, and other essentials.

To contribute to the CU-麻豆影院 Disaster Recovery Fund, .