December 4, 2012

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RMUs Sport Management Association in conjunction with the Student Public Relations
Society paired up with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for a second charitable event for the
foundation in as many months.
Last month, the Delta Phi Epsilon sorority presented RMUs campus with a male beauty
pageant in the Sewall Center where they raised over two grand for the Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation.
On Nov. 30, as a result of Colonial Chaos, the RMU student organizations raised an
additional $5,740, every cent of which to go to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Megan Herbstritt, a student at Robert Morris University and the leading individual contributor to
the effort, bringing in $1,056 alone to the cause is just happy she could help support a good
cause.
I really owe all the credit to my dad, Ed. Herbstritt said. He is a secretary at PFL and
CMF and part of their duties is to donate to charities anyway. Each of those companies donated
$500 each and I came up with the other $56.
The entire day of Nov. 30 was structured as a free throw competition between students, faculty,
and whoever else on campus, associated with the school wished to participate.
A few of the marquee matchups included President DellOmo versus Romo, Junior at
RMU and member of the womens basketball team, Artemis Spanou versus her coach, Sal
Buscaglia and Senior at RMU and member of the mens basketball team, Velton Jones versus his
coach, Andy Toole.
A few of the other notable matchups included Lucky Jones versus Anna Kavasila, Russel
Johnson versus Jasmine Tate and two of the most recognizable faces on campus, John Tucci
versus Steve, the cashier.
In the middle of the night, the event took a more serious turn when Cystic Fibrosis
patient; Tim Robinson took center court to speak to the crowd.
Robinson talked extensively not about himself but about how much respect he has for all
the children that have the disease. I know what its like for these kids to go through hell,
Robinson said. I was lucky and got diagnosed at the age of 18, most of these kids know they
have it from the time they are born.
Im so happy to see that student organizations are putting events like this on, President
DellOmo said. Its really just an extension of whats been going on the past couple of years.
There are plans to continue the same Colonial Chaos concept for the upcoming years.