Submit Your Chapter's Philanthropy Report
Has your chapter already organized a successful philanthropy event during the current school year? No matter how much money you raised, be sure to report your results to Headquarters by e-mailing your philanthropy report to public.affairs@sigmachi.org. To download the philanthropy report, Click Here.
Children's Miracle Network
At the 1992 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop, Significant Sig and Pro Football Hall of Fame member Merlin Olsen, Utah State 1962, introduced Children's Miracle Network (CMN) as Sigma Chi's suggested beneficiary of proceeds from chapter community service projects. CMN, an alliance of 170 hospitals and health care facilities across the United States and Canada, generates funds for the children its associated hospitals serve.
Network hospitals treat all types of illnesses, regardless of the family's ability to pay. All financial contributions go directly to the hospital nearest the donor. All Sigma Chi chapters are located within less than 200 miles of a CMN hospital, giving members the opportunity to offer support by raising funds, visiting patients, or assisting with local educational and promotional programs. To find your local CMN hospital, please visit the CMN Web site.
To date, Sigma Chi alumni and undergraduate chapters have raised more than $4.2 million for the Children's Miracle Network.
Huntsman Cancer Institute
At the Sigma Chi 150th celebration in 2005, it was announced that the Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) was chosen to be one of the Fraternity's preferred charitable organizations, in addition to Children's Miracle Network. Founded by Significant Sig and Constantine Sig, Jon M. Huntsman Sr., Pennsylvania 1959 the Huntsman Cancer Institute is dedicated to finding the causes of cancer, developing new and better treatments, and preventing people from ever developing cancer. This year alone, about 563,700 Americans are expected to die of cancer – more than 1,500 people a day. In an effort to cure this epidemic, Huntsman founded HCI to focus on understanding cancer from its very beginnings and to translate this knowledge to safer and more effective treatments. HCI was chosen because many Sigs and their families have been directly affected by cancer, the second leading cause of death in the United States. According to the American Cancer Society, men have an approximate lifetime risk of 1 in 2 developing the disease; for women, the risk is 1 in 3.
Jon Huntsman has already given over $225 million towards cancer research and now challenges his brothers to aid in his efforts.
Visit the HCI Web site for more information, or contact Bob Haight at (801) 584-5742. The HCI mailing address is 500 Huntsman Way, Salt Lake City UT 84108.
Click Here to view the list of chapters that have pledged to support HCI in the 2006-07 school year.
Derby Days
The mission of Derby Day is easily stated: To serve the community. Since the birth of our Fraternity, Sigma Chis have endeavored to give back to the world. Because Derby Days affords each chapter the unique opportunity to positively impact the community, it is highly publicized. Thus, it is imperative that the actions of each brother during Derby Days, reflect our true goal. Let the mission of Derby Days provide the foundation for each event and govern your every action before, during and following Derby Days.
Are you planning your next Derby Days? Click here to download the manual for planning a successful one.
