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special online Vanderbilt Flood Relief Fund has been
established to get resources directed more efficiently within
the university community. All monies donated to the fund are
tax deductible for the contributors and minimize tax
implications for those receiving aid.
Tradition and
technology will each be a part of Vanderbilt University’s
annual Commencement Week activities, which run May 12-14 with
the main Commencement ceremony on Friday, May
14.
The
Flood Resource and Coordination Center, set up to help manage
the university’s response to the flood and its impact on our
faculty, staff and trainees, has been established. It works to
link those affected by the flood with resources at Vanderbilt
or in the community.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Disaster Assistance
Center has opened up in the Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks
parking lot, near the Regal Hollywood 27 movie
theater.
A list
of some of the frequently asked questions about that benefit,
as well as the original communication about the policy, is on
the Flood information home page at http://www.vanderbilt.edu/flood/.
The
remaining tickets to the May 11 baseball game with Louisville
are being offered free of charge, with all fans encouraged to
make monetary contributions to the Nashville Red Cross and/or
food and water donations to Second Harvest Food Bank to help
victims of flooding in Nashville. Jess Neely Drive will close
at 5 p.m. on game day as a pedestrian safety
measure.
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