NSU’s Sigma Delta Tau sorority will host its eighth annual benefit concert to raise money for Prevent Child Abuse America, an organization that works to ensure the healthy development of children nationwide, on March 27 from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Flight Deck Pub patio.
Sigma Delta Tau Fundraising Chair Elyse Rosen, freshman theatre major, said PCAA is one of the sorority’s philanthropies.
“PCAA has provided a voice to those who are afraid or unable to speak up about abuse; our sorority has been working with PCAA to break this silence and help the children who are suffering,” Rosen said. “We believe it’s important to put a stop to abuse and the cycle of it. It shouldn’t hurt to be a child.”
Rosen said the benefit concert is an important event to hold because while students have a good time and relax, they can also learn more about the cause.
“This event gives children a voice when they are unable to use their own,” she said. “Raising awareness for the problem at hand and seeing the benefits that can happen when just one person, a group or school stands up to support is incredible.”
Sigma Delta Tau President Vanessa Duboulay, junior political science major, said the benefit concert is one of the biggest fundraising activities the sorority hosts for PCAA.
“This event is not only exciting and fun, but a way for Sigma Delta Tau to raise money for PCAA, a very delicate cause to many,” she said.
Sigma Delta Tau Vice President of Programming Julia Adams, junior nursing student, said the benefit concert will kick off the sorority’s efforts to raise awareness for the cause, as April is National Prevent Child Abuse Awareness month.
“PCAA is an organization our sorority keeps near and dear to our hearts, and we hope to share the same passion with others and, hopefully, one day, have a society free of child abuse,” she said.
The event is free and open to the public. VIP tickets will be sold for $10 and will include extra food and refreshments. All proceeds raised will go to PCAA. Attendees can donate at the event or prior to the event at gofundme.com/ot1qso.
The event will include food, games, including ladder ball, corn-hole and a pie eating contest, and live music from the Riff Tides, NSU’s student a cappella group, Bryant Del Toro, a reggae/hip-hop/oldies singer from Miami, and Defy the Skyline, a pop-rock/alternative band from Pembroke Pines.
“The benefit concert is now a tradition for our sorority and NSU,” Adams said. “Students should definitely come out to support the cause because it will be an ideal time to hang out with friends, eat some food and enjoy amazing music.”
For more information, contact Rosen at er913@nova.edu.
