Row-A-Thon 2024 Raises $10,485 for LUM
Purdue Crew – Single Largest Donation Each Year!
The Purdue Crew Team raised $10,485.50 for the LUM Good Samaritan Fund through the annual Row-A-Thon event which took place February. At the Purdue Crew Spring Banquet, Julia Hopper, treasurer, and Kara Benbow, president, presented a “big” check to Angel Valentín, LUM Financial Assistance Program director (pictured).
Each year, the Purdue Crew student athletes solicit donations for Row-A-Thon from their family and friends, mostly from outside of this community; and this donation each year is the single largest gift to the LUM Good Samaritan Fund from any group or individual. LUM is grateful for the continued support over the years from the leadership, athletes and coaches of the Purdue Crew Team. Boiler Up!
The LUM Good Samaritan Fund is an emergency financial assistance program which provides our neighbors in need with a strong and reliable safety net. Help is offered for utility bills, rent, and prescription medications. In 2023, the LUM Good Samaritan Fund provided assistance 2,016 times to 1,398 households and $135,498 was shared.