Philanthropy
Delta Gamma's philanthropic focus is on service for sight. Delta Gammas have funded genetic research, low-vision adaptive devices, tapes, Braille books and hundreds of life-enhancing programs. Delta Gamma has also sponsored city service centers for the Visually Impaired and Schools for the Blind.
Ruth Billow, who was blinded in a childhood accident, made an impassioned plea to Convention in 1936. She asked that Delta Gamma make a difference in the lives of those with limited or no sight. Her wish was also to help society appreciate the talents of those who are visually impaired. Delta Gammas give more than 150,000 Service for Sight volunteer hours each year. The most common Delta Gamma fundraisers for service for sight are Anchor Splash (a swimming event held in the spring) and Anchor Slam (a basketball event held in the spring). Many chapters participate in one of these events, with the decision being largely dependent on the climate in which the school is located.
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Famous quotes containing the word philanthropy:
“... the hey-day of a woman’s life is on the shady side of fifty, when the vital forces heretofore expended in other ways are garnered in the brain, when their thoughts and sentiments flow out in broader channels, when philanthropy takes the place of family selfishness, and when from the depths of poverty and suffering the wail of humanity grows as pathetic to their ears as once was the cry of their own children.”
—Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815–1902)
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)