University Beat: Miles for Moffitt / ShelterBox (April 24, 2012)

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Miles for Moffitt

A record crowd is expected at USF’s Tampa Campus May 12th for the seventh annual Miles for Moffitt. Runners, walkers and wheelchair racers will turn out in force, with all money raised going directly to research efforts at Moffitt Cancer Center. University Beat on WUSF TV has a preview.

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ShelterBox

On first look, a “ShelterBox” appears to contain nothing more than a tent and some camping gear. In reality, it’s a collection of tools that will help a displaced family survive after a disaster.
This week’s University Beat on WUSF 89.7 visits a group of students who spent two nights in a ShelterBox tent on the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus to raise funds for the Bay area-based organization behind this worldwide life-saving effort.

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Radio - During "Morning Edition" on WUSF 89.7 Tuesday after the 6:30 AM and 8:30 AM newscasts | During "All Things Considered" on WUSF 89.7 Tuesday at 5:44 PM | After "Florida Matters" on WSMR 89.1 Friday at 7:30 PM
Television - Tuesdays at 11:55 AM and 8:55 PM, and various times throughout the rest of the week

Video extras

Miles for Moffitt President/co-founder Karen Dalton says the people who run the races and the cancer patients they run for are the reasons for the event’s success.

If you can’t make it to USF for Miles for Moffitt, Karen Dalton says you can take part ‘virtually.’

Moffitt Cancer Center’s Dr. Ken Shain talks about how the funds raised at Miles for Moffitt help researchers like him.

PNC Bank is the new title sponsor for Miles for Moffitt. Regional President Joe Meterchick gives some of the reasons why a bank that’s relatively new to the area is getting involved with Moffitt.

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John Freeman, a USF doctoral student & a ShelterBox response team volunteer, talks about the history of the ShelterBox organization, the areas he’s been dispatched to, and what volunteers get out of their experience.

Robin Danzak, a USF Sarasota-Manatee Asst. Prof. of Communication Sciences & Disorders, talks about who stayed in the ShelterBox tent and the kind of support they got from the University community.

USF Sarasota-Manatee Psychology major Shawna Machado shares the reactions from students and local residents who stopped by the ShelterBox site, what she got out of the experience, and what it’s like sleeping outside across the street from an airport.

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A ShelterBox

The ShelterBox tent on the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus

Some of the contents of a ShelterBox

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Miles for Moffitt
Miles for Moffitt website

ShelterBox
ShelterBox website

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Shelter Box

Submitted by Lina on April 28, 2012.

I loved your story about Shelter Box. As a wife of a Rotarian, I was disappointed that you did not mention Rotary's involvement with Shelter Box. The Shelter Box program was started by a Rotarian in England and is now supported by Rotary International clubs around the world. You will notice that the Rotary logo is on the tent and many items in the box. Perhaps next time you do a piece on Shelter Box you might include a little history. Thank you for a great story and what USF is doing. We are so proud of their humanitarian hearts.
Lina Treleaven