{"id":38331,"date":"2016-02-24T03:01:32","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T07:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utnews.utoledo.edu\/?p=38331"},"modified":"2016-02-23T17:29:49","modified_gmt":"2016-02-23T21:29:49","slug":"ut-student-organization-collecting-donations-for-flint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/02_24_2016\/ut-student-organization-collecting-donations-for-flint","title":{"rendered":"UT student organization collecting donations for Flint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>People across the country have given donations to help the residents of Flint, Mich., after their water was contaminated by lead. This tragedy has spurred a student organization at The University of Toledo into action.<\/p>\n<p>The Student Academy of the American Academy of Physician Assistants is collecting monetary and water donations for the American Red Cross to help supply Flint residents with clean water. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/?attachment_id=38332\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-38332\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/PA_Student_Patch_2009.jpg\" alt=\"PA_Student_Patch_2009\" width=\"194\" height=\"198\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-38332\" \/><\/a>Monetary donations are preferred and will go toward buying filters and bottled water, according to Nick Parodi, director of external affairs for the Student Academy of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know how significant a problem this is for the people of Flint,\u201d said Parodi, a student in UT\u2019s Physician Assistant Program. \u201cIt\u2019s very much the right thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Student Academy of the American Academy of Physician Assistants has received help from the Muslim Students Association, as well as the Jacobs Interprofessional Immersive Simulation Center. <\/p>\n<p>Parodi also would like to organize opportunities for UT students to volunteer with the Red Cross in Flint.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know the UT community well,\u201d said Parodi, who completed his bachelor\u2019s degree in kinesiology at the University. \u201cThe passion really exists. The students care. The faculty care. The innate empathy we have for our fellow citizens is one of the core tenants of the UT mission \u2014 helping others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those interested in donating to the cause or volunteering in Flint can contact Parodi at <a href=\"mailto:nicholas.parodi@rockets.utoledo.edu\"> nicholas.parodi@rockets.utoledo.edu<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UT Student Academy of the American Academy of Physician Assistants is collecting monetary and water donations for the American Red Cross to help residents of Flint, Mich. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":745,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,38,7],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38331"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/745"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38331"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38335,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38331\/revisions\/38335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}