Fraternity Campout Fundraising for International AIDS Prevention

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

September 1, 2010 Archives

ORONO – Between 5 and 15 members of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity at the University of Maine are camping out this week in tents on the UMaine Mall as a fundraising project to benefit the Youth AIDS Foundation.

“We got here Monday and we’ll be here until Friday,” says the fraternity’s vice president of finance Travis Blackmer, a third-year economics major from Dedham. “It’s kind of a good way to start the semester.

An annual September event for about a decade, the project raises $1,000 or more to assist the Youth AIDS Foundation combat HIV/AIDS through education and outreach in 60 counties around the world. This year’s goal is $1,200-$1,500, Blackmer says.

Although as many as 15 fraternity members are sleeping out this week, Blackmer says all 50 members of the club are helping with the effort, including staffing a table on the Mall with educational information about AIDS.

If every student donates a dollar, Blackmer says the fraternity will reach its goal.