On Oct. 29, one of DU’s largest student-run organizations according to CrimsonConnect, Letters of Love, hosted a fundraising event to support the club’s operations and continued success. 

During the event on the campus green, there was corn hole, volleyball, soccer, spike ball and letter writing that participants could partake in while drinking $4 hot cocoa from the build-your-own hot cocoa booth. 

All of the profits benefited DU’s Letters of Love.

“It costs money to send the cards, about a dollar per card sent and so $4 hot cocoa means that we can send four cards,” said fall quarter interim president Lydia Muldoon. 

Letters of Love started in 2018 at Orono High School in Minnesota, where current DU s Letters of Love president Olivia Tate also attended. The club was founded by Grace Berbig in honor of her mother, who died of leukemia in 2011. 

The organization sends handwritten cards around the world to children battling chronic or terminal illnesses. Seven years later, it has expanded to 22 different countries and includes 365 chapters across the United States. 

This fundraising event was a new addition for DU’s Letters of Love. 

“In the past we had a make-your-own flower bouquet fundraising, which was 8-15 dollars depending on how many flowers you used. This event, however, was more affordable, as we accepted donations of any kind,” said Muldoon.

Over 50 people attended, and the club was able to raise over $300 in two hours. 

As the club continues, their goal is to expand student body involvement, especially at club meetings. 

“It is not as big of a commitment as people think, you can come for 15 minutes and make a card, anything is welcome. We also always try to have food at the events,” said Muldoon. 

The DU organization is also gaining traction from local news. In February, a local news station will be writing a story on the club.