Olivia Rutler ’16 helps clean out a home in Toms River, N.J.
Photo by Jennifer Hsieh
In the wake of October’s massive storm, Circle K, a volunteer student disaster relief group, headed to Toms River, N.J., and Staten Island, N.Y., to offer storm victims assistance. Armed with hard hats, gloves and face masks, students, including Circle K president Victoria Dayton ’13 and Drew Disaster Relief Project head Nick Klein ’13, cleaned up homes damaged from the hurricane. “We just randomly walked into peoples’ homes and asked if they needed help,” says Dayton. On campus, the group held a variety of fundraisers for victims, including “Dance the Damage Away” and a penny jar race between residence halls. The efforts, say students, will continue. “I can do something,” says Dayton. “I have power. I have gas.”—Kathryn McMillan ’13