Fourth 'Battle of the Valleys' begins

October 30, 2006 —

The fourth annual "Battle of the Valleys" began last night with a bon fire and will continue throughout the week with various fund-raising activities aimed at providing students with entertaining events.

Running through Friday, the yearly Student Association-sponsored fund-raiser is a competition between SVSU and Grand Valley State University to see which university can raise the most money for its respective charity.

SA has selected the Sexual Assault Program of Child and Family Services as this year's charity.

SVSU has enjoyed recent success in the competition despite struggling on the football field. After losing in the fund-raiser's inaugural year, SVSU has won the last two in a sizeable fashion.

In 2004, SVSU raised $12,001 for the Child Abuse & Neglect Council of Saginaw while GVSU raised $6,200 for its charity.

Last year, SVSU raised $13,012 for Hurricane Katrina victims relocated to Saginaw while Grand Valley collected $7,327.

For more information on any of the events during "Battle of the Valleys," contact the SA office located in Curtiss 118.