LAMP trivia night raises funds for children in need

The Liberal Arts and Management Program Student Advisory Board will be raising money to help elementary students receiving government aid at Fairview Elementary School in Bloomington.

At 7 p.m. today, the LAMP Student Advisory Board will have a trivia night fundraiser in the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Grand Hall, LAMP Student Advisory Board member Alex Wilson said. A make-your-own sundae bar, refreshments and prizes will be available.

All IU students are welcome to participate in the trivia night.

“We opened it up to all students, not just those in LAMP, to make it more fun and competitive and raise as much money as possible for Fairview Elementary School,” Wilson said.

Wilson said about 80 to 90 percent of students at Fairview Elementary are from families receiving government aid, whether it is food stamps or other government subsidies.

However, this is not the first time LAMP has reached out to Fairview Elementary.

Sydney Hofferth, LAMP Student Advisory Board member said that last year LAMP sponsered an etiquette dinner to raise money for the school.

“This is the first big fundraiser we’ve ever had,” Hofferth said.

Wilson emphasized the meaning of this fundraiser.

“We think it is important that as IU students in the Bloomington community we help them out as much as we can,” Wilson said.

Money raised from trivia ticket donations will be given to the school to be used where needed, most likely for winter clothing and school supplies for the students, Hofferth said. LAMP has been working with a social worker at the school who makes sure the kids have what they need, she said.

“A lot of IU students may fail to remember that not everyone in the Bloomington community is as well off as they are,” Wilson said.

Teams of eight to 10 people will participate in trivia rounds, and students are encouraged to sign up with their team, although smaller groups can sign up and  join together with other small groups.

Wilson said students will compete in multiple rounds of trivia in four different categories, and there will be shorter competitive games in between rounds, such as speed puzzles.

Wilson also illustrated the positive response from the community. 

There are more than $400 worth of prizes such as gift cards and apparel from local businesses,  he said.

Hofferth said some of the establishments that donated gift cards include Yogi’s, Bloomington Bagel Company and Dats.

“If you come and play you have a pretty good chance of getting a lot of great prizes. And free ice cream,” Hofferth said.