Aide recipient praises Shirt Project's good works
Brent Moberg
As a recent graduate visiting campus for the A&M game I had the opportunity to read the Friday, Sept. 1, edition of The Observer.
I would like to take a minute to respond to Doug Pardon's letter regarding "The Shirt." I understand that some people have expressed concerns about some issues related to this year's edition of this tradition. As with anything else, the Shirt Project is not immune to differing opinions. With this in mind, it is crucial to recognize the importance of this project on many levels, some of which are not often fully publicized. The charity portion of the project is an essential part of the Notre Dame Community.
As a student, in September 1998, I had brain surgery which knocked me out of school for a semester and brought up huge medical costs to deal with. The support and love of the Notre Dame community was there to push me along on the path to rehabilitation and recovery. Also there to help me was the generosity of the student body with its charitable gifts to help with my medical bills. That was a saving grace in the process and one for which I will be forever grateful. So, I say a belated heartfelt thank you to Notre Dame and the Shirt Project for its help to me. That isn't my purpose however.
Please overlook small problems that might arise in the organization of the Project and lend your full support to this effort. I am forever grateful for its help and my personal donations to Notre Dame throughout the coming years will always be made to the Shirt Project. I hope that the project always exists to help students in their times of greatest need.
Brent Moberg
Class of '00
September 3, 2000
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