Hurricane Relief Food Drive

As thousands of evacuees came into Houston in the days following Hurricane Katrina, the Rice community responded in ways both large and small: from taking in 120 Tulane students for the fall semester to cleaning restrooms at the Astrodome, an effort spontaneously organized by employees of facilities, engineering, and planning. The Ley Student Center served as the collection site for the HOOTS/Rice Hurricane Katrina Food Drive, and thanks to the generosity of Rice people, the drive resulted in the collection of more than 2,500 pounds of supplies, including bottled water, paper goods, diapers, clothes, and nonperishable foods.