Gardner Hall lobby will conduct an event called Abilene City Limits April 16 from 7-9 p.m. to raise donations for the non-profit organization Wishing Well International. There will be free homemade food provided by ACU students and music from local Abilene performers. Wishing Well International has provided clean water to more than 30,000 ... [Read More…]
Wishing Well to host annual fundraiser, honor legacy
Wishing Well will conduct the Liam Lowe Art Show from 7-9 p.m. Nov. 15 at Highland Church of Christ for its annual fundraiser. Mitchell East, chaplain of Wishing Well at ACU, said the goal of the fundraiser is to raise money and awareness for the global water crisis. "People on this earth don't have clean water, and we want them to," said East, ... [Read More…]
Wishing Well celebrates coffee for water
The ACU branch of Wishing Well will be holding a fundraiser tonight to feature student-led entertainment. Hosted at the Starbucks off of Buffalo Gap, Wishing Well set the fundraiser up as a way to have entertainment that will draw in a large crowd and also emphasize Wishing Well's focus on social justice. Mitchell East, biblical text major ... [Read More…]
Wishing Well club increases followers, awareness
ACU's Wishing Well chapter is continuing to raise awareness and raise money for their cause after making a statement in Chapel. On Oct. 14, Mitchell East and the rest of the Wishing Well club hoped to get students involved in a cause they may have not previously known about. Brandy Rains is the president of ACU's Wishing Well chapter, which ... [Read More…]
Wishing Well officers selected
ACU's chapter of Wishing Well is going through transition with both its leadership positions and approach to fundraising. Brandy Rains, senior art education major from Fort Worth is the director of ACU's Wishing Well chapter, an organization that tries to expose the water crisis that is happening all over the world. "The purpose of our chapter is ... [Read More…]
Wishing Well officers selected
ACU's chapter of Wishing Well is going through transition with both its leadership positions and approach to fundraising. Brandy Rains, senior art education major from Fort Worth is the director of ACU's Wishing Well chapter, an organization that tries to expose the water crisis that is happening all over the world. "The purpose of our ... [Read More…]
Justice Week to host authors, slam poets
Social justice organizations across campus are partnering together in creating the seventh annual week-long event, Justice Week, which will take place April 1-6. International Justice Mission, Wishing Well, Red Thread Movement, Locavores and the Students' Association have pooled their resources to bring in prominent speakers and host events they ... [Read More…]
Wishing Well informing with art
Wishing Well will be collecting art submissions at the Shore Art Gallery Saturday for their first art competition. During the months of March and April the art will be on display at the Center for Contemporary Arts. There will be a reception for the artists on March 21 during the Abilene Art Walk. The competition is open to all students and will ... [Read More…]
Students slam, jam for nonprofit
Wishing Well hosted Slam and Jam on Tuesday evening in Edward's Lobby. The event consisted of poetry, live music and beverages. Wishing Well is a student organization at ACU that raises money to help build wells in various locations around the world. Wishing Well Chaplain Mitchell East, sophomore Biblical text major from Austin, said he was ... [Read More…]
Wishing Well welcomes slam poet
Christian slam poet David Bowden visited campus Thursday as part of an event organized by Wishing Well. Bowden, a graduate of Oklahoma Christian University, has been performing for three years. He is married and currently lives in Oklahoma City. Bowden said he was been writing slam poems for the past five years and really enjoys it. "I enjoy ... [Read More…]