As one its many philanthropy initiatives, the Corp annually doles out Reimagine Georgetown grants to programs that “seek to improve our undergraduate experience at Georgetown in creative ways.”  In recent years, grants—which are co-sponsored by GUASFCU and The Hoya—have gone to now-well-known initiatives like Run for Rigby and 25 Days of Service.

According to Chairman of the Reimagine Georgetown Board J. Ryan Zambon (MSB ‘10), the program received more than 20 grant applications this year.  Yesterday, the Board announced that it had narrowed the proposals down to four winners:

• Georgetown Alternative Music Series: $5,000 will go towards Daniel Alexander’s (MSB ‘11) idea of creating a series of on-campus concerts featuring student and local bands.
• D.C. Students Speak: Michael Trummel (COL ‘10) will be getting $3,000 to establish an annual conference between student leaders at all of the major D.C.-area universities to coordinate student response to issues like 61-D citations.
• Saxa Service Feast: $2,000 will go to Joel Ziebell (COL ‘10) to host a wing-eating contest for students and faculty.  The event will raise money that will be donated to the winning team’s charity of choice.
• Diversability: Tiffany Yu (MSB ‘10) is starting a club to promote “disability pride.” The group is in the process of getting SAC approval, and will be receiving $500 to get off the ground.

You can check out the full descriptions for the winning programs after the jump!

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