Supporting a sister in need from Zeta Chi chapter (please read)

KSUViolet06 · #1 01-01-2009, 02:01 AM

http://www.enctoday.com/news/gould_4...igma_erin.html

Excerpts from longer report (link above):

Coastal Carolina University's Sigma Sigma Sigma chapter is raising money to help the family of a member who was beaten with a hammer.

Erin Prince Gould, 26, remains hospitalized in critical but stable condition.

Members of Sigma Sigma Sigma are raising money to help Gould's family from Ohio with the costs of traveling to and staying in North Carolina while she recovers.

Gould's husband, 24-year-old Cpl. Jonathan Matthew Gould, remains in Onslow County Jail with his bail set at $1 million. He is charged with attempted first-degree murder. Investigators say he struck his wife in the head three times with a hammer.

Erin Gould is in the first trimester of her pregnancy.

Yvonne Shendo, who has known Erin Gould for about eight years, "jumped the gun" and bought the domain name www.erinprince.com before discussing it with her sorority sisters, she said.

"I got the idea because there were a lot of people feeling kind of helpless about Erin's situation. She's got friends all over the country . . . .Shendo, 26, said . . . .

"I want to raise as much as possible and if things go as well as they're going I think it'll be possible for us to raise $10,000 or $15,000 over the next couple months," Shendo said.

The money, she said, will go from the Web site's secure account directly to Erin Gould's family. . . .
Donations can be made by credit card or through PayPal.

Jonathan Gould initially blamed an intruder for the attack but later confessed to hitting his wife with the hammer, according to the Sheriff's Department. . . .

SigmaPezY60 · #2 01-07-2009, 05:49 PM

Thanks for spreading the word about this cause. I don't know Erin, but my best friend is from her chapter. We're encouraging local chapters in Greensbor, NC and elsewhere to take Domestic Violence Awareness & Erin Prince into consideration for this semester's philanthropic endeavors.

Domestic violence is everyone's business. www.endabuse.org

SigmaPezY60 · #3 01-08-2009, 01:40 PM

-EDIT-

I have been updated by my friend on Erin's condition. If you are interested, let me know.

I wasn't even thinking about all that legal stuff....thx KSUVIOLET.

KSUViolet06 · #4 01-09-2009, 12:20 AM

While your support is very much appreciated by the Prince family, I would be careful about posting about her medical condition online (with the HIPPA laws and such) unless it has been released to the public (via the news media or the Prince family).

She (or her next-of-kin) would have to authorize someone post info about her condition publicly. Again, I am totally not trying to be mean, but I wouldn't want any info posted about her that's not supposed to be. We have had issues like this on GC before (concerning a KD sorority member who was in an accident and having people posting about her condition here).

Do feel free to post anything about fundraisers, events, and such being held to benefit Erin and her family, just be careful what you post about her medical condition or the case.

SigmaPezY60 · #5 01-09-2009, 07:27 PM

Totally wasn't thinking.

My friend from Erin's chapter is planning a Benefit social in Greensboro, NC for later this month. I will give you all details after she meets with her Alumnae Association this weekend.