Hearts to Hokies:
A National Week of Goodness and Kindness

Respond to this senseless act of evil by increasing in 'senseless' acts of goodness and kindness.

Dedicate a good deed in memory of the innocent victims of the tragedy at Virginia Tech!

Jewish tradition teaches that each human being is an entire world. Dozens of worlds were prematurely darkened with the Virginia Tech tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and families.

Now we need to turn tears into action!

Join the "Hearts to Hokies" campaign to spread the light of goodness and kindness in the world. Add an extra good deed, whatever it may be, in memory of the victims.

Beginning this week, Chabad on Campus representatives will be handing out "Hearts to Hokies" pledge cards at the schools they serve. Students will be encouraged to pledge a good deed in the merit of those lost. Students and others can also complete an online "pledge card" at www.Hearts2Hokies.com.

The deeds will be collected from campuses and communities across the nation and presented to the Virginia Tech community, as a tangible expression of our love and concern and our dedication to making the world a better place.

Click here to enter your good deed on our "pledge card"

Click here to read about the Seven Universal Laws of morality

Statement Regarding the Tragedy at Virginia Tech
Chabad on Campus International Foundation

April 16, 2007 -- On behalf of the rabbis and staff of the 120 Chabad Student Centers in the United States and around the world, we express our profound shock at the senseless shooting that occurred earlier today at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia. Jewish tradition teaches that each human being is an entire world. Dozens of worlds were prematurely darkened today. The victims and their families are in our thoughts and prayers.

The Lubavitcher Rebbe, of righteous memory, taught of the need to turn tears into action. In the wake of today's tragedy, Chabad on Campus pledges to redouble its efforts to be a beacon of light on the college campus -- to provide a safe, nurturing environment to everyone who enters our doors. We urge students to increase in acts of goodness and kindness.

Every person is a world:
Today many worlds
were prematurely darkened

The men and women of Chabad are poised to offer any necessary assistance to the families of the victims and to the Virginia Tech campus community.

Students on other campuses seeking a safe space to discuss the tragedy, for guidance or referral, may contact their local Chabad student center. Please click here for a complete directory.

Chabad on Campus acts as a home-away-from-home, providing educational, social, spiritual and holiday programming for Jewish students at more than 120 campuses worldwide. To learn more about Chabad on Campus, please click here.

...let’s turn darkness to light
by adding in
acts of goodness and kindness

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