Lipscomb’s Pre-Pharmacy Society will hold a special fundraiser to benefit the victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 28, in Shamblin Theatre.
The fundraiser is a showing of the hit blockbuster The Dark Knight. There is a $2 ticket price, and popcorn and drinks are $1 each. Homemade desserts are also $2.
All of the proceeds go toward Live Beyond, an organization started in 2005 that provides medical care and other services to victims of natural disasters.
Live Beyond is going on two missions to Haiti in the near future, and the money raised by the fundraiser will provide necessities and medical supplies for the trips.
Brandon Beers, the society’s vice president, said that there were many “hurdles to making the event a reality,” but an initial investment by Dr. Roger Davis, dean of the college of pharmacy, helped the society pay the movie licensing.
The movie night will not only benefit the victims in Haiti, but Beers expects the event to draw a variety of groups together for the fundraiser, including students from across Lipscomb’s campus and even some Belmont pharmacy students.
Beers hopes that the fundraiser will become an annual event.
Donations are also welcome, and the money will go straight to Live Beyond.