Virginia Tech Students Honor Memory of Shooting Victim Through Public Service (1/2)

The deadly rampage in April on the campus of Virginia Tech left 32 people, and the gunman, dead. Among the victims was freshman Austin Cloyd, who was an active volunteer for the poor. Austin's parents have now involved other Virginia Tech students in the volunteer program to carry on their daughter's legacy.

Since she was in high school, Austin Cloyd spent her summer vacations working with the Appalachia Service Project. ASP, a faith-based organization, sends teams of volunteers across the Central Appalachia region, to repair homes in poor communities.

After Austin was killed, her parents, who are also ASP volunteers, named the group as the recipient of memorial funds donated in their daughter's memory. ASP's Service Executive Director, Susan Crow, says they wanted to make the donation meaningful.

With the help of the university's Department of Service Learning, the Cloyds spread the word about what they wanted to do, and why, and about 60 students signed up. Most of them hadn't known Austin, but liked the idea of doing public service with her parents.

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四月在弗吉尼亚理工学院发生的枪击事件造成了32人和持枪者身亡。罹难者中就有大学新生奥斯汀·克洛伊德，一个积极为穷人服务的志愿者。现在奥斯汀的父母与参加志愿者计划的弗吉尼亚理工学院学生一起继续着女儿的遗愿。

从上高中起，奥斯汀就利用暑假来参与阿巴拉契亚服务计划。ASP是以信仰为基础的组织，将志愿者团队送遍阿巴拉契亚中部地区，在穷人社区修缮房屋。

在奥斯汀死后，同样是ASP志愿者的父母将这个团队把这个组织称为纪念基金的接受者，该基金是为了纪念他们女儿所捐赠的。ASP服务执行长苏珊克劳说：他们是希望把捐赠变得更有意义。

在大学服务学习系的帮助下，克洛伊德夫妇（向人们）传达了他们所要做的，及其缘由。约有60名学生注册，他们中的大多数并不认识奥斯汀，但是却喜欢与她的父母一起从事公共服务的想法。