The officers of the class of 2008 kicked off a spring blitz of fundraising events with a walk that took place March 25. More than 200 faculty, staff, students and local community members participated in the walk, which raised $1,281 for the Forging Responsible Youth (FRY) organization, which works with at-risk youth after school in Springfield.

Organizers of the FRY Walk received one of five $1,000 grants available to student organizations for meaningful service projects awarded as part of $50,000 Thrivent Financial for Lutherans-sponsored grant, which Wittenberg received in 2004..