{"id":12645,"date":"2012-04-27T14:28:30","date_gmt":"2012-04-27T18:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=12645"},"modified":"2012-04-27T16:40:58","modified_gmt":"2012-04-27T20:40:58","slug":"wright-states-president-jailed-bailed-for-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2012\/04\/27\/wright-states-president-jailed-bailed-for-charity\/","title":{"rendered":"Wright State\u2019s president \u201cjailed,\u201d \u201cbailed\u201d for charity"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Wright State President David R. Hopkins dons faux prison garb to raise "bail" for the March of Dimes<\/p><\/div>\n

Wright State President David Hopkins briefly traded pinstripes for prison stripes on Friday, April 27\u2014all in the name of healthier babies.<\/p>\n

Campus police placed Hopkins under faux arrest at noon, handcuffing him in his University Hall office and incarcerating him in an open tent in the midst of Wright State\u2019s \u201cApril Craze\u201d festival. Wearing a black-and-white striped prison shirt and hat, Hopkins pleaded with passing students, faculty and staff to help him pay his $250 bail.<\/p>\n

He was among 16 Wright State faculty and staff who volunteered for \u201cjail and bail\u201d as part of the March of Dimes\u2019 2012 March for Babies fundraising campaign. Hopkins and his wife Angelia are co-chairs of this year\u2019s campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was happy to go to jail so I could help raise money for the March of Dimes. I\u2019m really honored to serve as chair,\u201d Hopkins said.<\/p>\n

The heads of three local educational institutions came to his aid.<\/p>\n

Daniel Curran, president of the University of Dayton; Stephen L. Johnson, president of Sinclair Community College; and Col. Timothy J. Lawrence, commandant of the Air Force Institute of Technology, responded to Hopkins\u2019 plea for each to pledge $50 to help get him out of stir.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to thank President Johnson, President Curran and Col. Lawrence for helping me get out of jail,\u201d Hopkins said.<\/p>\n

Hopkins quickly reached his $250 bail, but he lingered to collect another $90. \u201cWe\u2019re doing it for babies,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The March for Babies\u2019 community fundraising goal is $260,000. The campaign\u00a0 culminates at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 28, with a celebration and walk at Carillon Historical Park in Dayton. Visit www.wright.edu\/marchforbabies<\/a> to learn more or make a donation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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