Lambda Chi Alpha assists 101-year-old brother and UR alumnus
By Melanie Overall | December 3, 2012When centenarian Jim Mims woke up the morning of Dec. 1, he was unprepared for the early birthday present he received: more than 20 people laboring outside his house, performing outdoor chores. Approximately 22 people from the University of Richmond's Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity and the Bon Air Rotary Club came to the aid of Mims that morning to help clean his yard, his roof and the surrounding land. Jonathan Shannon, one of Lambda Chi's current vice presidents, the fraternity's philanthropy officer and a junior at the University of Richmond said that just over half the current brothers planned on attending. "If someone needs help, it's natural to help them," Shannon said of the reason behind the high number of volunteers who jumped at the opportunity to help a fellow alumnus.