Philips Brooks House Association (PBHA) and Ben and Jerry’s raised $2,052 yesterday for the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund by collecting donations in front of the Science Center.

In exchange for a donations of $3 or more to benefit victims of last week’s terrorist attacks, students received scoops of ice cream or chocolate-covered Peace Pops, donated by Ben and Jerry’s of Harvard Square. Volunteers with the PBHA-sponsored program, Peace Pops, will continue to collect donations infront of the Science Center today from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

“This is really what the Red Cross needs—not food, not blood, not clothing,” said Laura Clancy ’02-’03, the coordinator of fundraising programs at PBHA. “They need money for search and rescue operations and for long-term efforts like mental health counseling .”

Christi D. Tran, ’04, and Brian J Queen, the manager of Ben and Jerry’s in Harvard Square, came up with the idea for the fundraiser. Tran noted that PBHA does not usually raise money for political ends and emphasized the humanitarian goals of Peace Pops.

“We’re thinking about the families who have lost everything and the rescue efforts. This is more humanistic than political,” she said.