The Nevada Sagebrush

• Go to any Bank of the West branch and ask to make a donation to “Friends of Christina.”
• Send a check or money order to the Bank of the West in Carson City, 2976 N. Carson St., c/o: Friends of Christina

In an effort to help one of their own cope with a sudden family death, the University of Nevada, Reno set up a bank account and, eventually, a charity to accept donations for the family of Christina Gouem.

Gouem, the 8th-grade daughter of administrative assistant Tatiana Gouem, collapsed at Shaw Middle School last week in Sparks and died soon after. The cause is unknown. She was 13.

“It’s a tragedy and anytime something like this happens, there are expenses involved and this is there to help them out,” said Karen Hinton, director of Cooperative Extension.

Tatiana Gouem’s coworkers at the Cooperative Extension set up the account at the Bank of the West in Carson City on Friday, though donations may be made at any branch.

The money will go toward helping the family with expenses. After that, the money will be donated to Christina’s preferred charity, St. Camille Missions in Burkina-Faso, West Africa.

“Christina was quite a humanitarian herself,” said Penny Jenkins, human resources director for the Cooperative Extension offices, where Tatiana works. “Christina was just special. What can I say? Just a very tragic situation.”

The news desk of The Nevada Sagebrush can be reached at news@nevadasagebrush.com.

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