The earthquake in Haiti may have hit more than a year ago, but its victims haven’t been forgotten.

Engineers Without Borders will hold a Texas Hold ’em poker tournament Thursday from 7 to 10 p.m. in Tisch Commons at the Danforth University Center to raise money for a service trip to the small island nation.

In Haiti, Engineers Without Borders will work with Meds & Food For Kids, an organization that provides children in Haiti with vital nourishment and care.

“A lot of the kids there have a lot of vitamin deficiencies,” said junior Will Swanson, a member of the executive board of Engineers Without Borders. “Meds & Food For Kids creates vitamin-enriched food that kids will eat, like peanut butter.”

Swanson also believes that the event will help raise awareness about the engineering group and its cause.

“I don’t think it’s very well known outside of the engineering school,” Swanson said.

Engineers Without Borders travels to different countries to help out with various charities, hosts guest speakers here on campus and also contributes to the local community.

The group recently installed a wind turbine at the Patrick Henry Elementary School to educate the students about green energy.

The group also plans to travel to Ethiopia this summer to help develop clean water capability at a school for the blind.

Swanson believes that it’s important that student groups continue to support the Haiti cause because the effects of the earthquake are still devastating.

“A lot of students were very up in arms about it, and now it’s sort of quieted down,” he said.

After the earthquake, student groups spearheaded several fundraising efforts.

Cody Katz, the current Student Union vice president of public relations and incoming SU vice president of finance, acknowledges that fundraising for Haiti has died down.

“It was really important to us right after the earthquake hit,” said Katz, “but I guess now, a year later, it’s not at the top of our priorities.”

Katz added that SU is always willing to fund events and provide resources to students interested in supporting the Haiti cause.

“A lot of what we do is student driven and what students want,” said Katz. “While it’s important to fundraise, I think it’s kind of the students’ prerogative if that’s the cause they want to help.”

The poker tournament is open to all players willing to pay the $5 buy-in, and players will compete at four-player tables to show off their poker skills. The winner will receive a free T-shirt.