Hugh
Kellenberger Chancellor | Student Development Beat
Chris Hill | The Appalachian
Junior communication major Elizabeth
A. Munn from Creedmoor donates a “Winnie the Pooh” plush
toy in W.H. Plemmons Student Union Monday. Donations will be accepted
through the end of the week.
The onset of the holiday
season brings a rush of organizations attempting to raise funds
and goods for local charities.
The junior class of the W.H. Plemmons Leader Fellows
Program is making their efforts global, raising goods for an orphanage
in Chile.
The orphanage, Casa de la Providencia, houses
young girls age 2-18, senior elementary education major Caitlin
M. Keeton, organizer of the drive, said Friday.
They are seeking clothes, toys, school supplies, toiletries and
cash.
The girls have just one winter and one summer
outfit, junior communications major Vanessa E. Garcia, a participant,
said Sunday.
The cash is needed to cover the cost of shipping
the items donated to Chile.
New and used clothing and toys are accepted.
The junior class is asking for toys since the
children often only get necessities for Christmas, Keeton said.
So far,
more clothes than anything else have been donated.
Donations will be accepted through the end of
the week. A drop-box is located under the stairs next to Crossroads
Coffee House in the student union.
All donations will be shipped to Chile in time for Christmas, Keeton
said.
“I know there [are] a lot of different organizations asking
for help,” Keeton said. “I just ask that [students, faculty
and staff] make some sort of donation to someone less fortunate.”
