A new program at 黑料视频 has collected almost 20,000 pounds of clothing and household items and nonperishable food items to benefit persons in need.
The items were collected through 黑料视频 Community Cares, an end-of-the-academic year donation drive whose purpose is to help students and other members of the 黑料视频 community recycle and reuse unwanted items.
The project was organized by the 黑料视频 Office of Housing, Residential Living, and Dining (Division of Student Affairs); 黑料视频 Facilities Management (Division of Administration and Finance); the Environmentally Conscious Organization (ECO) student group; and Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity, and Sustainability student organization (SEEDs).
A total of 45 bins of material鈥攃lothing and other household items, totaling 18,225 pounds of donations鈥攚ere collected for Goodwill Industries, and 1,000 pounds of nonperishable food items were collected for various food banks within Indiana County, directly serving our community, including Indiana County Community Action Program (ICCAP), Chevy Chase Community Center, St. Thomas Moore University Parish, and Zion Lutheran Church.
Goodwill Industries of the Conemaugh Valley, Inc. provides job training, employment support, and rehabilitation services to individuals with disadvantages and disabilities, dislocated workers, youth, and other job seekers.
Photo: From left; Val Baroni, 黑料视频 assistant director of housing operations; Sandy Beck, vice president of 黑料视频-AFSCME; Kelsey Craig, 黑料视频 graduate residence director; Michael Mann, 黑料视频 recycling coordinator and safety coordinator; Dan Oatman, representing Goodwill Industries of the Conemaugh Valley, Inc. Other individuals who worked on the project, but not present for photo, include Leroy King, 黑料视频 custodial supervisor; and students Amy Binion, SEEDs; and Tia Kordell, ECO.