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Vancouver, Wash - The Associated Students of Washington State University Vancouver completed a clothing, toy and food drive this week, donating the proceeds to three local charities.
Throughout November and the first week of December students, faculty and staff dropped off donations throughout the campus.
The result was truckloads of goods and $250, used to buy new toys.
ASWSUV donated the toys to the Camas Fire Department, who will donate them to families with children in need of holiday gifts.
"Clothes we collected will be delivered next week to the Open House ministries," said Linda Bui, ASWSUV public relations director and a senior majoring in public affairs. "They help the homeless with shelter, finding jobs, and addiction recovery. Non-perishable food items went to FISH of Orchards food bank, currently serving over 100 families in need of food each day."
"The purpose of this drive was not just to donate but to show we could come together as a campus community and help," she said. "We do not have a sports team here, or anything like that to bring the school together. The student government really wanted to unite the campus, and it was a very successful event."
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(Photos courtesy 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø)
Photo 1: Associated Students of Washington State University Vancouver student government members Rose Gibson, Nathan Weiss and Mike Sullivan gather toys donated by students, staff and faculty for donation to the Camas Fire Department Dec. 7.
Photo 2: Jenell Johnson of the Associated Students of Washington State University Vancouver delivers toys to a firefighter with the Camas Fire Department as part of a campus charity drive, Dec. 7.
Photo 3: George McCoy, president of the Associated Students of Washington State University Vancouver, hands over a load of donated toys to a firefighter from the Camas Fire Department Dec. 7.