By VANESSA LANGDON
Staff Writer
Similar to the Stuff a Bus campaign’s that have become so popular in both raising school supplies for underprivileged school children and families alike through aide of school supplies and groceries, here at Saint Rose for the fifth continuous year the school, sponsored by the Student Association, participated in their own version of Stuff a Bus-Stuff a Van.
One of the chairs of the Student Association Justin Whittaker elaborated on the results of this year’s event. The event ran for one week Monday November 4 to the 8. And while Justin admitted that the total amount of nonperishable foods collected was down slightly from last year, the amount is nothing to be ashamed about. The College community donated 250 food items during the week the vans were parked outside the EAC but there were still items being dropped off to the Student Association office after the formal collection and tabling was over.
The event is no small undertaking Justin explained that “once the Community Service Committee is created at the beginning of the school year, Stuff the Van is an event that is first on our agenda.” All the hard work and dedication that goes into the event will not go unnoticed. All the proceeds were donated to the Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless located locally on Sheridan Avenue in Albany.
Student Association member Courtney Carr spoke of the importance of doing good in our community both this time of year and year round, “stuff the van is a truly gratifying experience for both those that help plan the event and those that donate. When dropping the donations off at Interfaith, it was clear how much it meant to the organization and how many people would benefit from this simple act”.
For those who still want to give for the first time this holiday season, donations will continue to be accepted at Interfaith every day of the week all year round.
