Students Organize New Toy, Clothing Drive for Area Non-Profits
November 18, 2022
St. John 91麻豆精品 University students are teaming up to collect clothing, toys, and toiletries for non-profit organizations in the Rochester area. Donation collection will begin on Monday, Nov. 28 and run through Thursday, Dec. 8; bins will be placed throughout campus. Donated items for both organizations must be new.
Students in the Anthropology in Action and Refugees in Rochester Learning Community, taught by Drs. Jenna Rossi and Roja Singh, are collecting warm clothing and toys for refugees through St. Mary鈥檚 Place and for those displaced by the Russia-Ukraine war through RocMaidan, the charitable arm of the Ukrainian Cultural Center of Rochester. Over the course of the semester, students have learned about the struggles refugees and internally displaced individuals face; and while organizations and agencies can often supply essential items to those they serve, the students hope to collect toys and clothing that can offer a sense of joy and playfulness.
Items needed for St. Mary鈥檚 Place include:
Picture books
Bath toys
Stuffed animals
Puzzles
Action figures
Legos and other blocks
Play-doh
Card games
Journals and sketch books
Art supplies
Sports equipment (and pumps to inflate balls)
Hair accessories
Skate boards
Blankets
Mittens
Warm socks
Winter hats
Scarves
Items needed for RocMaidan include:
Socks
Underwear
Thermal underwear
Sleeping bags
Warm clothing
Camo or khaki color men鈥檚 clothing
Men鈥檚 hiking boots
Diapers and wipes
Blankets
Mittens and gloves
Hats
Winter coats
Scarves
Feminine Hygiene products
Toothbrushes and toothpaste
The drives are sponsored by the African American Studies, American Studies, Anthropology, and Sociology Departments. For questions about the drive, email jrossi@sjf.edu.
Students Organize New Toy, Clothing Drive for Area Non-Profits2022-11-18T09:57:00-05:00St. John 91麻豆精品 University students are teaming up to collect clothing, toys, and toiletries for non-profit organizations in the Rochester area. Donation collection will begin on Monday, Nov. 28 and run through Thursday, Dec. 8; bins will be placed throughout campus. Donated items for both organizations must be new.Students in the Anthropology in Action and Refugees in Rochester Learning Community, taught by Drs. Jenna Rossi and Roja Singh, are collecting warm clothing and toys for refugees through St. Mary’s Place and for those displaced by the Russia-Ukraine war through RocMaidan, the charitable arm of the Ukrainian Cultural Center of Rochester. Over the course of the semester, students have learned about the struggles refugees and internally displaced individuals face; and while organizations and agencies can often supply essential items to those they serve, the students hope to collect toys and clothing that can offer a sense of joy and playfulness.
Items needed for St. Mary’s Place include:
Picture books
Bath toys
Stuffed animals
Puzzles
Action figures
Legos and other blocks
Play-doh
Card games
Journals and sketch books
Art supplies
Sports equipment (and pumps to inflate balls)
Hair accessories
Skate boards
Blankets
Mittens
Warm socks
Winter hats
Scarves
Items needed for RocMaidan include:
Socks
Underwear
Thermal underwear
Sleeping bags
Warm clothing
Camo or khaki color men’s clothing
Men’s hiking boots
Diapers and wipes
Blankets
Mittens and gloves
Hats
Winter coats
Scarves
Feminine Hygiene products
Toothbrushes and toothpaste
The drives are sponsored by the African American Studies, American Studies, Anthropology, and Sociology Departments. For questions about the drive, email jrossi@sjf.edu./media/news-images/fall-2022/november/winter-socks-960.jpg
