One is an annual food drive where the SNA supplies food boxes so that elderly, less fortunate people can have Christmas meals.
There are a total of twenty boxes for twenty families that SNA is trying to fill, and they would like to invite other departments to take over one or two of the boxes.
For departments that want to participate, food boxes would be issued allowing students and staff from those departments to put donations in their box. These boxes would be placed at the department’s discretion for donations to be made.
Members of SNA would go around and collect the boxes the week of finals, December 12.
Some food items that they are looking for are instant coffee, peanut butter, jelly, cans of soup, etc. Departments looking to participate in this event can contact either SNA President Nykky Rosenquest at rosenquest.n01@mymail.sxu.edu or Professor Char Bermele at bermele@sxu.edu.
The second event is a clothing drive for Mercy Hospital’s Mental Health Unit. Most patients enter the unit with just the clothes they are wearing, which means that they require other clothing to wear around the unit.
The SNA is asking for gently used clothing that is both clean and intact.
The donation ends November 25 and boxes to place donations can be found on the second and third floors of the nursing department
(E Wing).
Items that are being asked for include: jeans, sweaters, coats, t-shirts, gloves, sneakers, undergarments (gently used), etc.
When using the term gently used, the SNA means no holes or tears. Remember all items should be cleaned before they are donated. For more information people should contact SNA’s Vice President Emily Piech at piech.e01@mymail.sxu.edu.
SNA President Nykky Rosenquest explains that, “Donating a food or clothing item is a simple gesture that means the world to these families and patients! For families in need, it means they can have a holiday meal with food to spare. For the patients, it means they have warm, clean clothes to wear. It is quite amazing to see these small gestures make all the difference in a person’s life.”
If a person is looking to make a difference this holiday season he or she can begin right here at Saint Xavier University with either of the Student Nurses Association’s donation drives.
Catlyn Hicks
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