The Trio Club will be hosting a clothing giveaway to dispense the donations they received in their recent campus clothing drive on Oct 30.
Students with a current student ID card and their immediate families are invited to come and pick out what they need during the event.
“The clothing drive has been a huge success,” said Trio Club member Jakob McKlain.
“Building a campus culture supportive of underrepresented college students particularly those who are first generation and low income” is the mission statement of the Trio Club, and its members are dedicated to living up to that statement.
Club members McKain and Kevin Collins, both Social Work majors, spearheaded the clothing drive to help students who may be struggling financially by providing them with an opportunity to pick out some gently used clothing.
“Being a student can disqualify people for certain benefits, this clothing drive is kind of a test run to see how the NIC community reacts”, said Collins.
If you would still like to donate clothing before the giveaway, please take them to the student food pantry, which is located in the far end of the lower level of the SUB, or just bring them to the giveaway. Any leftover donations will be donated to the NIC food pantry.
The Trio Club is grateful to Jess Bennett of the food pantry, which is open to students every Thursday from 9am-12pm, for her help in storing and organizing the donated clothes. The food pantry can always use more items on its shelves as the holidays are fast approaching.
Collins said that he hopes that students and faculty who normally donate food or clothing to local charities during the upcoming holidays will think of struggling students here at NIC who may need a little help this year and bring any donations of food or warm clothing to the food pantry.
The Trio Club would like to thank all the students and faculty who contributed the the success of the clothing drive.
The giveaway will be held in the Blue Creek Bay room in the SUB Thursday Oct. 30 between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m.
