The campus was buzzing on MLK day. For the National Day of Service we assembled Hygiene Kits for the IRC (International Refugee Center). Throughout the month of January, the resident halls were big supporters as they collected shampoo, conditioner, toothbrushes, soap, razors, etc.
We partnered with a local elementary school in the community, Beacon Heights, where one student lead the service efforts as part of her Hope of America Award. The school collected enough laundry soap for 1,000 loads of laundry. A Beacon Heights parent also contacted Albertson's to donate recyclable bags for each hygiene kit. A handful of Beacon students came to our campus to help assemble the kits. Thank you Beacon Heights community.
Thanks to Westminster students and members from the community who engaged in service and civility on a day that is often looked at as "a day off." We ended up with eighty hygiene kits total, equaling a lot of shoulder-to-shoulder camaraderie.
~~posted by Leslie Robbins
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