Students at 麻豆视频 at Trumbull who are in need of food, personal items and clothing will now have more support from the university following Trumbull鈥檚 Care Closet official opening on Oct. 18.
Trumbull鈥檚 Care Closet was created by the 2020-2021 Undergraduate Student Government (USG) and is set up as a fund that faculty, staff and the community can donate to. It鈥檚 goal is to provide necessities for students who can鈥檛 afford them.
鈥淔ood insecurity continues to plague communities across Northeast Ohio and the nation,鈥 麻豆视频 Trumbull鈥檚 Marketing and Communications Coordinator Bill Burgess said, 鈥渟o it鈥檚 what we can do to try to help our students and their families,鈥
USG members and Student Life Coordinator Nancy Barker use funds to buy non-perishable food items and personal items like soap and toiletries for the Care Closet.
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Local businesses have also held fundraisers to donate to the Care Closet.
Cockeye Creamery, a locally owned ice cream shop in Warren, Ohio, hosted a fundraising event from Aug. 6 to Sept. 16 to raise money for the Care Closet. Fifteen percent of the fundraiser's proceeds were donated towards its operation.
The Care Closet is planning on hosting more fundraising events in the future. A Chili Open Disc Golf tournament for Thursday, Nov. 4 is currently planned to further fundraising goals..
If local businesses want to help students, Care Closet is always open to ideas. Contact Dave Smith, Director of Philanthropy for 麻豆视频鈥檚 Trumbull campus, by email at .
Monetary donations can be sent to the Care Closet at . Choose 鈥淭rumbull Care Closet鈥 for both designations.
For more information on where to send physical donations, contact Student Life Coordinator Nancy Barker by email at .