Dear Colleagues,
We continue to make progress toward our goal to collect 1,200 items that men and women at Joseph’s House & Shelter need most — warm apparel and personal care products. But we must keep the momentum going if we’re going to meet the goal! Day 12 is Thursday, Dec. 13.
Please take a look at the latest tally sheet, which can help you plan a shopping strategy as you’ll see which items are most needed. Any and all donations certainly will be put to good use! (Monetary gifts also are accepted. Please contact me [see below] for further information.)
Here’s how you and/or your department/office mates can help meet our goal:
Collect donations of these items:
New clothing – priority, winter-season items are shown in bold
- warm, heavy socks
- hats/mittens/scarves/heavy (ski) gloves
- sweat pants and sweat shirts
- long johns
- long-sleeved shirts
- men’s boxers/women’s underwear
- sports bras of all sizes
- slippers for both men and women
General and personal care products – full-size (not samples) are requested
- shampoo and conditioner, or combo like Pert
- razors and shaving cream
- deodorant for men and women
- body wash
- lip balm
- nail clippers
- wash cloths
- hand warmers
- liquid laundry detergent
- fabric softener sheets
Deliver your donations to any of the following drop-off locations:
ADM 140 – Human Resources (Dina Farr)
CTR first floor – Viking’s Cove Bookstore
CTR 210 – Student Activities
CTR 270 – Wellness Center (Claudine Potvin-Giordano)
EOC reception desk (Lucie Marion)
FTZ 157 – Dental Hygiene (Judy Dilorenzo)
GUN 163 – The Foundation (Lisa Mattes)
HGB 109 – Teacher Preparation (Debbie O’Keefe)
HUD 130 – Construction Technology (Chris LaPlante)
LNG 105 – Technology Advisement Center (Amy McEwing)
SCI 128 – School of Health Sciences (Laurie Conroy)
If you have questions, please feel free to contact:me at c.bosco@hvcc.edu or (518) 629-7409 or Laurie Conroy at l.conroy@hvcc.edu or (518) 629-7887.
It’s wonderful to see the Hudson Valley community join together to make the holiday season a bit brighter for those in need! Thank you all!
Sincerely,
Carol Bosco
Dean of Health Sciences
Published: Thu, 06 Dec 2018 13:15:13 +0000 by c.bosco