A massive donation drive came to a close Thursday after students, faculty and staff across campus donated items to victims of Hurricane Harvey.<\/p>\n
Spearheaded by the Administrative Staff Council at Delta State, the donation drive service project was in partnership with two local relief initiatives led by the town of Boyle, Catfish Cabin and Sen. Willie Simmons at The Senator\u2019s Place.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe service project received an enormous response, and thousands of relief items were collected on the Delta State campus,\u201d said Caitlyn Thompson, president of the ASC. \u201cItems included bottled water, cleaning supplies, hand sanitizer, baby needs, personal hygiene items, paper towels, toilet paper, linens, pet food and much more.\u201d<\/p>\n
The items were collected and packed into vehicles Thursday and then delivered to Texas by local initiative leaders.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe mission of the project was to provide support to those in need after the natural disaster,\u201d added Thompson. \u201cThe project aligned with one of Staff Council\u2019s stated purposes, which is to give back to the community through service projects and volunteer work. The demonstrated support for this project is just one example of how the DSU family gives back beyond the educational sector.\u201d<\/p>\n
Delta State\u2019s Staff Council serves as a liaison between the administration and the staff to provide a formal process for staff to discuss issues involving university policies and procedures and to forward ideas, recommendations and options to the president.<\/p>\n