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Program to collect items for charity at residence halls

Written by Sarah Lutz

Tuesday, 02 December 2008 11:29 PM

Beginning today, residence halls will collect items to take to Mission Arlington as part of a Dump and Run program. Don Lange, President’s Sustainability Committee co-chair, said the committee saw an opportunity to divert excess waste from the landfills and help those less fortunate in time for the holidays. “Instead of throwing away non-perishable items that they would normally throw out, to be able to donate it so that someone in need can re-use it,” he said. The bins are set throughout finals week. Though the residence halls have done similar versions of this for several years, Lange said this was the second year it has formally been coordinated. He said the efforts increased last year after joining the national Dump and Run, founded by Syracuse University in New York. Residence life director Mari Duncan said Dump and Run success increased last spring, but it could have been because more students move in the spring than the fall. “It was so successful that they did more pick-ups than they planned,” she said. Duncan said each residence hall will have the same bins, divided into three categories — clothing, toiletries and nonperishable food items. Engineering senior Miranda Lee said she likes the idea because she needs to go through her Arlington Hall dorm room to find extra things she doesn’t need. “I feel like if you don’t need something you shouldn’t just throw it away,” she said. “You should think of who ever else needs it because one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” Views: 1208 | E-mail   Be first to comment this article Powered by AkoComment Tweaked Special Edition v.1.4.6 AkoComment © Copyright 2004 by Arthur Konze - www.mamboportal.com All right reserved

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