Effort Collects 18 "Huge Bags" of Winter Clothing
A social work class at Wilmington College saw a need in the local community and took measures to address it during this Christmas season.
PICTURED: From the left are From left to right we have Thea Transier, Alex Gano, Faith Teaford, Brianna Lambert, Kari Ellison, Kaitlyn Keller, Kallee Stevens, Emily Rager, Kelsey Smith and Caitlyn Hoskins, with Chyann Martin seated.
Students in Wendy Grab’s Introduction to Social Work course conducted a needs survey as an academic component to the class that indicated clients of Sugartree Ministries/Your Father’s Kitchen in Wilmington were in need of cold weather clothing.
As a human component of the class, they conducted a clothing drive that resulted in 18 huge bags of items to share and assist those in need. They dropped off the bounty Tuesday morning (Dec. 10), the final day of their class.
“We collected coats, scarves, gloves, hats, socks, shoes, boots and other clothing items throughout the month of November,” said Grab, an assistant professor of social work, who noted the collection was held on WC’s campus, in addition to such community locations as Faith Lutheran Church, Kairos Coffee, Kava House and Wilmington High School.
“We would like to thank Wilmington College and the Wilmington community that all helped make this a success,” she added.
