30 Days of Giving: Taking Volunteerism to Scale

Beginning Monday, November 26, SUNY will be pinning stories of giving, service, and kindness originating from each of our 64 campuses and the communities that these schools are a part of.

With over 467,000 students, SUNY consistently takes advantage of the opportunity it has to be a significant impact in communities across New York State. The 30 Days of Giving campaign is a great way to recognize students and community partners involved in the many projects that happen all year round at each SUNY campus and their surrounding communities. The byproduct of taking volunteerism to scale is not only building character in our students themselves as they join our over three million alumni, but also to set an example of impact as the nation’s largest university system.

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The Herkimer County Hunger Coalition dedicates their efforts this holiday season to many different causes. As part of their annual Operation Candy Cane IV, HCCC students help show their support by conducting a hat and mittens drive geared towards benefiting the Herkimer BOCES migrant worker program.

Herkimer County Community College’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa international honor society conducted the Hat and Mitten Drive to also benefit the Gram Lorraine Christmas Project. The Gram Lorraine Christmas Project matches sponsors with families in need and provides toys and clothing to numerous children. The project is also run through the Herkimer County Hunger Coalition. Phi Theta Kappa students exceeded their goal by collecting more than 150 items to donate to the project.

Pictured with a box of donations are (L-R front row): Kelly Hutchins and Lauren Robinson. (L-R) Back row: Diana Smith, Cassandra Luther, Gene Zimmerman, Blake Pitcher (co-advisor), Katie Ranno and Steven Masi. HCCC’s Phi Theta Kappa is co-advised by Nora Dusseault, Blake Pitcher, Josh Belisle and Vicki Brown.

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Written by Michelle Loza