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Denim drive near the end
The Blue to Green Denim Drive is in its final days at Fresno State, seeking more new or used, stained, ripped or any color of denim that can be turned into insulation being used in Gulf Coast houses built to replace those lost to Hurricane Katrina. Collection barrels are in front of the University Student Union as Fresno State strives to move up from second to the top spot among the nation’s colleges in this effort, which ends Friday, Nov. 2. For more information, contact Shawna Blair at 278-2741 or shblair@csufresno.edu.
Campuswide food drive ends Nov. 2
The Universitywide Food Drive will wrap up at noon Friday, Nov. 2. Community Food Bank collection canisters are positioned at dean’s offices.
Canned-food drive part of next Bulldog football game
People who attend the Saturday, Nov. 3, Fresno State football game against Utah State will have another opportunity to help fight hunger in the region by donating canned food or making monetary contributions. The effort started with team physician Eric Hansen and received help from the Bulldog football team, management students, Sierra Pacific Orthopedic Center and the Community Food Bank, the principal beneficiary of the drive. It will be the second week in a row that the Bulldog Nation is asked to provide food at a football game, following the Oct. 26 effort to help victims of the Southern California wildfire disaster.
Literacy can be a lasting gift
Members of the Fresno State community are being asked to give the gift of literacy this holiday season. Throughout November, a fundraising drive will be mounted to purchase books for underprivileged children who participate in the S.M.I.L.E. Center program at Vinland Elementary School. The books will be given to the students so they can start their own library at home. Checks should be made payable to “First Book Fresno” and mailed to the Office of Civic Engagement and Service-Learning, M/S SB 120. Donations must be received by Dec. 1 for the holiday project. For more information, contact Renee Delport at rdelport@csufresno.edu.
Campus blood drive begins Nov. 6
The Office of Civic Engagement and Service-Learning in conjunction with the Central California Blood Center plan a blood drive on campus Tuesday, Nov. 6, to Nov. 8. The kickoff will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the University Courtyard Dining Hall’s east room. Several locations will be open 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. the other two days. Donors will receive a choice of two t-shirt styles and donor reward coupons. For details contact Renee Delport at rdelport@csufresno.edu.
Charitable Campaign wraps up Nov. 15
Enrollment in the 2007 California State Employees Charitable Campaign will continue through Nov. 15. Donor forms were sent last month to all employees on campus, asking people to choose the organization they would like to support through payroll deductions. The campaign Web site lists the names and contact information for campus advocates who are available to answer questions about the campaign, completing donor forms and the agencies eligible for donations. Click here for details.
Fellowships available for Hispanic Service Institutions employees
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Hispanic Serving Institutions National Program is providing faculty, staff and administrators at Hispanic-serving institutions such as Fresno State an opportunity to participate in a fellowship program. The program provides travel, housing and per diem stipend for a two- to six-week summer session in Washington, D.C. The deadline to apply is Nov. 30. Click here for details.
University HOPE begins 10th affordable home project
University HOPE (Housing Opportunities through Education) held a “wall-raising” ceremony last month in Clovis to mark the construction of its 10th affordable home for a low-income family. Volunteers from Fresno State are a regular part of University HOPE efforts in the community. For more information or to volunteer with University HOPE, contact Ryan Dion at 224.9052 or dion101@hotmail.com.
Campus volunteers get plaudits for fire relief efforts
Chris Fiorentino (Community Engagement and Service-Learning) received public praise for helping Peak Broadcasting and KSEE, Channel 24, raise more than $55,000 and several truckloads of food and other nonperishable household items for Southern California fire victims. The two broadcast outlets conducted a daylong telethon in which Fiorentino participated. But most of the on-air praise was for about 80 people from Fresno State, many of them students, who helped in the effort. Said one volunteer coordinator, “We couldn’t have done it without them.” Fiorentino is reminding the campus community that the Red Cross and Community Food Bank, principal beneficiaries of the telethon, need support throughout the year for the work they do locally.
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