The Rensselaer Union’s Clothe-A-Child Campaign to raise money for purchasing winter clothing for needy children has been extremely successful during the last two months. The fundraising efforts of the campaign—-now in its 27th year running—-have raised $6,000 for local children since the fundraising began on December 14.
This year’s Clothe-A-Child campaign included a number of events at which Rensselaer community members could donate money to the fundraising efforts.
Students studying for exams last semester contributed by eating at the Midnight Breakfast, a meal served by Union employees whose ranks included Rick Hartt, director of the Union.
For the Rensselaer Union Bake Sale, Union service employees baked and manned tables to sell tasty entrees and desserts to RPI students.
Musical themed baskets were donated by the Division of Student Life, Panhel, and the Office of Graduate Education at the Restaurant Gift Certificate and Basket Raffle. During the Clothlesline Project, students could buy a paper hat, mitten, sweater, or boot for $1 and have it engraved with their name and hung on the clothlesline around campus.
Other fundraising events in the Clothe-A-Child Campaign included the Women’s Ice Hockey Team Turkey Trot, the Panhel Date Auction, the Victorian Stroll, the Student Appreciation Dinner, and Father Ed’s canister pass during two RPI hockey teams with help from Habitat for Humanity members and friends.
If you didn’t contribute to this year’s Clothe-A-Child Campaign, think about donating next year. Even if you just give a dollar to the campaign, that could mean clothes for a child who otherwise would not have gotten them.
