School Supplies Drive
Date: September 22 -October 7
Location:
Lounge Area Outside Student Life Office-465, 6th Floor Activities
area and all residence floors.
Time: All Day
Sponsor: Office of Student Life and
Campus Director’s Office
We are collecting school supplies to be distributed to children
displaced by Hurricane Katrina. St. John's book bags donated
by the Office of Student Life will be filled with your donations
and will go directly to Grace Baptist Academy in Houston, TX, which
is currently working with the children. Suggested Items
Include: pens, pencils, markers, paper, notebooks, scissors,
coloring books, staplers, etc. For more information or to arrange a
pick-up from locations outside of Manhattan, please contact Anilsa
Nuñez, Director of Student Life at (212) 277-5173, nuneza@stjohns.edu or Eilean
Kosinski in the Campus Director’s Office at (212) 277-5177, kosinske@stjohns.edu
“Drop Your Change and Change a
Life”
Date: Ongoing [until substantial
amount is available to donate]
Location: Throughout the Campus. Piggy
Banks will be available at all Student Life sponsored events
Sponsor: Office of Student Life and
Student Government Association
Monetary donations are one of the most efficient means to help
those in need. Students, faculty and staff will have an
opportunity to assist in this effort by donating their everyday
change [more if they can] to help the victims of Hurricane
Katrina. All donations will go to the American Red
Cross. Piggy banks will be located throughout the campus in
various offices and on all residence floors.
“A Ticket for a Cause”
Date: Ongoing throughout fall
semester
Sponsor: Office of Student Life and
Student Government Association
Our goal through this effort, will be to raise a minimum of
$1,000 to be donated to the American Red Cross to assist in the
efforts to restore the quality of life of those affected by
Hurricane Katrina. The Office of Student Life and the Student
Government Association will identify a few large scale events being
sponsored by our office and will donate 100% of the profits of all
ticket sales. Some these events include: Wicked on
October 18, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on November 16, and
the Winter Magic Dinner Dance on December 4 and The
Nutcracker on December 8.
Some events are subject to change. Please contact the
Office of Student Life at (212) 277-5170 for more information.
Office of Student Life
101 Murray Street
Suite 465
New York, NY 10007
(212) 277-5170