Diaper Drive good chance
to help others


One of the Sunfest activities is a Diaper Drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. continuing today and Friday, sponsored by the Service & Learning Center.
This is an excellent activity that gives students the opportunity to help others in need.
Items needed are diapers, batteries, used cell phones, floppy disks (used or new), crayons, children’s books, fruit juices, baby food, postage stamps or monetary donations.
Donations can be made at the Service & Learning Center or in the raft, the USS Service, that will follow the Sunfest activities.
Today, the raft will be on the Quad.
All donations will be given to the Family Support Center or the Children’s Justice Center, said Pam Branin, Service & Learning Center coordinator.
Both centers help children that have faced rough family environments or other crises and provides a safe haven for children, she said.
The Family Support Center provides a place for children to go when they can be at home no longer, Branin said.
The Children’s Justice Center is a place for young victims to be interviewed in a setting other than the police station so the child is not so intimidated.
This is a great opportunity and time for students to make donations.
The end of the semester is near, which means students will be packing up to move apartments or go home for the summer.
We suggest students and faculty should start tonight. Students should go through their closets and find the items the centers need.
The two centers are in grave need of these items, Branin said.
“All state-funded agencies have suffered with the budget and

 

the economy and are depending more and more on the generosity of the community,” she said.
We especially like the idea for reusing old cell phones.
Instead of hanging on to old items, anyone who has an old cell phone that is no longer being used can donate it. The phones will be reprogrammed and given to families for use in emergency situations.
“Some families don’t have phones,” Branin said.
We urge everyone to spend a little time finding donations or giving a little money to help organizations that help Cedar City residents.
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