Students donate food to needy

25 MARCH 2010

The generosity of Charles Sturt University (CSU) students to those in need within the local community is demonstrated in the latest fundraising event at CSU in Wagga Wagga. The students will hand over 451 cans of food to the Saint Vincent de Paul Society on Monday 29 March. The cans were collected during the weekly student bar night. Organised by the Residential Student Advisors (RAs), the students were asked to donate a tin of food or a gold coin on entry into the University’s Crow Bar on Wednesday 24 March. “We also raised $902 from the gold coin donations and this will be donated to the Red Frogs university support network,” said Head Resident at South Campus and final year Bachelor of Education (Primary) student, Mr Jason Stuart. The RAs are part of the University’s Residential Support Scheme for students living on-campus. “The Residential Advisors regularly conduct fundraising activities throughout the year at student events such as Wednesday’s ‘Traffic Light Night’. Despite their own financial needs while studying, the students are very willing to donate to help other people in the community,” Mr Stuart said. Mr Stuart and other members of the RA Event’s Committee will hand over the donated food to a representative of the Saint Vincent de Paul Society from 1.30pm, Monday 29 March at the Division of Student Services, building 20 (near the Uni Co-Op bookshop) at CSU in Wagga Wagga. Manager of Residential Operations at CSU in Wagga Wagga, Mr Peter Bell will also be in attendance.

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