Starting Nov. 15 and running until Dec. 6, The National Society of Leadership and Success is sponsoring a food and feminine product drive.
All proceeds from the drive will support the Victim Resource Center in Wilkes-Barre.
Donations can be brought to the NSLS table in the SUB every Tuesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The VRC helps those who are a ected by crime, leaving victims with little to nothing. ey o er support to the individuals and families and anyone else who was involved in the incident. As Julie Chropowicki, graduate assistant of student development, describes it, the VRC offers many forms of support: advising victims through court proceedings and offering mental health counseling free of charge
“These drives are important because it helps to band together the community in order to support those that need it most, especially around the holiday times,” said Chropowicki. “Some victims literally have to start from scratch and do not even have the basic necessities that many of us are fortunate to have, including food.”
Chropowicki went on to explain the special importance of the feminine products because they could be a financial strain to those that menstrate after already going through so much. Not being able to properly take care of your body during menstruation could also have associated health risks.
“These drives are important to the community because I believe it shows that we can all be connected through kindness and leadership. Having the ability and the chance to collect donations from students that would bene t the victims at the center is a great cause to have, as well as a great thing to do in society,” said Josh Garced, president of the NSLS.
The NSLS has been a society on campus since 2006. Garced nds that students have rarely heard of the society, and to combat this, the NSLS is trying to put their name out to the community to let students know that the society plans on contributing as much as possible to the community, in this case, a fundraiser.
“We try to do events like this when we can. It does get hard being full-time students, but that doesn’t stop us from being committed to the NSLS and its mission,” said Katarina Johnson, senior psychology major and NSLS member.
To learn more about the VRC and to donate outside of the allocated dates for the drive, visit the Victims Resource Center website, vrcnepa.org/donate.
If unable to bring donations to the table, please contact Chropowicki, [email protected] or call 570-408-5503 to arrange a time for your donations to be dropped off.