糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock nursing students hold diaper drive for Conway daycare
糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock nursing students Keith Lattimore and Jerrick Johnson collected and donated over 1,000 diapers and 1,150 wipes to donate to a local daycare in Conway as part of a class service project.Two University of Arkansas at Little Rock nursing students donated diapers and baby wipes to a daycare center in Conway to help those in need from COVID-19.Nursing students Keith Lattimore, of Conway, and Jerrick Johnson, of Pine Bluff, donated more than 1,000 diapers and 1,150 baby wipes to Kid鈥檚 World Childcare Center on Oct. 13.听鈥淚 know the young lady, Jamisa Hogan, who owns the daycare center,鈥� Lattimore said. 鈥淪he told me that there are a lot of people in need since COVID-19. She often helps families that need diapers and wipes.鈥�Lattimore and Johnson participated in the drive as their volunteerism and service learning project for their Obstetric and Reproductive Nursing class at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock.
糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock nursing students Keith Lattimore and Jerrick Johnson collected and donated over 1,000 diapers and 1,150 wipes to donate to a local daycare in Conway as part of a class service project.
鈥�The School of Nursing wants to instill a sense of community and service as a part of the students鈥� responsibilities to keeping Arkansas healthy,鈥� said Lindsey Baertlein, instructor of nursing. 鈥淏y participating in a diaper drive, these two men provided diapers and wipes to a local business and parents who may not be able to provide necessities such as diapers and wipes to children while their parents are working.鈥�听The students set up donation boxes at their homes and places of employment. After collecting donations for two months, the daycare center was grateful to receive the donations to help parents who could use a helping hand.鈥淭his drive was more of a blessing for us,鈥� Johnson said. 鈥淭he people who work at the daycare were very grateful for what we did. It actually humbles you to know that you鈥檝e helped someone. Everyone needs help in some sort of fashion.鈥�In the end, Lattimore and Johnson, who will graduate in May 2021, were grateful for the opportunity to give back to the community.鈥淲e weren鈥檛 looking for recognition,鈥� Lattimore said. 鈥淲e were just doing something that would be good for other people. I鈥檓 glad that we were able to provide a service to help people in need.鈥�
