/news-archive/tag/helping-hands-campaign/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Tue, 08 Nov 2022 18:25:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2022/11/08/helping-hands-4/ Tue, 08 Nov 2022 18:25:48 +0000 /news/?p=83864 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Accepting Applications, Donations for Helping Hands Drive]]> The Staff Senate鈥檚 Helping Hands project provides holiday meal baskets for 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock employees and students who would otherwise not be able to provide a traditional holiday dinner for their families. Applications for those who would like to receive a holiday meal basket will be accepted until Monday, Dec. 5. Visit the Staff Senate鈥檚 Helping Hands application website to fill out an application. For those who would like to help with the Helping Hands Campaign, donations can be made through payroll deductions by filling out this online form. Please complete the information on the “Designate my gift/pledge to support section” and enter Helping Hands. You can also make a one-time donation through this form by designating 鈥淗elping Hands鈥� in the Fund field. Donations can also be made via cash or check by writing that your gift is designated to 鈥淗elping Hands鈥� on a note for any cash donation or on the check memo line. Donations can be mailed to Office of Alumni and Development, 2801 S. University Ave., Little Rock, AR 72204. Each basket for a family costs $25. Staff Senate is also collecting non-perishable food items until Dec. 9. Donation items needed for the food baskets include black eyed peas, chicken/vegetable broth, corn, cornbread mix, cranberry sauce, cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, green beans, green peas, stuffing/dressing mix, and yams/sweet potatoes. Donation boxes are located in the College of Business, Dickinson Hall, Donaghey Student Center, Engineering and Information Technology, Facilities Management, Human Resources, Nursing, Ottenheimer Library, Student Services Center, William H. Bowen School of Law, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Public Radio, and University Commons. For more information or to request a paper application, contact Helping Hands Committee Chairperson Rosalie Shahan at 501-859-0364 or rsshahan@midsouth.ualr.edu. In the photo, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock staff members Heather Reed, Ross Bradley, and Rosalie Shahan collect donations for the Helping Hands Campaign at BBQ @ Bailey.聽]]> /news-archive/2022/01/06/staff-senate-helping-hands-campaign/ Thu, 06 Jan 2022 16:03:33 +0000 /news/?p=80750 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Staff Senate Gives a Helping Hand with Holiday Food Campaign]]> Staff Senate has helped 25 students and employees and their families with the annual Helping Hands Campaign. The Staff Senate鈥檚 Helping Hands Campaign provides holiday meal baskets for 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock employees and students who would otherwise not be able to provide a traditional holiday dinner for their families and has assisted with meeting the needs of dozens of families for more than 20 years. In 2021, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Staff Senate members raised more than $1,500 for the campaign through donations from the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock community. They also collected food donations from 13 locations across campus from Oct. 18 to Dec. 10. Staff Senate members spread a little holiday cheer when senators distributed a total of 32 bags of food to about 25 students and employees on Dec. 16. Those with five or more people in their household received two bags of food. Participants also received a Kroger gift card in the mail. 鈥淭he participants expressed appreciation, and the volunteers reported that they really enjoyed providing a helping hand,鈥� said Serifatu Walton, chair of the Staff Senate Helping Hands Committee and a foster parent trainer with 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock MidSouth. 鈥淯pon pick-up, participants were also invited to supplement their bags with surplus food. Participants also received items from the University District’s Growing Healthy Communities 2021 Wellness Fair.鈥� The holiday food baskets include stuffing/dressing mix, cornbread mix, cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, chicken/vegetable broth, green peas, black eyed peas, corn, yams/sweet potatoes, green beans, and cranberry sauce. Staff Senate members donated leftover food donations from the Helping Hands Campaign to the Trojan Food Pantry.]]> /news-archive/2020/11/12/starbucks-helping-hands-fundraiser/ Thu, 12 Nov 2020 22:45:20 +0000 /news/?p=77897 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock hosts Starbucks networking event to raise money, gather donations for Helping Hands Campaign]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock staff and faculty members are encouraged to visit Starbucks from 9-11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, for a coffee and some socially distanced networking. Starbucks will make a donation to the Helping Hands Campaign based on sales during the event. The Staff Senate Helping Hands Campaign provides holiday meal baskets for 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock employees and students who would otherwise not be able to provide a traditional holiday dinner for their families and has assisted with meeting the needs of dozens of families each holiday for more than 20 years. Staff Senate is also collecting non-perishable food items until Dec. 15. Donation items needed for the food baskets include stuffing/dressing mix, cornbread mix, cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, chicken/vegetable broth, green peas, black eyed peas, corn, yams/sweet potatoes, green beans, and cranberry sauce. Donation boxes are located in the School of Business, Dickinson Hall, Donaghey Student Center, Engineering and Information Technology, Human Resources, Nursing, Ottenheimer Library, Student Services Center, Facilities Management, and University Commons. Monetary donations through payroll deductions are also available online. Please select 鈥淥ther鈥� on the “Designate my gift/pledge to support section” and enter Helping Hands. Contact Rosalie Shahan at rsshahan@midsouth.ualr.edu for more information.]]>