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Kappa Chi Collects Hundreds for Toys for Tots

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Kappa Chi Community Service and Outreach Club had a successful second year of its Toys for Tots drive on the Sherman College campus. The group collected 437 toys, an impressive increase over last year’s 190 toys.

Students, faculty, and staff participated in the drive, with Kappa Chi and the Torque Release Technique Clubs donating their club funds toward getting additional toys. Several faculty members also championed the drive, including Drs. Laura Greene-Orndorff, Dan Becker, and Princess Porter-Fowler.

In addition, students hosted a bowling event with donations from local businesses including R.J. Rockers, La Paz, the Sherman College Bookstore, Woodfin Ridge, Pi Kappa Chi Fraternity, The Henhouse, Primrose Boutique, Dr. Scott Baker, Charles Thomas Tucker LMT, and Palmetto Twist. Donated items and gift certificates helped raise additional money for toys.

Bob Winters, an eighth-quarter student and an officer in the Kappa Chi Community Service and Outreach Club, said the drive is a great community service event that allows students to focus on helping others less fortunate in the local area. “I think most people find it fun,” he said. “You go shopping and see a toy you totally forgot even existed, and you remember how much fun you had playing with that toy. So you buy it and hope it’ll bring another just as much fun.”

Winters was excited to see the campus enthusiasm this year. “I love how much we have expanded on this year with greater faculty involvement, students, local business, and school clubs,” he explained.

Dr. Greene-Orndorff, whose entire eighth-quarter class brought donations in one day, agreed. “These students really touched my heart,” she said. “I’m so impressed that students take time to make life a little happier for those less fortunate. What wonderful, caring, compassionate doctors [are] coming your way, world!”

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