Halloween weekend wraps up Independent Colleges of Washington Service Month. I think the timing was just a coincidence, but a story out of Walla Walla University the other day made us chuckle.
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WWU freshman Lucas Myers (at right) received an award from the Sacramento area Red Cross for donating 10 gallons of blood. Not all at once! That’s a lifetime total, and thought to be a record for a kid of 17. Three other students from the college also were honored by Red Cross for a miraculous bit of life saving.
Lt. Governor Brad Owen was in Spokane this week to present Gonzaga University with a $5,000 grant from Washington State Mentors. Owen is a co-chair of the organization, which is funded by the Bank of America Charitable Foundation and others. The grant recognizes and supports Gonzaga’s outstanding mentoring program.
University of Puget Sound athletes have their annual Trick-or-Can food drive this weekend. Seattle University students have their quarterly Labor of Love service day, which connects new students with the community through meaningful service projects, focused on the environment in recent years. Saint Martin’s University students will help the sisters of St. Placid Priory clean up ivy and with other projects on their grounds.
Students at ICW member colleges give more than a half million hours of volunteer service in their communities every year. Thanks for all you do to help Washington!
