{"id":39317,"date":"2015-12-15T14:07:33","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T19:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=39317"},"modified":"2015-12-15T14:07:33","modified_gmt":"2015-12-15T19:07:33","slug":"wright-state-holiday-gift-program-benefits-hundreds-of-local-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2015\/12\/15\/wright-state-holiday-gift-program-benefits-hundreds-of-local-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Wright State Holiday Gift Program benefits hundreds of local families"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Organized by We Serve U, Wright State’s annual Holiday Gift Program collected more than 800 gifts for families in Greene and Montgomery counties. Photo by Erin Pence)<\/p><\/div>\n

Families in Greene and Montgomery counties received generous donations from Wright State students, faculty and staff during the university’s annual Holiday Gift Program.<\/p>\n

The drive collected toys and other gifts for the Adopt a Family program in Greene County and FLOC (For Love of Children) in Montgomery County.<\/p>\n

In Greene County, 26 families were “adopted.” We Serve U collected a total of 364 gifts for the Adopt a Family program and 450 gifts for FLOC.<\/p>\n

The Holiday Gift Program was organized by Wright State\u2019s We Serve U<\/a>, which encourages faculty and staff to give their time and skills to community service opportunities.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s nice to make someone else\u2019s Christmas fun,\u201d said Joanie Hendricks, a data analyst in the Office of Institutional Research who coordinated the donation drives.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese children would not have Christmas gifts without the generous donations provided,\u201d said Hendricks.<\/p>\n

Working with Greene County\u2019s Children Services, the Adopt a Family program seeks to find volunteers to temporarily sponsor a family by providing suggested gift items or gift card donations for families.<\/p>\n

FLOC is a volunteer group that raises funds to provide enrichment and educational activities for children throughout the Dayton area.<\/p>\n

Wright State’s donation drive helped FLOC<\/a> provide toys for more than 2,600 total children this year.<\/p>\n

Three campus organizations \u2014 the women\u2019s soccer team, Alpha Phi Omega and 4 Paws for Ability \u2014 assisted with the donation drives.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s fun getting to hear people being excited to adopt a family,\u201d said Kim Sierschula, a We Serve U volunteer who coordinated with the Adopt a Family program. \u201cWright State was excited about that.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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