Wright State students, faculty and staff collected hundreds of toys for needy children in Montgomery and Greene counties during the university\u2019s 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 \u201cadopted,” while a total of 364 gifts for the Adopt a Family program and 450 gifts for FLOC were donated.<\/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 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\u2019s donation drive helped FLOC 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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Wright State students, faculty and staff collected hundreds of toys for needy children in Montgomery and Greene counties during the university\u2019s annual Holiday Gift Program. Continue reading