LaPorte’s Cassie Carlson, president of PNC’s Lambda Pi Eta, stands amid the donations to her group’s recent one-day coat drive. (Click to enlarge)
It was just a one-day drive, but a Purdue North Central group managed to collect 60 coats and other winter apparel during a recent charitable effort.
Lambda Pi Eta, the Communication Honor Society, collected the coats along with 15 scarves, hats and sets of mittens. All are being donated to the State Street Community Church in LaPorte.
Chapter President Cassie Carlson, a communication major from LaPorte, said the group wanted to take on a project to help the community. She suggested the coat drive and the group immediately agreed to get started. Four Lambda Pi Eta members decided to devote one day to collecting coats on campus. The results thrilled and amazed the students.
“The generosity was unbelievable,” said Carlson.
Students, faculty and staff brought the coats and more. Carlson said her family and friends donated 27 coats themselves.
During the coat drive, Carlson met a student who recently had her only winter coat stolen. She quickly handed a donated coat to the student in need.
Carlson is on track to graduate in May. She has an internship with a radio station and publishes her own magazine that she distributes to anyone interested in getting it.
“Being part of something as meaningful as this coat drive means a lot to everyone in Lambda Pi Eta,” she said. “We are happy to give what we can to help others who need it so much.”
