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LUSU campaign brings holiday spirit to needy children
Stacey Goyan
News Editor
This Christmas season, the LUSU events committee is making sure needy children have something to open on Christmas morning.
Throughout the holiday season, volunteers will be collecting donations and gifts to give to less privileged children as part of their Christmas Miracle campaign.
The campaign works by having members of the Lakehead community donate money or sponsor underprivileged children.
The children involved are asked which gifts they would like, and volunteers work to ensure each child receives a gift this Christmas.
The committee has compiled a list of roughly 250 elementary school students that may have to do without this Christmas.
The identities of the children are kept confidential for both respect and security.
Events Commissioner Katie Spurvey says volunteers are challenging different departments and offices to participate in the campaign, and the response has been overwhelmingly positive.
“Everyone was really excited,” said Spurvey, whose main function is to coordinate the committee.
The committee has also planned fundraising events to help bolster the campaign, including a bake sale that will take place in the Agora on November 25th and 26th.
The group will be on hand to help people sponsor children or to accept monetary donations for the cause.
Spurvey said people have also gotten involved with the campaign through volunteering with the committee. The committee meets every Tuesday and Thursday to plan new events and execute existing ones.
Presently, the events committee consists of approximately six dedicated volunteers who collaborate and lead different projects.
The events committee operates under LUSU and is overseen by the Vice President of Student Issues, Trevor Cava.
Those who would like to be involved with the project can get information at the LUSU office or visit their booths throughout the week.