Part 5 HLTH 440 Students Work in the Community
When Morgan Walters and Carly Kloeckner selected their senior HLTH 440 capstone, the decision was relatively easy. They wanted to work on the Buddy Pack project, but the Buddy Pack Coordinators project was taken. Morgan and Carly decided to implement a fundraising project for the Buddy Pack program. Each Buddy Pack costs $180 to supply a local food-insecure child with a food pack each weekend of the academic school year ($5.00 per pack). Unfortunately, the need for money for Buddy Packs is greater than the funds raised in northeast Missouri for this project.
Carly and Morgan planned and implemented five successful fundraising events on campus and in the community. With the help of 18 volunteers, they started with a muffin sale, selling delicious muffins from To Die For Bakery to students and faculty on campus, followed by a fundraising night at Colton’s Steak House. Next, they held a bake sale and donations table at Wal-Mart, and are currently concluding their final fundraiser—a drawing for donated items. Additionally, multiple students in Dr. Clark’s HLTH 290 (Principles of Health) donated money to the Buddy Pack in lieu of service learning hours. To date, Carly and Morgan have collected $1,466.83 (and the funds raised from the drawing have yet to be calculated). Their efforts will pay for eight Buddy Packs!
