{"id":10928,"date":"2021-12-10T10:57:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T15:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/?p=10928"},"modified":"2022-01-27T15:54:20","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T20:54:20","slug":"elizabethtown-college-distributes-gifts-to-those-in-need-this-holiday-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2021\/12\/10\/elizabethtown-college-distributes-gifts-to-those-in-need-this-holiday-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabethtown College Distributes Gifts to Those in Need This Holiday Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Elizabethtown College is spreading holiday cheer to children in the community through the Angel Tree Project, an annual holiday tradition sponsored by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etown.edu\/centers\/community-civic\/\">Center for Community and Civic Engagement<\/a> (CCCE) and Student Senate. The project gives back to children in the Elizabethtown area community by providing them with gifts donated by students, faculty, and staff.<\/p>\n<p>This year, CCCE and Student Senate were able to provide gifts to 60 local children.<a href=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_7044.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10930 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_7044-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_7044-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_7044-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_7044-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_7044-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_7044-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_7044.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Members of Etown Student Senate staffed tables in the Baugher Student Center (BSC) to promote the project and collect donations that provided sponsored children with gifts for this holiday season. Students then volunteered to wrap gifts after all donations were collected and later distributed them to participating services, such as Elizabethtown Community Housing &amp; Outreach Services (ECHOS) and Intermediate Unit 13 (IU13).<\/p>\n<p>Student Senate representative, Kylie Evoy \u201924, reflected on the everlasting generosity of the Etown community.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cSponsorship programs like Angel Tree perfectly exemplify the College\u2019s \u2018Educate for Service\u2019 motto,\u201d said Evoy. \u201cThis is my second year taking part in gift wrapping for the project, and it\u2019s heartening to see an increase in donations with each passing year.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Maddi Holmberg \u201924, Student Senate Class of 2024 President, spoke to the importance of the project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s wonderful that Etown students and employees are so eager to give back to children in need, especially during the holiday season,\u201d said Holmberg. \u201cTo us, this may just be a simple act of kindness, but to a child, this makes their holiday season one to remember.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elizabethtown College is spreading holiday cheer to children in the community through the Angel Tree Project, an annual holiday tradition sponsored by the Center for Community and Civic Engagement (CCCE) and Student Senate. The project gives back to children in the Elizabethtown area community by providing them with gifts donated by students, faculty, and staff. 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