It's a tradition at Syracuse University to donate unwanted items to charity at the end of every school year. At the entrances to all the residence halls, and at Goldstein Student Center for the apartments on South Campus, there are large boxes to accomadate the donations. On the University's website, it was announced that this year's donations amounted to 38 tons of general goods, and 12 truckloads of furniture. This is the 13th year of the donation drive, which is sponsored by several university departments, First English Lutheran Church, and many other businesses and organizations around Central New York.
This is an amazing tradition that helps all of our neighbors in need. Even better, it further bridges the gap and creates a working relationship between SU and many other organizations and local businesses. Especially after school ends, these efforts can easily be overlooked. It is important that students take note of this achievement, and that we look for more opportunities throughout the year to give back to the community that has already given so much to our institution. And with the story featured right on the SU homepage, hopefully other schools will follow this example and take up end of the year collections of their own.
