Cleeres and alumni host clothes drive
by Regina Hawkins
Issue date: 2/8/10 Section: Features
College students don't always check the weather before venturing out of their dorms. Living in the North Georgia Mountains where the weather can change quickly, students aren't always prepared with clothing options.
Dr. Ray Cleere, president, along with Rev. Dr. Ashley Cleere and alumni put together a clothing drive for the students. The clothing was donated in hopes of helping students who needed something warmer to wear.
Two afternoons were set aside, one for the men and one for the women. The Cleeres opened their home for the drive. The resident life staff helped play host to the drive. Students came by on Jan. 26 and Jan. 27 between three o'clock and five o'clock in the afternoon.
The college has a long history of helping students who are not used to this climate, says Rev. Cleere.
"In this unusually cold winter, we have seen a lot of students in shorts, and T-shirts," says Rev. Cleere. "We wanted to make sure they were warm."
An alumnus started the drive for the college and others joined in as they heard about it. The clothes were offered to the college with students as the main focus.
The leftover clothing is going to Circle of Hope and the coats are being donated to a coat drive that Dr. Mark Gardner and students are organizing, says Rev. Cleere.
Warm clothing is a good asset to have. This climate changes throughout the winter, which is unpredictable at times.
The clothing drive was to help students be prepared.
Dr. Ray Cleere, president, along with Rev. Dr. Ashley Cleere and alumni put together a clothing drive for the students. The clothing was donated in hopes of helping students who needed something warmer to wear.
Two afternoons were set aside, one for the men and one for the women. The Cleeres opened their home for the drive. The resident life staff helped play host to the drive. Students came by on Jan. 26 and Jan. 27 between three o'clock and five o'clock in the afternoon.
The college has a long history of helping students who are not used to this climate, says Rev. Cleere.
"In this unusually cold winter, we have seen a lot of students in shorts, and T-shirts," says Rev. Cleere. "We wanted to make sure they were warm."
An alumnus started the drive for the college and others joined in as they heard about it. The clothes were offered to the college with students as the main focus.
The leftover clothing is going to Circle of Hope and the coats are being donated to a coat drive that Dr. Mark Gardner and students are organizing, says Rev. Cleere.
Warm clothing is a good asset to have. This climate changes throughout the winter, which is unpredictable at times.
The clothing drive was to help students be prepared.
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