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Kellogg Volunteers

The end of the year is finally here! Everyone I know finally finished studying for finals today. To everyone out there, congratulations on finishing. To all those about to start summer jobs, safe travels and good luck. And to all those about to start in the fall, you’re in for a great ride.

But this post isn’t dedicated to talking to the recent grads or admits, instead it’s to quickly highlight some volunteer activities that Kellogg students got involved in this year.  Courtesy of Kellogg’s volunteer club, Kellogg Cares, I wanted to share some of the activities that many students in the Kellogg community achieved this past year. Many of which I participated in myself.

1. Blood Drive – 64 units of blood collected, helping to save 192 lives in the Chicagoland area, and coming in 107% above goal (and 15 units above last year’s total)

2. KelloggCares – ~250 Kellogg students, staff, and faculty joined together to help dozens of local organizations for one day

3. KVOL and Run|Bike|Swim Shoe Drive – collected over 25 pairs of shoes for those in need

4. Gift Drive – Collected $1300 in cash and gift donations for delivering 240 holiday gifts for local Evanston children

5. Food Fight – Raised almost $7,000 for Greater Chicago Food Depository

6. Organ Registration Drive – 35 donors registered; talked to hundreds of students who were already registered about spreading the word

7. Marrow Registration Drive – 32 donors registered, spread the word about this lifesaving opportunity

8. 5K – Over $4,000 raised for Children’s Oncology Services to send four kids to camp

9. Clothing Drive – 1,200 articles of clothing collected to help Chicago area adults find employment (over 70% increase in donations from last year)

10. JA in a Day – 16 students volunteered to teach classes of Chicago students on economic and business principles

11. Ten Minutes at TG – 200+ cards made and donated to Children’s Memorial Hospital; 150+ cards/ letters written to women at Deborah’s Place homeless shelter

Not only has it been a fun year, but it’s been a pretty great year of service at Kellogg. We look forward to continuing the trend upon graduation.