“Warm Coats for Warm Hearts” Campaign on Its Final Week

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The Bay College and LSSU Regional Chapter of Business Professionals of America annual “Warm Coats for Warm Hearts” campaign collects coats for those in need in Delta County.  This student driven campaign runs until Monday, December 5^th.  Collection boxes are located throughout Delta County at the participating businesses: Elmer’s County Market, Pat’s Foods IGA (Gladstone), Culver’s (Escanaba), Ashley Furniture Homestore (Escanaba), 5 Corners Market, and on the Bay College Escanaba Campus in the HUB during business hours.

“We had an amazing first week of our campaign, our storage room is filling up rather quickly! We can’t thank our amazing community enough for the outpouring support that we’re continuing to receive, we’re excited to see what this last week will bring.” says Autumn Morgan, Bay College student pursuing an Associates in Social Science and BPA member.  “BPA is a national student organization that’s based on three pillars: community service, leadership, and developing workplace skills.”

After December 5th, these coats will be distributed to the Tri-County Safe Harbor, Salvation Army, and low-income families at Sand Hill Townhouses.  Any size coat, or other winter gear (scarves, gloves, hats, snow pants), is welcome, from infant to adult.  While new items are preferred, lightly used items are appreciated. Morgan reports they’ve been getting a wide variety of adult coats, and have noticed a need for more infant to youth gear for the disbursement.

If you have any questions or would like to volunteer, please contact: Autumn Morgan at (906) 241-8134, or email at autumn.morgan_FROM_BAY_COLLEGE.  To learn more about Business Professionals of America, please visit www.bpa.org.  To learn how you can help sponsor the BPA student club, please email bpa_FROM_BAY_COLLEGE.

Bay College is devoted to your success in the classroom, on-campus, online, in the community and into the workforce. We’re proud to offer certificates and programs that result in successful careers, associate degrees and credits that transfer to universities, and workforce training to sharpen your skills and advance your career. #BayIsTheWay

Business Professionals of America (BPA) is a national student organization based on three pillars, community service, leadership/professional development, and developing workplace skills through business competitions. Through these key categories, students can challenge themselves to improve not only as a student but as a person as well through both the state leadership conference and the national leadership conference, students put to the test their skills that they have learned both in and out of the classroom.