BPA of Bay College Students Have Successful “Warm Coats for Warm Hearts” Campaign

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Left: Autumn Morgan of BPA, Captain Kim Winters of Salvation Army, and Griffin Johnson BPA Club President during disbursement of donations to Salvation Army. Right: BPA club of Bay/LSSU Students with all 352 donations received.

The Bay College and LSSU Regional Chapter of Business Professionals of America annual “Warm Coats for Warm Hearts” campaign collected coats for those in need in Delta County.  This student driven campaign ran from Monday, November 21^st, until Monday, December 5^th.  With the communities outpouring support, BPA broke the clubs all-time record for donations ever donated to the campaign, with an astonishing amount of 352 donations received.  Collection boxes were placed at Elmers, Pat’s Foods IGA, Ashley Furniture Homestore, 5 Corners Market, Culver’s, and Bay College.

“We set goals, worked hard, and with the community’s big heart, achieved an amazing goal. We want to thank the businesses who let us place our collection boxes, and our amazing community for their very generous contributions,” says Autumn Morgan, Bay College student pursuing an Associates in Social Science and BPA member.

On December 5^th, BPA students banded together and worked until every donation was sorted. Then on December 6^th, coats and other winter gear was distributed to Tri-County Safe Harbor, Salvation Army, and low-income families at Sand Hill Townhouses.  “We gave our time, talents, and treasures for this campaign, and that’s what BPA here at Bay College is trying to teach us.  We learned about leadership, management, and improved our skills that we will be able to use for our future careers.  As a social work major, I strive to help anyone in need, and this campaign was an amazing opportunity for me to take that step in the right direction.  With the community’s support, we were able to help more people than we ever have in the past, it’s amazing being a part of this community,” says Morgan.

If you have any questions, 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.

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.

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