December 9, 2008

Boiler Volunteer Network collects gifts for local families

The drive will collect gifts for more than 375 local families through a partnership with the Salvation Army, YWCA and the Community and Family Resource Center.

Anyone interested in making donations can visit the Boiler Volunteer Network office in Stewart Center, Room G4, where gift request ornaments will be available.

Unwrapped gifts for the Salvation Army should be returned to the Boiler Volunteer Network office by 5 p.m. Dec. 12, and gifts for the YWCA and Community and Family Resource Center must be turned in by 5 p.m. Dec. 19.

For information about the gift drive or other Boiler Volunteer Network projects, call (765) 496-2450 or e-mail bvn@purdue.edu.

Writer: Christy Jones, (765) 494-1089, christyjones@purdue.edu

Source: Harry Brown, assistant dean of students and director of Boiler Volunteer Network, (765) 494-2450, hebrown@purdue.edu

Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu

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