Clothe-A-Child
Community Service
The Rensselaer Union is proud to have been a partner in
raising money for Clothe-A-Child for 34 of its 35 year history.
Spear-headed by the Rensselaer Union year-after-year, thousands
of dollars have been raised in support of this campaign which
provides the funding so that local, area children will be
clothed with winter coats, boots, hats and gloves. Opportunity
helps children to succeed and be active, participating citizens
– just like the students who raise money for this cause
year-after-year.
The Rensselaer Union’s Clothe-A-Child Campaign has become a
year-round initiative, with events that include bake sales,
date auctions, canister passes at hockey games, basket raffles,
golf tournaments, wing tasting events, just to name a few. We
estimate that over the last 34 years, the Rensselaer Community
has contributed more than $100,000 to Clothe-A-Child. And it
all started with a Student Union Food Service worker named Lucy
Coli who asked students to donate their change when they bought
a burger or pizza!
The 2009 Clothe-A-Child Campaign is
underway!
The following events are planned in 2009 (as of
11/19/09):
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The Date Auction
January 23, 2009, 10 p.m. to midnight - McNeil Room
$1,500 raised
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FREAKOUT! Pictures with Puckman!
Saturday, February 14, 2009, 6:00pm to 6:45pm and again between the first and second periods - Houston Field House
$315 raised from sale of old Freakout favors; $70 from pictures with Puckman
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Wing Tasting!
February 28, 2009, 2-4 p.m. - McNeil Room
Tickets available in the Union Admin Office, Mueller Center, Post Office. Only 200 tickets will be sold.
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The Student Appreciation and Volunteer Recognition Dinner for
Clothe-A-Child
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 - Russell Sage Fac/Staff Dining Hall
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UNO's Dough Raiser
Wednesday, November 18 - UNO's in Latham
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Bake Sale & Gift Basket Raffle
December 2 & 3 - outside the Bookstore
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Cannister Pass at the Men's and Women's Hockey
games (Cornell and Colgate)
December 4 & 5 - Houston Field House
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Donations at the Children's Corner at the
Victorian Stroll
December 6 - 12 noon to 5 p.m. - Downtown Troy at the Chason Building
Planned for 2010
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Annual Date Auction
January 29 - The McNeil Room
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Pictures with Puckman
February 20 - FREAKOUT! - Houston Field House
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3rd Annual Wing Tasting
February 27 - The Union
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Student Appreciation and Volunteer Recognition
Dinner
TBA
Stay tuned for updates & results! For information on how to get involved, contact the Rensselaer Union at 276-6505, or contact the Clothe-A-Child Committee.
2008 Clothe-A-Child Campaign Results
In 2008, the Rensselaer Union Clothe-A-Child Committee raised $8,300 for Clothe-A-Child. The Troy Record coverage of the events includes a RPI students aid area kids and Wing-munching frenzy helps kids related to the Wing Tasting event on March 1. The report of Rensselaer's year-end results appreared in the Record on December 25, 2008, in Generous donors put Clothe-A-Child over the top . And the following photographs were taken by Troy Record photographer Jim Carras at the Student Appreciation Dinner for Clothe-A-Child on Tuesday, March 23, 2008.
These are the events that occurred during the 2008
campaign:
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Vintage T-Shirt Sales!
- The Young Actors Guild will sell old YAG t-shirts and
donate money collected at the holidays to the
campaign.
- The old 'tour' shirts in the Pub will be sold for $10
with all money going to the campaign.
- The Young Actors Guild will sell old YAG t-shirts and
donate money collected at the holidays to the
campaign.
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Cannisters for Clothe-A-Child
On-going through December, 2008, in the following locations:
Fathers (in the Union); Post Office (in the Union Games Room); and the RPI Fieldhouse.
Commit all your loose and returned change to Clothe-A-Child!
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Father Ed's Cannister Pass at the Hockey
Games
Friday, November 14 and Saturday, November 15
Cannisters will be passed throughout the stands in the fieldhouse for people to deposit their loose change (and bills!)
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The Famous Clothe-A-Child Bake
Sale!
Wednesday, December 3 AND Thursday, December 4 (the same days as the Annual Bookstore Sale)
This popular event has been expanded to TWO DAYS! Campus staff pull out all the stops to create delicious, tasty holiday treats for all.
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The Basket Raffle!
December 4, 5, 8, 9 and 10.
This year's theme is "Our Favorite Past Times!" Check out the neat, creative ideas the community comes up with this year! Preview the baskets at the Bale Sale!
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Other Contributors
- The Arnold Air Society dedicated all their proceeds
from their annual fundraiser to Clothe-A-Child.
- The Community Service Committee collected donations
at the Victorian Stroll Children's Corner for
Clothe-A-Child.
- The Arnold Air Society dedicated all their proceeds
from their annual fundraiser to Clothe-A-Child.