Juan Santillana, instructor; Dr. Katheryn Thompson, associate professor; Spanish I students Abby Callahan and Misty Smith with Vivian Lozano of La Paz exhibit the 41 boxes of food collected for La Paz.
Students, faculty and staff banded together in support of the annual food drive to La Paz Chattanooga. A total of 41 boxes of food were collected, packed and delivered on Monday in time for Thanksgiving. According to Dr. Katheryn Thompson, Spanish Club advisor, “It was the most boxes we ever have been able to deliver and it was all due to the support of our students and campus community.”
Dr. Thompson was quick to praise student coordinators Chase Johnson and Abby Callahan for their communication efforts between departments and groups and all-round assistance with the entire drive. In addition she offered thanks to faculty members Linda Miller, Rachael Falu, Maria Spear, Kerri Lamb and Lori Barton; Chattanooga State’s printing services department; communications, and the following clubs: Mechanical Engineering Club, Associated General Contractors Student Chapter and the Veterinary Technology Club.
“These volunteers took our boxes and our message out across campus, broadened our appeal and increased our donations,” said Dr. Thompson.
La Paz Chattanooga is the leading organization connecting the growing Latino community to the people and resources of the greater Chattanooga area whose mission is to empower and engage Chattanooga’s Latino population through advocacy, education and inclusion.
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41 boxes of food were delivered to La Paz Chattanooga on Monday