Love Wins Community Drive to Be Held at CCSU

The CCSU/Ana Grace Project will be holding its second annual Love Wins Community Drive to collect donations to help area children in need.

Saying that the drive is intended, “to make a difference in the lives of children, individuals, and families in our community,” event organizers say that, “we are asking for donations of toys, new winter clothing, toiletries, and food.”

On Friday, December 13, 2019, donations will be collected in front of CCSU’s Davidson Hall. Davidson Hall is the iconic columned building on the campus, at 1615 Stanley Street.

Donations will be collected on December 13th between 6:00am and 12:00pm.

Organizers say that,

This December marks the seventh anniversary of the Sandy Hook School shooting, a tragedy that we all remember. Nelba Márquez-Greene, executive director of The CCSU/Ana Grace Project and mother of one of the victims, works on our campus. Last year, many of us gathered to send the message of “Love Wins” in support of the Márquez-Greene family and in recognition of the spirit of the Ana Grace Project. Our first community drive resulted in thousands of toys, food, and new clothing items that we boxed and delivered to our community partners.

In addition to inviting donations, organizers are inviting people to help collect donations at their workplaces, to volunteer to help collect donations at CCSU on December 13th or to make monetary contributions. CCSU has a web page with information on how to help.

“All items we collect will be donated to New Britain Youth & Family Services, New Britain schools (new hats and mittens are greatly needed), and Maria’s Place food pantry in addition to other New Britain and Greater Hartford agencies,” event organizers say.