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Ferris State Giving Tuesday raises $10K to fight food insecurity

BIG RAPIDS, Mich. -- Ferris State University says more than $20,000 was donated to programs supporting students on Giving Tuesday, November 28th.

Supporters donated more than $10,000 to the Bulldog Basic Needs Alliance. That effort provides emergency assistance for students facing food and housing insecurity. Alliance committee Chairwoman Maggie Walcott says they recorded a 340-percent increase in requests for emergency assistance from 2021 to 2022.

“We are absolutely thrilled to have raised over $10,000 for students with food and housing insecurity,” Walcott said. “Coming into the holiday season, knowing how our campus community stepped up and raised these funds to assist our students in need, is such a comfort. We are very grateful for everyone that donated to the Bulldog Basic Needs Alliance on Giving Tuesday.”

Giving Tuesday is an international day of philanthropy that takes place each year on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. This year marks the first time in the university’s history that more than $20,000 was raised during the event.

 

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