EDWARDSVILLE, Ill., Sept. 23 -- Southern Illinois University- Edwardsville issued the following news release:
About two years ago, a student asked whether the Cougar Cupboard-the on-campus resource for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville-had school supplies available. At the time, it did not. "I said, 'We don't have any school supplies, but we're going to change that,'" Lealia Williams, Student Care and Advocacy Coordinator in the SIUE Office of Student Affairs, recalled.
That conversation led to the School Supply Giveaway, which has continued as students seek assistance with expenses beyond food.
This semester, 170 students received items during the giveaway, with approximately 668.65 pounds of school supplies valued at $4,886.50...