Campus Salvage, Coastal Carolina University's annual collection and donation program designed to recycle unwanted items that students leave behind and donate at year's end, raised $4,601 which will help pay for the program and help fund a scholarship for sustainability.

"This program continues to shine due to the generosity of CCU students who make so many donations," said Jeremy Monday, CCU's sustainability coordinator. "We are so thankful for our partnership with University Housing and the wonderful job they do with marketing the program to the students."

Campus Salvage had 26 PODS full of items at the sale, which was May 13 in the PODS company parking lot across from CCU. Most items were priced at $1, with the exception of mini refrigerators, small appliances, and furniture. Collection for the unwanted items ran from April 29 to May 8, when students moved out of the residence halls. Several PODS were placed in six locations throughout campus as drop-off points for donations.

In addition to raising money for a new sustainability scholarship, the collection efforts also resulted in donations to 15 different local organizations ranging from Fostering Hope and Sea Haven for Youth to the Helping Hand and Churches Assisting People. According to Jeremy Monday, CCU's sustainability coordinator, the program not only keeps unwanted items out of the county's landfills, but it also supports the local community with donations.

Through Campus Salvage, the following items were donated to local organizations:

1. Ark Animal Hospital - mops, brooms and cleaning supplies

2. Associated Charities - 6 bags of clothes

3. Churches Assisting People (CAP) in Conway - 6 boxes of non-perishable food

4. Coastline Women's Center - 2 boxes of detergents and cleaning supplies

5. Community Kitchen in Myrtle Beach - 3 boxes of paper goods

6. Fostering Hope of Conway - 8 bags of clothes

7. Grand Strand Humane Society - 2 bags of towels and blankets, mops and brooms

8. Goodwill - 103 bags of clothes, 28 bags of bedding, 6 Gaylord boxes of miscellaneous household items

9. Horry County Animal Care Center - 9 bags of towels and blankets

10. Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach - brooms and cleaning supplies

11. North Strand Housing Shelter - 25 bags of bedding, shower caddies, and 6 boxes of cleaning and paper products

12. Salvation Army in Conway - 18 bags of clothing and 12 bags of bedding

13. Sea Haven for Youth in Myrtle Beach - 6 bags of clothes

14. Shepherd's Table - 3 boxes of food, paper products and bottled water

15. Waccamaw Youth Center - 1 bags of clothes, 1 boxes of personal hygiene items and light bulbs