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CCU’s Campus Salvage 2015 a big success

by Sellers

Campus Salvage, Coastal Carolina University's annual collection and donation program designed to recycle unwanted items that students leave behind at year's end, raised $3,524. These funds will be used to support CCU's sustainability program.

Campus Salvage had 23 PODS full of items at the May 16 sale 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.

In addition to raising money for the University’s sustainability program, the collection efforts also resulted in donations to 16 different local nonprofits ranging from Fostering Hope and Sea Haven for Youth to the Community Kitchen and Churches Assisting People.

“The outcomes of this tremendous program continue to blossom from both our diversion efforts and charitable donations,” said Jeremy Monday, CCU's waste reduction coordinator. “Our extremely dedicated team of students, volunteers and University Housing partners should be applauded for the efforts they made to keep so many reusable items out of the landfill and deliver them to the people who need them the most.”

Collection of the unwanted items ran from May 1 to 11, to coincide with students moving out of the residence halls. PODS were placed in six locations throughout campus as drop-off points for donations.

“Every year that we hold this event, we receive more and more items as students move out,” said Jennifer Sellers, sustainability cooredinator at CCU. “Our intent is to help provide direct donations to as many local organizations as possible. The sale is simply a way to provide an opportunity for the local community to purchase such items at next to nothing prices. Most of our shoppers are parents and other college students.”

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

• Ark Animal Hospital in Surfside Beach – three bags of towels, sheets and blankets and cleaning supplies

• Associated Charities – 15 bags of clothing

• Churches Assisting People (CAP) Center – 11 bins of nonperishable food

• Coastline Women’s Center – five boxes of paper products

• Community Kitchen in Myrtle Beach – one bin of paper products and cleaning supplies

• First United Methodist Church in Myrtle Beach – nine bags of clothing

• Fostering Hope in Conway – 80 bags of clothes, clothes hangers and accessories

• Goodwill – 56 bags of clothing and bedding, eight refrigerator-sized boxes of household items and at least 20 furniture items

• Grand Strand Humane Society – eight bags of blankets, three boxes of cleaning supplies and 50 mops/brooms

• Horry County Animal Care Center – three bags of towels and blankets and cleaning supplies

• Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach – four bags of towels and blankets

• North Strand Housing Shelter – 11 bags of clothing and bedding, 15 shower caddies, seven boxes of cleaning supplies and paper products

• Salvation Army in Conway – 40 bags of clothing, 18 bags of bedding and 10 shower caddies

• Sea Haven for Youth – 30 bags of clothing and three boxes of cleaning supplies

• Street Reach in Myrtle Beach – two bins of cleaning products, toilet paper and brooms

• Waccamaw Youth Center – five bags of clothing, five shower caddies and brooms

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