December 19, 2019
Trine University staff members delivered Christmas trees and toys to nonprofit organizations and families throughout the area on Wednesday, Dec. 18.
Faculty and staff donated 100 toys during a toy drive the first week of December. Those toys were donated to Toys for Tots of Steuben and DeKalb County.
Academic departments, staff, student organizations and athletic teams decorated more than 50 Christmas trees that were delivered to local nonprofits and under-resourced families in the community. Trees were distributed as follows:
Photo: Chuck Stommel, event coordinator/audio visual assistant, unloads a tree. (Photos by Jennifer LaRose)
The Blessings Barn - From left, Chuck Stommel, event coordinator/audio visual assistant, Katie Bontrager, The Blessings Barn, and Wendy Kipfer, event services/ASTRA.
Toys for Tots - From left, Dan DeLong, Mike McClain , Jesse Engle, Rod Dunifin and Chris Klink from Trine’s Campus Operations staff with the toys donated by faculty and staff for Toys for Tots.
Project Help - Robert Lapham and Sherri Frank of Project Help of Steuben County with some of the donated trees.
Ellen Paxton has joined Trine University as assistant vice president of advancement, bringing more than 25 years of experience in fundraising and institutional promotion to the position.
Laurie Stockton-Moreno, director of The Center for Montessori Education at Trine University (CMETU), was part of a team that introduced area eighth- and ninth-grade students to Montessori education during a recent event.
For the third year, Trine University sport management students are partnering with the NBA’s Detroit Pistons to learn the ticket sales process and sharpen their sales skills.