Student Affairs and Student Community Services developed a new and exciting opportunity to unite our campus. The objective of Our Campus Cares is to help our campus and local community thrive! The 2022-2023 chosen initiatives are listed at the bottom of this page. Students and employees are eligible to earn service hours by participating in OCC service initiatives.
Our Mission:
“The Our Campus Cares initiative strives to include all Shepherd students and employees in an effort to give back to the local community and fellow rams. The OCC initiative will continue Shepherd’s tradition of service by uniting together for specific causes each semester. As a unified campus, we can make a difference in the lives of others”
Our Campus Cares Initiatives:
If you would like to participate, please reach out to Student Community Services by either emailing studentcommunityservice@shepherd.edu or call 304-876-5035. All donations should be delivered to the Student Affairs Administrative Office, Student Center, Suite 216. Please label all donations with inventory and initiative it is supporting.
If you would like to give a monetary donation to any of these initiatives, you may do so by:
- Check: Payable to Shepherd University Student Community Service Projects Foundation Account
- Online: Click Here! (link does not work)
- Cash: Drop off to the Student Affairs Administrative Office, Student Center, Suite 216
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Fall Food Drive
Benefiting Meals on Wheels
Starts on September 1, 2022 | Due by October 14, 2022
Items needed:
| Fruit | Vegetables | Dessert | Baking | Other |
| Canned Peaches | Canned Green Beans | Canned Lemon Pudding | Individual Packs of Salt, Pepper | Canned Baked Beans |
| Canned Pears | Canned Peas | Canned Vanilla Pudding | Individual Packs of Salt, Sugar Substitute | Plain Spaghetti Sauce (no pork, beef, etc) |
| Canned Fruit Cocktail | Canned Corn | Canned Pie Filling (peach, apple, cherry) | Sugar | Elbow Macaroni and Ziti Noodles |
| Canned Pineapple (tidbits, rings, chunks) | Individual Serving Packs of Vanilla Pudding | Flour | Individual Serving Packs of Apple Sauce | |
| Individual Serving Packs of Fruit | Marshmallows (small/mini) | Cases if Bottled Water | ||
| Single Serve Fruit Cup | Single Serve Pudding | Can of Tuna or Chicken | ||
| Can of Soup (Chicken Noodle or Rice) | ||||
| Crackers, Sealed |
Thanksgiving Baskets
Benefiting Berkeley County Senior Services
Starts on October 17, 2022 | Due by November 14, 2022
Items needed:
| 1 box of stuffing | 1 box / pouch of instant mashed potatoes |
| 2 cans / jars of gravy | 2 cans of green beans |
| 2 cans of corn | 1 can of cranberry sauce |
| Instant / readymade pudding / Jell-o or canned fruit | $10.00 for a chicken to be purchased |
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Salvation Army Stockings
Benefiting the Salvation Army in Martinsburg
Starts on November 1, 2022 | Due by December 1, 2022
Stockings can be picked up in the Student Affairs Administrative Office, Student Center, Suite 216 and will be labeled with items needed.
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Salvation Army Angel Tags
Benefiting the Salvation Army in Martinsburg
Starts on November 1, 2022 | Due by December 1, 2022
Angel Tags can be picked up in the Student Affairs Administrative Office, Student Center, Suite 216 and will be labeled with items needed.
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Toys for Joys
Starts on November 7, 2022 | Due by December 1, 2022
Items needed: unwrapped, new gifts for children ages 4-19 (toys, purses, games, art sets, bikes, etc.)
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Winter Food Baskets
Benefiting Berkeley County Senior Services
Starts on November 7, 2022 | Due by December 1, 2022
Items needed:
| 1 box of stuffing | 1 box / pouch of instant mashed potatoes |
| 2 cans / jars of gravy | 2 cans of green beans |
| 2 cans of corn | 1 can of cranberry sauce |
| Instant / readymade pudding / Jell-o or canned fruit | $10.00 for a chicken to be purchased |
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Children’s Drive
Benefiting Children’s Home Society of West Virginia
Starts on February 1, 2023 | Due by March 10, 2023
Items needed:
| School Supplies | Hygiene products (men, woman, children, baby) | Diapers |
| Canned Food | Feminine hygiene products | Wipes |
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Learn more about each event by visiting the Our Campus Cares RamPulse page.