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 campus through specific causes each semester. As a unified campus, we can make a difference in the lives of others”
Our Campus Cares Initiatives
Below are the various ways you can get involved in our donation hub throughout the year. If you would like to participate, donate the items listed under each initiative during the dates identified. Have additional questions? Reach out to Student Community Services by either emailing studentcommunityservice@shepherd.edu or call 304-876-5402. All donations should be delivered to the Student Affairs Administrative Office, Student Center, Suite 216. Please label all donations with inventory and the 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
- Cash: Drop off to the Student Affairs Administrative Office, Student Center, Suite 216
- Online: click here to donate and in the comment section share which OCC initiative you are supporting.
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Thanksgiving Baskets
Benefiting Berkeley County Senior Services
Starts on October 20, 2025 | Due by November 7, 2025
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 3, 2025 | Due by December 5, 2025
Stockings can be picked up in the Student Affairs Administrative Office, Student Center, Suite 216 and will be labeled with items needed. Fill these stockings with unwrapped toys, small gifts, and lots of joy.
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Salvation Army Angel Tags
Benefiting the Salvation Army in Martinsburg
Starts on November 3, 2025 | Due by December 5, 2025
Angel Tags can be picked up in the Student Affairs Administrative Office, Student Center, Suite 216 and will be labeled with items needed. You’ll shop for the specific items then bring back a bag full of goodies (unwrapped) for a child in our local area.
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Toy Drive
Starts on November 3, 2025 | Due by December 5, 2025
This year, we are supporting a local initiative through the Covenant Church of Shepherdstown to collect toys for a low income neighborhood in Jefferson County. Unfortunately, many of our communities are not reached through national agencies collecting toys for the holidays. If you are familiar with a local group who is in need, please contact us.
We are collecting toys for children ranging from 2 to 17 years old. Please bring an unwrapped gift to the Student Center, Suite 216.
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Pack the Pantry
Benefiting Shepherd university’s Ram Pantry
Starts on February 1, 2026 | Due by February 28, 2026
Items needed:
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