Community Day of Action: Donate, volunteer, cheer!

On October 24, President Wente announced a Wake Forest Community Day of Action for Hurricane Helene relief to be held on Saturday, Nov. 16. 

Since early October, a cross-campus committee convened by the President’s office has been meeting to assess opportunities for collective impact to support our neighbors in Western North Carolina. Below are opportunities to Show Humanitate together for this Day of Service. 

Donate

Donations will be collected on campus from Nov. 7-14. Items will be packed and sorted on Nov. 16. Here are the items most needed.

• Second Harvest FoodBank: Paper towels, trash bags, disinfecting cleaners (food safe), peanut butter and jelly (plastic containers only), pop-top complete meals (including soups), pop-top fruits in natural syrup, canned chicken or tuna, individual cereal bowls, family-sized shelf-stable milk
• Humane Society: Cat food (wet or dry), dog food (wet or dry), kitten food (wet or dry); puppy food (wet or dry), cat litter, leashes/slip leads, pill pockets.
• Diaper Bank: Newborn, size fours and size 5 are most needed

Volunteer

On Saturday, Nov. 16, faculty, staff and students will have the opportunity to volunteer in support of area nonprofits, including Second Harvest Food Bank, the Forsyth County Humane Society and the local diaper bank.

To help determine how many volunteer opportunities can be made available on Community Day of Action, please complete this volunteer interest form.

Cheer

Athletics is offering men’s basketball and football ticket packages to support Hurricane Helene relief efforts. For the men’s basketball game against Western Carolina on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at Joel Coliseum and the football finale against Duke on Saturday, Nov. 30, at Allegacy Stadium, $15 of every ticket sold through the previous links will go directly to the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund.

For more information on getting involved with relief efforts or accessing financial or academic support through campus resources, visit https://outreach.wfu.edu/helene/.