St. Petersburg College issued the following announcement.
The Community of Care spirit has been especially prominent at St. Petersburg College in 2020, a year marked by unforeseen obstacles and a stronger desire to lend a helping hand to those in need.
SPC students, faculty and staff across the district have been finding different ways to support Pinellas County residents during the COVID-19 outbreak from creating food packages for the hungry to working on the frontlines of the pandemic to help slow the spread of the virus.
At the Tarpon Springs Campus, the Provost Office organized its own campus-wide toy drive to help bring joy to less fortunate children who may need a little extra holiday cheer this season in the face of economic hardship. Campus faculty and staff were encouraged to contribute items that would then be donated to Toys for Tots before the end of the semester.
“Toy drives are all super important, however, this year’s toy drive is extremely significant to our campus and students—considering the impact COVID-19 has had on our community,” said Dr. Rodrigo Davis, Provost for the Tarpon Springs Campus. “This year’s drive also allowed for further discussion of establishing a plan for next year with more community partners and engagement. The beauty here is that we all win with successful toy drives; getting everyone to pitch in can be infectious.”
The Tarpon Springs Titans came through with flying colors for their toy drive and managed to donate 136 toys in total to Toys for Tots, including a very generous 100 unwrapped toys from adjunct faculty member Jacques Hakim.
Professor Hakim is no stranger to acts of kindness, either. Just this past August he donated 500 pairs of shoes to children in Pasco County, doubling his 2019 total of 250 pairs. The Tarpon Springs Campus toy drive was just one more way Hakim could give back to the community.
The college is certainly lucky to have so many thoughtful and generous people as part of the SPC family and looks forward to seeing what kind of joy its Titans spread in 2021!
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