Nontraditional Student Organization Donates to Potsdam Holiday Fund

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From left: Treasurer Katie Fetcie, President Gina Norrell, Member Valerie Paige (back), Dir. of Potsdam Holiday Fund Pam Yugartis, Faculty Advisor for NTSO Louise Tyo and VP Chris Donnelly.

POTSDAM, NY (12/16/2014)(readMedia)-- Student leaders from SUNY Potsdam's Nontraditional Student Organization recently donated $200 to the Potsdam Holiday Fund. The group raised the money through a bottle drive and a bake sale, and presented the gift to the local nonprofit organization on Dec. 4.

For information on Nontraditional Student Services please visit http://www.potsdam.edu/studentlife/services/nontraditional/index.cfm

The Potsdam Holiday Fund, Inc. is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization of volunteers, providing new toys, clothing, boots and food to families and senior citizens in need in Potsdam, Madrid, Hopkinton, Nicholville, Brasher Falls, Chase Mills, Fort Jackson, West Stockholm and Winthrop, New York. Each year the program distributes over 2,500 gifts and new winter garments to more than 600 needy children from Potsdam and the surrounding communities. In addition, five tons of food is delivered to approximately 300 needy families and 100 senior citizens.

For more information or to donate, please visit http://www.potsdamholidayfund.org.

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Founded in 1816, and located on the outskirts of the beautiful Adirondack Park, The State University of New York at Potsdam is one of America's first 50 colleges. SUNY Potsdam currently enrolls approximately 4,300 undergraduate and graduate students. Home to the world-renowned Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam is known for its handcrafted education, challenging liberal arts and sciences core, excellence in teacher training and leadership in the performing and visual arts. Empowered by a culture of creativity, the campus community recently launched Take the Lead: The Campaign for Potsdam, which aims to raise $27 million by the College's bicentennial in 2016.