Sarah Mountain Staff Writer Amidst the continuation of the coronavirus pandemic, the Pike Animal Shelter is still working to take the best possible care of the animals in its care. Jiggy Majors, the operations manager at Pike County Animal Shelter, said there are many ways for students to help support the shelter and its residents. “Volunteer,” Majors said. “We always are in need of a ‘pet sitter’ or ‘dog walker’ or just someone to come in and love them and socialize them.” Majors also stressed the importance of interaction between…
Read MoreTag: Volunteer
Office of Civic Engagement serves up volunteer opportunities
Lirona Joshi Staff Writer With an aim to create community partnership and inter-disciplinary collaboration, the Office of Civic Engagement at Eldridge Hall offers students a unique opportunity to engage in service initiatives. With such things as The Campus Kitchens Project and Backpacks for Kids, students can participate in initiatives that address community needs and work on issues that directly impact local citizens of Pike County. According to Tiffany Taylor, a senior biomedical sciences major from Knoxville, Tennessee, who is in charge of food initiatives, the food recovery program began in…
Read MoreCampus Kitchen feeds students over holidays
Madina Seytmuradova Staff Writer Campus Kitchen, in conjunction with student and staff leaders, organized a three-day food drive for the students who stayed on campus over the Christmas break. Adrian Bone, a sophomore economics major from New Market and student government association (SGA) senator, along with Sarah Gillis, a freshman communications major from Montgomery and Freshman Forum student welfare committee chair, approached Livingston as well as other campus leaders to organize a food drive for the international students, the group vastly affected by food insecurity on campus. “With the growing…
Read More