With some of the collected items are, standing around the table from left, SGA representatives Breanna Lane and Olivia Grandberry, PBL representative Cynthia Peak, SGA representative Lyndsey Parker, SNA representatives Lanessa Wheeler and Lexie Neal, Samaritan Outreach Assistant Director John Concepcion, and SNA representatives Shelly Durham, Kailey Bunch and Kailynne Henry. (Missouri State-West Plains Photo)

Student organizations collect food items for Samaritan Outreach Center

2019 March 12 by University Communications

An estimated 800 non-perishable food items recently were donated to the Samaritan Outreach Center in West Plains.

They were collected by members of the Student Government Association (SGA), Student Nurses Association (SNA) and Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) student business organization.

The organizations conducted a campus-wide drive Feb. 4-8.

SGA members also asked area residents to donate foodstuffs at the Feb. 18 Grizzly Basketball game.