Easter treats BC3 students fill baskets for children in need
Students in the Butler County Community College's physical therapy assistants club are filling Easter baskets for children who might not otherwise get any gifts for the holiday.
This is the third year club members are collecting donations for the baskets they will give to children through the Butler County Alliance for Children before Easter.
Students in the club are freshmen, but they said they want to carry on the tradition of serving the community started by previous students.
“The feedback from it was really great. We wanted to carry it on,” said Hannah Budzowski of New Castle, a freshman in the club and its vice president.
“It's a tradition. They've been doing it for years,” said club member and freshman Morgan Morrison of Butler.
Students have fliers asking for donations posted throughout campus, and those who have after-school jobs post fliers and ask for donations where they work.New toys for boys and girls ages 3-18 are needed. Club members don't want electronics or anything requiring batteries.“We have fliers everywhere. The students in our class are working really hard to fill the Easter baskets for the kids,” Budzowski said. Donated money will be used by basket stuffers, she said.“Everybody around campus has been very generous,” said club member Brittany Lindsay, another freshman from Butler.Club members hope to collect enough toys, stuffed animals and candy to fill a lot of baskets.Read the full story in last Monday's Butler Eagle.
