The Black Student Union held a food drive for the Alternative House in Vienna, from Nov 13 to 30, helping at-risk teenagers remain safe this winter. The BSU collected over two thousand non-perishable goods.
“We chose to donate to the alternative house because it shelters homeless and abused teens,” senior and BSU vice president Rahwan Moaz said. “We felt that it was important to reach out to a community that was so similar to ours in age to make it more personal.”
This is the second consecutive year of the BSU food drive and Moaz remains hopeful that it will soon become ingrained in the club’s roots.
“It would be great if [the food drive] became a BSU tradition,” Moaz said. “Since the majority of the executive board is graduating this year, we’re hoping that the oncoming leaders continue this drive.”