Police Services Donates to Food & Hygiene Pantry
Police Services Donates to Food & Hygiene Pantry
Oct 6, 2020
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Police Services Donates to Food & Hygiene Pantry
University Police Services, which provides a safer learning environment for Western
Nevada College and other Nevada System of Higher Education institutions, has taken
its service to students one step further.
The department recently donated $650 to ºÚÁÏÍø Foundation for the colleges new Food &
Hygiene Pantry. The money will help stock the pantry that is earmarked to open this
semester to help students meet their basic needs.
We have seen the impact that COVID has had on our students at the main campus, with
student workers having to be laid off, and on our student population, in general,
so were trying to come up with ways that we can help, said University Police Services
Northern Command Lieutenant John Galicia. A lot of students have come to ºÚÁÏÍø
and dont have a way to pay for rent.
Consequently, the officers and staff came up with a unique way to fundraise in their
department: contribute $40 per month to the cause and be rewarded with relaxed grooming
standards. Essentially that meant that officers could grow facial hair or add some
colorful streaks to their hair.
We came up with relaxed policy grooming standards and it took off, Galicia said. It
was strictly on a volunteer basis. If somebody wanted to continue in policy, they
didnt have to donate money.
The four-month fundraiser enabled University Police Services to donate to all of the
colleges it serves.
Were only here because of our students and it takes that servant leadership that we
have one step further, and if we have the opportunity to make that kind of positive
impact in the community we serve, we are going to take that all the way, Galicia said.
ºÚÁÏÍø plans to open the pantry during the current fall semester in the Student Center
in the Joe Dini Building.