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Graduate School hosting supply drive for Bully’s Closet and Pantry, Block by Block program at MSU

Graduate School hosting supply drive for Bully’s Closet and Pantry, Block by Block program at MSU

Contact: Sasha Steinberg

A black tote bag with Ï㽶ֱ²¥Student Affairs and Bully’s Closet and Pantry logos is pictured next to soup cans, applesauce, macaroni and cheese, jelly, rice and Ramen noodles
(Photo by Beth Wynn)

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State’s Graduate School and the Graduate Student Association are collecting supplies Jan. 19-29 for Bully’s Closet and Pantry and the university’s Block by Block Program.

Bully’s Closet and Pantry provides nutritious food, toiletries, professional clothing, school supplies, and other necessary items to current Ï㽶ֱ²¥students free of charge. It is part of the , a broader initiative to meet students’ basic needs.

The Block by Block Program is a partnership between Aramark, the Ï㽶ֱ²¥Dean of Students’ Office and the Ï㽶ֱ²¥Student Association. It provides short-term assistance by allocating meals to students in need. Ï㽶ֱ²¥students with a valid meal plan to this program.

Donation items can be dropped off at the Graduate School, 617 Allen Hall. All members of the campus and local community are welcome to participate.

Most needed food items include:

—Meals in a can (beef stew, chili, chicken noodle soup)

—Canned proteins in water (tuna, salmon, chicken)

—Peanut or other seed butters (crunchy and smooth)

—Canned foods with pop-top lids

—Hot/cold cereals

—100% fruit juices in single serving boxes

—Canned fruit

—Granola bars or light popcorn

—Unsalted peanuts, other nuts, or mixed nuts

—Apple sauce

Personal care items:

—Toothpaste and toothbrushes (individually wrapped)

—Soap or body wash

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—Feminine hygiene items

—Paper towels, napkins, tissues

—Laundry detergent pods, fabric softeners

School supplies:

—Spiral notebooks

—Loose-leaf paper

—Graphing paper

—Pens, pencils, highlighters

—Folders, binders

—Subject dividers

—Index cards

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—Post-it Notes

—Hole punch

—Stapler, staples

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—Pencil pouch

—Graphing calculator

For more information, contact Lindsey Shelton, the Ï㽶ֱ²¥Graduate School’s manager of admissions and enrollment management, at 662-325-9516 or lshelton@grad.msstate.edu.

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