276 GOODY BAGS WHAT’S GOODY? The Student Association and Harding Carr College of Nursing prepares goody bags for those in isolation and quarantine. With fluctuating COVID-19 numbers, the Student Association (SA) and the Harding Carr College of Nursing (HCCN) provided gifts to those in isolation and quarantine. The SA made and distributed goody bags in response to a spike in COVID-19 cases in October 2020, while the HCCN started in early November 2020. “I personally was in quarantine soon after we made these bags, and I was brought one of the bags for myself,” SA President senior Morgan Proffitt said. “It was a really funny and ironic turn of events, of course, but I really appreciated getting a little care package during a time that was hard.” The SA took about 10 bags to each of the dorms every two weeks, along with putting a large box of them in Kendall Hall. The bags included snacks, an SA button, a link to prayer requests and a craft. The HCCN provided snacks such as crackers, granola bars and candy, as well as an encouraging note to let students know that they were being thought of. Associate Professor of Nursing and Family Nurse Practitioner Program Director Dona Clarin said that many faculty and staff from the HCCN and a Cloverdale Church of Christ member provided the money and materials for the goody bags. Dona Clarin and sophomore Alexiz Clarin were in charge of assembling all 175 bags and distributing them to those in quarantine and isolation. She said it was a big undertaking, but it was worth it to help out. “Any act of kindness is a good thing,” Clarin said. The goody bags proved to be a simple way to help quarantined and isolated students get through a difficult time. “I thought it was really cool that our school was making an effort to be aware of the mental health of the students in isolation,” junior Madie Hale said. “They reminded us that even though we are separated physically, we aren’t really alone.” story by Britty Gist SA members assemble gift bags on Jan. 27 2021. Gift bags included items such as Goldfish crackers, fruit snacks and letters of encouragement. | photo by Chantel Ceasar
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