Utah State University Val R. Christensen Service Center Annual Report May 2014 | Page 18

STUDENTS TOGETHER ENDING POVERTY (STEP)

Students Together Ending Poverty (STEP) works to

alleviate hunger in the state of Utah and completes

projects to aid people around the world suffering

from poverty. During the 2013-2014 school year,

the STEP program hosted a combination of

awareness, fundraising, and direct service events.

In October, the first Frankie’s 5K to “Scare Hunger

Away” took place with over 60 participants and

volunteers raising funds and awareness for the

STEP program. Additionally, the STEP program

assembled 200 cars for the Happy Toy Car build,

served lunch at the St. Anne’s Homeless Shelter

in Ogden, Utah, and raised funds to support 6

children in the Cache Valley Sub for Santa drive.

STEP also partnered with the SEEEME program

to host the annual Hunger Banquet to help fight

overty in Uganda.

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STORYTELLERS

Storytellers is a program dedicated to

promoting literacy in the community

partnering with local schools, libraries and community organizations. Partnering with local elementary schools, Sunshine Terrace, and local libraries, over fifty individuals received literacy-related services.

Storytellers also partnered with CAPSA to provide storytelling kits and hosted a book donation drive for a classroom of children in Kiribati.

Volunteers assembling cars for the Happy Toy Card program

Volunteers assembling storytelling kits for CAPSA