{"id":75282,"date":"2016-12-07T16:59:59","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T21:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=75282"},"modified":"2019-06-24T14:45:25","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T18:45:25","slug":"knights-collecting-holiday-items-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/knights-collecting-holiday-items-need\/","title":{"rendered":"Knights Collecting Holiday Gifts for Those in Need"},"content":{"rendered":"
The UCF community doesn\u2019t need snow at this time of year to feel the holiday-giving spirit. We just open our windows to let in the warm breeze and open our hearts to help those in need.<\/p>\n
Several groups around the campus are collecting toys, blankets, gift cards and miscellaneous items to share with others in the community:<\/p>\n
The Veterans Academic Resource Center is collecting at the resource center\u2019s lobby (Suite 100 in the CFE Arena) or the first floor of the John C. Hitt Library by 10 a.m. Dec. 15.<\/p>\n
The UCF Police Department and the UCF Staff Council are collecting toys at a box at the police department through Dec. 13. (The department also is storing items already collected by the Learning Institute for Elders.)<\/p>\n
The Recreation and Wellness Center will have a collection box in the main lobby by the administration office through Dec. 12.<\/p>\n
The College of Sciences will have a box in the dean\u2019s office through Dec. 12.<\/p>\n