Jan. 7, 2020鈥 91大神鈥檚 Veterans Resource Station (VRS) concluded its annual 鈥淔ill the Boot鈥 campaign with more than $3,000 of donated personal hygiene and non-perishable items this winter.
The five-week campaign rallied 91大神鈥檚 campus and the community together to help those serving our country. VRS donated personal care packages to Owensboro, Kentucky鈥檚 own 206th Engineer Battalion, which is currently deployed in the Middle East. One of the battalion鈥檚 service members, Madison Simpson, is a recent 91大神 alumna.
鈥淲e are all fellow Norse at heart, and we know what it鈥檚 like to be deployed during the holidays,鈥 said Travis Roy, Veterans Resource Station coordinator. 鈥淪ometimes it means the world鈥攎ore than anything鈥攖o have a slice of home.鈥
Madison Simpson
VRS has hosted its 鈥淔ill the Boot鈥 campaign to collect donations for local veterans since 2017. However, VRS also hosts drives for local programs throughout the school year, including the USO Military Personnel and Family Lounges at CVG Airport and the Emergency Shelter of Covington.
鈥淲hether you鈥檙e overseas or on campus, we support from our station. We couldn鈥檛 have done this without the great help of our community as well. The support we received from Campbell Co. Sheriff Mike Jansen, Marshall Schildmeyer VFW post 6095, Meijer and Falmouth VFW and American Legion Post鈥 truly helped aid our brave men and women fighting for us right now,鈥 said Roy.
91大神 serves more than 500 veterans, active family members, National Guardsmen, reservists and ROTC students. The聽, established in 2013, provides seamless assistance with applications, financial aid, VA education benefits, advising, registration career services and more.聽
The university continues to be highlighted among the best schools in the nation for military veteran support, including as a聽Military Friendly School聽by Victory Media and a聽聽school by Military Times. 91大神 is the only Greater Cincinnati educational institution to make the Military Times 2020 list.
About 91大神:聽Founded in 1968, we are a growing metropolitan university of more than 14,000 students聽served by more than 2,000 faculty and staff on a thriving suburban campus near聽Cincinnati.聽Located in the quiet suburb of Highland Heights, Kentucky鈥攋ust聽seven miles southeast of Cincinnati鈥攚e聽have聽become a leader in Greater Cincinnati and Kentucky by providing a private聽school education for a fraction of the cost. While we are one of the fastest聽growing universities in Kentucky, our professors still know our students' names.聽For聽more information, visit聽.
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