St. Thomas hosted the sixth annual Run for Ronald charity race for the Ronald McDonald House Charities on Saturday. Participants ran around campus twice before arriving at the finish line next to the Anderson Student Center.
Pad and tampon drive collecting products for women in need
With a goal of collecting 20,000 feminine hygiene products, the pad and tampon drive is collecting products for women in need until Dec. 20. Donations will go to the Department of Indian Work (DIW), a St. Paul based nonprofit working for interfaith action. Reporter Rachel Torralba has the story.
St. Thomas student going a month without shoes
For the entire month of September, St. Thomas sophomore Wyatt Amdahl is walking everywhere he can without shoes to raise money and awareness for those who do not have them.
Summit Marketplace donates extra Flex dollars to charity
St. Thomas students can donate leftover Flex dollars to Summit Marketplace, which will use the money to buy food for The Open Door for the second year in a row.
Tommie-Johnnie shirt design leads to fundraiser for Wetterling foundation
When junior Adrian Trow and senior Evan Keil decided to market their own shirt design to distribute to students attending the game — a popular trend among the student body — they had no idea that it would turn into an impactful charitable endeavor.
Tommies take Polar Plunge for charity
St. Thomas students jumped into the frigid waters of Lake Calhoun Saturday to raise money for Special Olympics Minnesota.
Love Your Melon to mobilize mission with 13-state tour
Love Your Melon plans to mobilize its mission of making a difference for cancer patients when its founders embark on a nationwide mobile head-shaving campaign in January.
Logistics and funding jeopardize campus volunteer event
Issues associated with bringing mobile packing to campus might require other arrangements for a Feed My Starving Children volunteer opportunity.
Men’s hockey raises more than $4,000 for ‘Movember’
St. Thomas men’s hockey players are participating in “No Shave November” by growing out their facial hair to “change the face of men’s cancer.”
Local charities span volunteer interests
Designer Cecelia Porter researched charities that are close to home and span across a variety of interests and passions.
Love Your Melon celebrates first anniversary
Love Your Melon founders Brian Keller and Zach Quinn hosted a one-year anniversary celebration on the John P. Monahan Plaza Tuesday.