From Carson-Newman communications
Carson-Newman University student-volunteers assembled 75 baskets for area children in need. — Photo from Carson-Newman
JEFFERSON CITY — More than 70 Carson-Newman University student-volunteers recently came together to assemble Easter baskets for area children in need.
The baskets were then donated to Morristown-based Food on Foot. They included toys, snacks and activity books for young children. Students lined up to assemble the gifts Tuesday during a festive, on-campus Easter event known simply as “The Hunt.” The University’s offices of Community Connections and Residence Life sponsored the event.
Carson-Newman University freshmen Kendra Hickman, of Abingdon, Va., and Makayla Byrd, of Knoxville, display an Easter basket that is ready for donation to Food on Foot. — Photo from Carson-Newman
“We annually put together ‘The Hunt’ for Food on Foot because they are an amazing organization, and we try to help in any way that we can,” said Stacia Crawley, student director for C-N’s Community Connections. “We like to build lasting relationships with organizations in our community and like to continue helping and being a resource to anyone that we can.”
Food on Foot, a Christian-based nonprofit ministry, will distribute the 75 assembled baskets along with food bags to area families in time for Easter. The project is among many ways the ministry provides for the community, along with shoe drives, regular food distribution and more.
Carson-Newman senior Christian Hissam, from Oak Ridge, places his completed Easter basket in a donation bin. — Photo from Carson-Newman
“It’s not what it means to our organization — it’s what it means to the children that don’t have much,” noted Bob Jarnagin, of Food on Foot, as he watched students assemble the baskets. “If they could all see the lighting smile they have when they get (the baskets), it’d make their hearts melt. I wish I could give every one of them a hug and tell them how blessed I am to have them working on this.”
