ACC Joins Efforts to Aid Residents of West

Students, faculty, and staff wanting to help victims of the fertilizer plant explosion in the community of West can contribute to a donation drive hosted by ACC’s Circle K International (CKI) chapter.

The ACC students are uniting with students from CKI chapters at the University of Texas at Austin, Southwestern University, the University of Texas at Brownsville, West Texas A&M University, and Oklahoma State University.

“CKI is all about community service and inspiring others to give back, so we wanted to jump in right away to do something to help the residents of West, ” said Marcelo Urieta-Bravo, president of the ACC chapter of CKI. “We have students coming in from all over Texas and Oklahoma to help.”

Students will collect donations at the entrances of the Southpark Meadows Walmart Supercenter (9300 S. I-35) on Sunday, April 21, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. In addition to monetary donations, specific items requested are:

  • Personal hygiene items
  • Non-perishable food
  • Pet supplies
  • Baby/infant care items
  • Grab and go snack items (such as granola bars or sports drinks) for victims and first responders
  • First aid supplies
  • New undergarments and socks, etc.

Items will be assembled into care packages. Monetary donations will be forwarded to the West Explosion Victims Fund in care of Pointwest Bank in West.

“As soon as the students found out about the explosion, they said they wanted to help,” says Angela Robertson, ACC Student Life coordinator and CKI advisor. “All of these students have a true heart for service.”

View the CKI chapter’s Facebook page for more information, or contact Robertson at 223.8233, or [email protected].

CKI is affiliated with Kiwanis International, a global service organization. Click here to learn more about the ACC chapter of CKI.

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