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WELL, IT'S THE END OF ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR
AS RESIDENCE HALL STUDENTS CLEAR OUT OF THEIR ROOMS ON THEIR WAY
TO A SUMMER AWAY FROM SCHOOL.
BUT PURDUE'S DESIRE TO HELP OUT THE COMMUNITY DOESN'T END HERE,
AS STUDENTS LOOK TO GET RID OF THINGS THEY DON'T WANT
TO BE RE-USED BY OTHER FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY.
THIS IS THE 10th YEAR FOR "PROJECT MOVE-OUT."
THE STUDENTS PUT A LOT OF GOOD STUFF
IN THE DUMPSTERS WHEN THEY LEAVE.
I MEAN, WE LIVE IN A DISPOSABLE SOCIETY, AND SO CLOTHING
AND MICROWAVES AND FANS THAT PEOPLE DIDN'T HAVE ROOM
IN THEIR CARS TO TAKE HOME, A LOT OF IT ENDED UP IN DUMPSTERS.
AND SO THE BOILER VOLUNTEER NETWORK DECIDED THAT IT COULD GO
TO HELP LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN THE AREA
WHO COULD REALLY USE IT.
SO, IT STARTED OUT SMALL, AND IT'S GROWN EVERY YEAR.
THE UNIVERSITY IS VERY MUCH BEHIND IT -- RESIDENCE HALLS,
HOUSING AND FOOD SERVICES.
THE VICE PRESIDENT, JOHN SAUTTER,
HAS BEEN A BIG SUPPORTER, ENCOURAGING STUDENTS
THAT IF YOU HAVE THINGS THAT ARE GOOD AND USABLE
AND YOU DON'T WANT THEM ANYMORE, DON'T PUT THEM IN A DUMPSTER.
GIVE THEM TO "PROJECT MOVE-OUT,"
AND THEN WE CAN MAKE SURE THEY GO TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES.
I BELIEVE THAT THIS HAS BEEN THE BEST PROGRAM PURDUE HAS PUT
ON FOR THE COMMUNITY.
THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
THEY HAVE BEEN PROVIDING THIS STUFF FOR PEOPLE, AND IT'S A WAY
FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER AND FOR PEOPLE
TO FIND THEIR NEEDS AND GET THEIR NEEDS MET
WITHIN OUR OWN COMMUNITY.
AND THIS YEAR, PURDUE HAS DECIDED TO ALSO --
I MEAN, IT'S BEEN ONGOING,
BUT SERVICE THIS PARTICULAR COMMUNITY, SO IT REMAINS HERE
IN LAFAYETTE AND WEST LAFAYETTE.
IT'S JUST A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY.
WE HAVE A CHANCE HERE TO GET CLOTHING, SHOES, BOOTS,
WINTER JACKETS, SWEATSHIRTS FOR OUR FIRE AND DISASTER VICTIMS.
80% OF OUR FIRE VICTIMS HAVE NO INSURANCE, SO TO HAVE SOMETHING
LIKE THIS THAT WE COULD DISTRIBUTE THESE ITEMS
TO THEM, IT HELPS TWO WAYS.
ONE, ALL THESE ITEMS WOULD NORMALLY BE THROWN AWAY,
SO FOR PURDUE TO MAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE
TO THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT AGENCIES IN THE COMMUNITY IS TERRIFIC.
AND IT GOES DIRECTLY TO HELP OUR CLIENTS.
IT IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AT PURDUE
AND HELP THESE CLIENTS THAT I HAVE WORKED WITH SO INTIMATELY.
WE GIVE THESE TO THEM, AND THEY HELP GET THEM ON THEIR FEET
AND THEY HELP GET THEM JOBS.
AND A LOT OF THEM DON'T HAVE PILLOWS AND BLANKETS
TO BRING IN, AND SO THESE PEOPLE HAVE PILLOWS AND BLANKETS
TO REST THEIR NECKS ON IN A COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT.
NOT ONLY IS THE PROJECT A SUCCESS FOR THE NEEDY,
IT'S ALSO A SUCCESS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, AS WELL.
UNIVERSITY RESIDENCES IS PLEASED TO BE INVOLVED
IN THIS GREEN INITIATIVE BY TAKING ALL THE UNWANTED ITEMS
FROM THE STUDENT RESIDENTS WHO ARE MOVING OUT
AND BRINGING IT HERE TO THE ARMORY.
AND WHAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU IS REALLY ONLY A PORTION
OF WHAT WE CAN BRING SO FAR.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE BRINGING INTO THE WEEKEND.
BUT THOSE ITEMS BEING RE-PURPOSED REALLY HELP DEFER
COSTS SO WE DON'T HAVE THE LANDFILL COSTS.
WE ALSO ARE ABLE TO HAVE THE ITEMS BE RE-PURPOSED,
AND AS A RESULT, WE'RE STAYING GREEN AND HOPING TO NOT HAVE
AS MANY ITEMS IN THE LANDFILL.
WE'RE CERTAINLY PROUD OF OUR STUDENT RESIDENTS
FOR BEING INVOLVED AND THINKING GREEN.
OUR GREEN INITIATIVES CONTINUE EVEN INTO THE SUMMERTIME
AND THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR, AND WE'RE PROUD TO BE BLACK,
GOLD, AND GREEN HERE AT PURDUE.
GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE.
"PROJECT MOVE-OUT" IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE
OF PURDUE'S COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY
AND KEEPING THINGS GREEN.
FOR "BOILER BYTES," I'M AURIE SWARTZ.