October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the Violence Intervention Partners (VIP) are hosting a gift card drive for children and families of Iowa Domestic Violence Programs. Many domestic violence survivors endure a number of hardships and VIP wants to ensure that resources remain available. Please consider donating a $10 gas station or grocery store gift card.

VIP has partnered with Student Senate to create a prize drawing for those who donate. Two individual prizes will be drawn and an additional prize will be awarded to the organization with the most donations.

Donations can be left in the locked mailbox outside the Violence Prevention Office in the Student Leadership, Involvement and Inclusion Office in Olmsted or you can contact lynne.cornelius@drake.edu for pick up between now and Oct. 30. Make sure to label the gift cards with your name and organization (if affiliated).

VIP is looking forward to partnering with the Drake community to create a sizable impact in survivors lives.

— Lynne Cornelius, Violence Prevention & Programming