The holiday season is fast approaching, and inquiries on where donations are needed have come to the All Staff Council. Due to some changes in the needs of our community partner, ASC will not be organizing an official holiday food drive this year.

However, should you have the desire to donate, we encourage faculty and staff to contribute to the Drake Area Food Pantry coordinated by Cross Ministries and IMPACT. It’s located in the IMPACT building on University Avenue. More information can be found here: http://crossministriesdm.org/foodpantry.html

United Way of Central Iowa also publishes a Holiday Helping Hand Guide with a list of volunteer and donation opportunities across the Greater Des Moines metro. View or download the guide here: www.unitedwaydm.org/holiday-helping-hand

As always, thank you all for the great work that you do at Drake; we appreciate you all, and wish you a happy holiday season.

—All Staff Council, Special Events and Community Service Committee