Students are collecting educational and enrichment items for an orphanage near Pune.
CUW’s National Student Speech Language Hearing Association chapter is hosting a Missions Materials Drive through Jan. 15 to support graduate clinical instructor Laura Rowe, M.A., CCC-SLP, on her upcoming mission trip to India. Rowe, a speech-language pathologist, will serve alongside a mobile medical unit in a rural area near Pune, providing care and education to those in need.
“The upcoming trip to India will be an opportunity to assist people in a rural area of Pune with their medical needs,” Rowe said. “We will also be providing in-services for hospital staff, including training on the basics of safe oral feeding after stroke or surgery.”
Rowe and her team will stay at Aplaghar Orphanage from Jan. 30 to Feb. 7, where they will work with children after the school day. The orphanage is home to 45 children, ranging in ages 4 to 16.
“I am bringing donations for the children that are being collected by NSSLHA to provide enrichment activities,” Rowe said.
Students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to donate items that will make a direct impact on the children Rowe will serve. Donations may be dropped off at the collection box behind the front desk of the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic in the Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise Center.
Suggested items include:
- Games such as UNO, Candy Land, and Go Fish
- Arts and crafts supplies, including coloring books, crayons and colored pencils
- Pencils and small puzzles
Please avoid holiday-themed items.
This drive reflects CUW’s commitment to global service, compassion and student leadership. By supporting Rowe’s mission, the CUW community helps equip children in India with educational and recreational resources while living out the university’s mission to share Christ’s love in tangible ways.
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