Delta Kappa members who volunteered: (l to r) Jonathan
Porter, Jarodd Hundley, Carmen Greenhouse, Denise
Walker, Francis Eneman, Morgan Ginn, Beau Couture,
Dr. Allison Lux, and Daryl Hampton.
Denise Walker, president of Delta Kappa Alpha Chapter and student in the Marriage
and Family Therapy (MFT) master's program said, 鈥淪ome of us MFT students are therapist-interns
for the Center for Children and Families.
鈥淲hile interning for this agency, we see families in need of everyday. 鈥楽tuff-A-Bus鈥�
is an event where toys are provided to children and families in need, and this is
one of the reasons our honor society鈥� believed that this philanthropy was a great
one [in which] we could give back to the community. Hopefully this will become an
annual volunteering event for Delta Kappa and other MFT students.鈥�
Headed by the Center for Children and Families and The Radio People, visitors donate
gifts with the hope of 鈥渟tuffing the bus鈥� full of toys to aid nearly 600 children
in the local community who are served by the center's programs.
鈥淥ur members of Delta Kappa were excited to volunteer their time for this particular
event,鈥� said Dr. Allison Lux, faculty advisor of Delta Kappa.
鈥淭he toy, gift card, and monetary donations will provide many gifts to children this
holiday season and joy to the families. As marriage and family therapists, we know
how important it is to nurture children and those familial relationships. One seemingly
small act of kindness on our parts will resonate within these family systems and our
larger community system.鈥�
