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Welding Club Supports the Troops

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The Beaver Dam Welding Club donated their time and club resources for the Christmas in a Shoe Box event coming up on November 13th for our troops overseas.

Thanks Beaver Dam Welding Club for your support!

November 9, 2019by Kristina Haensgen
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Community Engagement

Moraine Park hosting Christmas in a Shoebox donation drive

students fill boxes of donations for military members in beaver dam cafeteria

As the holiday season approaches, Moraine Park Technical College is offering a simple way to give back and show support for the men and women who are serving our country overseas.

In order to make their time a little more enjoyable away from home this holiday season, students and staff from Moraine Park’s Beaver Dam campus are conducting a “Christmas in a Shoebox” drive again with donations being accepted until Friday Nov. 3.  
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October 23, 2017by Andrew Pantzlaff
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Clubs & Organizations, Community Engagement

Donut Club sprinkles good deeds throughout community

Students in Donut Club pose gather for group photo

The Moraine Park Technical College Donut Club was started in the Fall 2016 semester after a presentation from Lisa Manuell, who is one of our College’s awesome student life specialists.  Lisa told our Composition 1 class that students could start just about any club on campus as long as they met certain criteria.

She told us she had even heard of a school in Minnesota that had a Donut Club!  And just like that, the Moraine Park Donut Club was born!
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July 5, 2017by Melissa Ewoldt
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PHOTOS: Christmas in a Shoebox 2016

christmas-in-a-shoebox being filled by volunteers

Moraine Park’s Beaver Dam campus just wrapped up its 2016 “Christmas in a Shoebox” drive. The drive’s goal was to gather and send 50 boxes of donations to troops overseas this holiday season. Its was organized by the Beaver Dam Student Senate, and roughly 100 different students helped at various points of the project.


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November 11, 2016by Andrew Pantzlaff
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Record-breaking donations pour in for Troops

christmas-in-a-shoebox being filled by volunteers

Well, that went well!

With the holiday season approaching, Moraine Park wanted to give back and show support for the men and women who are serving our country overseas.

In order to make their time a little more enjoyable away from home this holiday season, students and staff from Moraine Park’s Beaver Dam campus conducted a “Christmas in a Shoebox” drive (all donations – deodorant, eye drops, candy, snacks, books, movies, etc. – had to be small enough to fit inside a shoebox). The drive was organized by the Beaver Dam Student Senate, and roughly 100 different students helped at various points of the project.

In previous years, our record for overall donations was 35 boxes. This year, we aimed higher – hoping to gather enough for 50 boxes of donated items.

Turns out, we ended up with
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November 10, 2016by Andrew Pantzlaff
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Community Engagement, Student Life, Veterans

GIVE BACK: Support service members currently stationed overseas

As we approach and celebrate the holiday season, let us not forget about those who will be away from home serving their country. In order to make their time a little more enjoyable students and staff from Moraine Park’s Beaver Dam campus are conducting a “Christmas in a Shoebox” drive in order to collect items to be shipped to service members currently stationed overseas.
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September 26, 2016by Stephen Pepper
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