Pueblo Community College
PTA Club students have big hearts
 

For the past four years, students in the Physical Therapist Assistant Club have donated a variety of equipment to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. During this time, they have refurbished a total of eight wheelchairs and given several walkers and canes. The club chose the reservation because of its isolation and the high diabetes rate of its residents. This year, the students took their donations to another level and are donating a wide variety of durable medical equipment that is included in this photo. The donations are arranged through Colorado Springs-based One Nation Walking, a volunteer group that has a warehouse for storing the items and a van to deliver them directly to the reservation.
 
The PTA Club is involved with a second project this academic year – a fund-raising drive to help PTA students attending Delgado Community College in New Orleans, which had been flooded during Hurricane Katrina. The club is raising funds by selling beanie bag graduation doggies and conducting a silent auction. The money will be sent to Delgado CC’s PTA program to help cover the cost of lost textbooks, supplies, etc.