Students Help 'Restore the Shore' With Bracelet Sales

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Centenary College Assistant Professor of Business Heather Pelletier focused on an experiential learning exercise with her students this semester.  The assignment was to build awareness or raise funds or items for a local organization.

A group of her students worked with the Salvation Army to sell "Restore the Shore" bracelets, which will benefit the Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund. Four students on the team, Veronica Bruzzese, Jennifer Meny, Juhi Rathod and April Szekula, raised $370 with their efforts.  

“Most of us know many people who were affected by Hurricane Sandy and we wanted to do something that would make a positive impact,” Bruzzese said.  “We felt that this initiative was a really good fit for us and a great hands-on experience.”

The students used creative efforts, such as selling the bracelets at their family businesses, the Centenary dining hall and places of employment to secure their sales. In addition, they developed a recycling project at Centenary College, which will continue next year. 

“It was incredible how much effort they put into this project,” Jennifer Lee, Passaic County coordinator for disaster services at the Salvation Army, said.  “We appreciate the help that these students were willing to give and hope to work with them again in the future.”