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ORANGE YOU CREATIVE Building the Bengal Nation
L
ast semester, students in management professor, Jeff Street’s honors program course, “Orange You Creative” raised $15,000 toward bringing the Idaho State University
STUDENTS IN SERVICE Raising Money for Sick Kids
I
n
April,
Alex
Bolinger’s
Individual
and
Organizational Behavior class held a MakeA-Wish fundraiser in order to raise money for terminally ill children in Southeast Idaho. It
brand to Old Town Pocatello. A collaboration of
was a great learning experience for the students,
generous sponsors, including Citizens Community
(pictured below, left to right) Burke Khapp, Rebecca
Bank, ISU Credit Union and Idaho State University, all
Steed, Nicole Milford, and Victoria Steckline. For the
pledged the primary funding for adding branded signage to
event, students developed the idea for a pop-up thrift shop,
the historic area of the city. Signage will include: 130 lamp post
which was held in ISU’s Pocatello campus Student Union
pennants, 15 – “IS” logo neon signs for business windows and
building. The students placed donation boxes in the residence
a 20-foot by 40-foot painted “ghost” sign featuring the newly
halls on campus and received an overwhelming amount of
branded ISU Bengal head. Based on the class’s cost
donated clothing and shoes. After the event was
assessment, the project will require an additional
over, they took the remaining clothing to the Idaho
$4,000 in funds to complete the $19,000 project.
Youth Ranch. The event raised $400, which Jessica
“With the onset of the University’s rebranding
Budzianowski, Director of Development of Make-A-
campaign, I felt like a project like this would give
Wish Idaho, says, “Is enough to provide a child a fun
students, faculty and businesses the opportunity
and great experience.” The Boise State University
to come together and spread the Bengal pride
College of Business and Economics will be using
throughout our community,” said Street. With very
Bolinger’s class as a model for developing a similar
little funds to go, the students are very excited to
course in their own college in the coming semesters.
see their project come to life. (Pictured in top photo)
(Pictured in bottom photo)
