By Christian Tufino
Student-led club Crafts for a Cause gave back to the community through cuddly stuffed animals and food on March 27.
Crafts for a Cause held an event where people could pick between a handful of different stuffed animals to create and donate to the Plattsburgh Advocacy and Resource Center (ARC).
The Plattsburgh ARC provides help for people in the Plattsburgh community with disabilities. Through a collaboration with Crafts for a Cause,the organizations hosted an event for students to socialize and provide help for the community.
Ava Mayer, Crafts for a Cause board member, said she thinks this is one of their more involved events that the club held.
“I feel like this is one of our more exciting events because we get to give something back to the community,” Mayer said.
Crafts for a Cause board member Ananda Lalloo said she wanted this event to spread positivity to those they’re giving to.
“The plushies were really cute, and they’re something for the people that we’re giving back to to look back on and be like ‘oh someone was thinking of me,’” Lalloo said.
Lalloo was excited to see how many students want to help their community.
“I love that so many people came out and are willing to give back to a cause,” Lalloo said.
Crafts for a Cause holds collaboration events once a semester where they provide different arts and crafts events for students.
“We do these events once a semester, and it’s always nice seeing people from different areas on campus who may or may not have come to our events before,” Mayer said.
Crafts for a cause also holds bi-weekly events that provide spaces for students to unwind and meet new students. All of the clubs events revolve around arts and crafts.
“For our regular meeting we do crafting, painting, crocheting, and stuff like that bi-weekly on Thursdays at 6pm,” Mayer said.
There are plans for future bi-weekly events including nature walks and Easter egg painting. One planned event is a collaboration with Title IX this semester to give students some stress relief.
“We’re teaming up with Title IX for their Take Back the Night Event, and we’re gonna have affirmation bracelets for people,” Mayer said.
