Notebooks. Backpacks. School supplies. All types of clothing.
All of it is free.
This Friday, March 7, members of the Alpha Gamma Sigma Honors Society will run their once-a-semester event RamCycle in front of the main fountain from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
AGS hosts an event where students and faculty can donate anything they don’t need, use or want and can pick up anything they need, use or want.
Vice President Emily Haas said the event gives both faculty and students the opportunity to clear out stuff that is just taking up space at your home and can benefit someone else.
“Everyone has something that is just sitting that they’re not using that has just been sitting on their shelves months and months and they will never use it again,” Haas said. “Those clothes that you know you will never wear again.”
If you are wondering what type of items you can donate, Haas has the answer.
“Bring anything you don’t want, need or use and take anything you may need, want or use,” she said.
Haas will join club President Matthew Sardella to set up tables by 9:30 a.m. to start taking donations, and they will stop accepting them by noon.
You don’t have to be club members to pick any items you wish for, and anyone can drop off items they wish to donate. Food cans and large items like furniture are items that cannot be accepted.
“One of our goals of RamCycle is to bring the campus community together,” Sardella said.
Although this event is only held once a semester, AGS coordinates many community events. RamCycle is an event this chapter just started, but it’s not an event all chapters have.
“We’re really active. We have an event every two weeks,” he said.
Last year, the club made soldier’s angel packages that were sent overseas to U.S. soldiers. They also helped the Fresno Bully Rescue organization, helping rescue larger dogs who had been identified as violent dogs.
On campus, Haas said when you donate to RamCycle the stuff you will never use, it can save students the five bucks for a pair of jeans they will buy at a thrift store.
“Students can use that money for a scantron or any school supplies.”
One of the club’s advisors, Dr. Linda Vang, an FCC professor, has advised the club since 2004. “Last semester was our first time running RamCycle,” Dr. Vang said. The majority of the items donated were clothes and school supplies, she added.
If you are interested in becoming a member of the AGS club, anyone can join throughout the semester. You can contact Sardella at [email protected] for details.
To graduate with AGS honors students need a 3.0 GPA. FCC’s other honors society, Phi Theta Kappa GPA requirements are higher than AGS and AGS is the only community honor society and PTK is an international society.
“We plan a lot of different service events,” Sardella said, “and the main goal of AGS chapter is just to promote service to the community and character development, and we also recognize academic scholarship.”
