We are one of Fort Hays State University’s 310 Leadership Team, Bags of Love. Our mission is to help the Salvation Army with Project Suitcase.

Project Suitcase provides assistance for the children in the Ellis County Foster Care system. Each child that enters the system is only given two trash bags to transfer their personal belongings from home to home.

Ages of the children in foster care range from the day they are born to the age of 21. Our ultimate goal is to obtain 350 suitcases, filled with a few toiletries and a personal item. We are asking the Ellis County Community to kindly donate any type of suitcase, toys and stuffed animals.

The following items are being collected: heavy-duty luggage bags, duffel bags, totes, drawstring bags, backpacks, rolling luggage suitcases, teddy bears, books, toys, etc.

The team Bags of Love is going to have a bag drive on from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, and from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 24 at Big Creek Crossing. Save the dates!

We would gladly appreciate any type of these listed items as donations to be able to help out the foster kids in Ellis County!

For any questions, feel free to contact any of these numbers below:

Rosa Medrano (620)474-7454
Courtney Nemechek (620) 376-8438
Johnae Blackmon (785) 432-4110
Chelsie Andrews (785) 416-0149
Katie Page (785) 643-5677
Diane Hernandez (785) 259-9377