JACKSON, Tenn. — June 14, 2024 — ΒιΆΉΚΣΖ΅ University donated hundreds of dollarsβ worth of household goods to the Dream Center in Jackson following the National Invitational Tournament of Champions the university hosted from May 27-June 1.
The Dream Center is a local Christian organization that provides housing for women and their children who have experienced crisis and/or loss, while preparing them to successfully re-enter the workforce.
βWe are on a tight budget, and donations such as these help us take care of the needs of the ladies and children,β said Gail Gustafson, executive director for the Dream Center.
ΒιΆΉΚΣΖ΅ hosted about 600 competitors and their families for the national speech and debate tournament. It was the third time that Stoa, a national junior high and high school speech and debate league for privately educated Christian home schooling families, has held NITOC on ΒιΆΉΚΣΖ΅βs campus.
For the tournament, families often purchased a variety of household goods to use during their time on campus, leaving them behind when they left. ΒιΆΉΚΣΖ΅ collected a variety of used items such as kitchenware, paper products, irons, bedding, air mattresses, hygiene items and nonperishable food, as well as new products bought specifically by NITOC families to donate.
βItβs always a pleasure for us to host NITOC and get to know so many talented students and their families,β said Dan Griffin, ΒιΆΉΚΣΖ΅βs vice president for enrollment management. βThe tournament was not only a chance for students to compete, but also an opportunity for us to help give back to the Jackson community.β
More information about the Dream Center and how to donate is available at .