The Bay College and LSSU Regional Center of Business Professionals of America annual “Warm Coats for Warm Hearts” campaign collected coats for those in need in Delta County. This student-driven campaign ran from Monday, October 12th, until Friday, October 23rd. With the community’s outpouring of support, a total of 210 items were collected during the campaign. Collection boxes were placed throughout Delta County at the following participating businesses: Elmer’s County Market, Grace Church (Gladstone), Massie's Country Market (Bark River), Northern Lights YMCA, and the Bay College Escanaba Campus in the HUB.
On October 26th, BPA students came together to sort every donation. Then on November 4th, coats and other winter gear were distributed to the Salvation Army and Tri-County Safe Harbor.
If you have any questions, please email Nick Chaillier at nick.chaillier@baycollege.edu.
To learn more about the Bay College/LSSU Escanaba Regional Center BPA Chapter Email Club Advisor Brent Madalinski at madalinb@baycollege.edu.
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Photo Caption: Bay/LSSU BPA students came together for the 2026 Warm Coats for Warm Hearts Campaign, helping collect, organize, and prepare warm clothing for members of our community. Pictured left to right: Connor Howes, Marcy Dugree, Gabriel Viau, Juliion Nowak, Cash Royer, Cory Vincent, and Andrew Lord.
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of leadership, citizenship, academic and technological skills for students at the
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