Holiday toy drive benefiting CASA for Children breaks record
Tulanians donated hundreds of toys and a record-breaking $6,300-plus to the annual Staff Advisory Council Toy Drive benefiting Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for Children this year. Online contributions topped the previous record of $4,170 in 2014, and nearly doubled last year’s total of $3,226. “I didn’t know what to expect this year given the extraordinary circumstances, but we were absolutely blown away by the generosity of the Tulane community,” said Trina Beck, assistant dean for the Honors Program at Newcomb-Tulane College, who serves as the community service chair ...