UW River Falls Fourth Annual Gift & Thrift Event

Students in a University of Wisconsin-River Falls Marketing Communications class are learning more about the profession they’re studying while helping families in need.

Students in the Sales Promotions and Event Planning course are planning the Fourth Annual Gift & Thrift event on campus, an effort to help families needing financial assistance. 

The student-led event consists of a thrift store at which donated clothing will be sold.

It will take place from 3-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, in the Falcon’s Nest at the University Center, E. 501 Wild Rose Ave., River Falls.

Donated clothing will include jackets, shoes, shirts, and pants. A silent auction will occur throughout the event.

The UWRF Marching Falcons will provide entertainment from 5:15–5:35 p.m.

Sales Promotions and Event Planning class members are seeking donations, including financial help, clothing, and silent auction items.

Those seeking to donate should contact kate.garbow@my.uwrf.edu. Digital cash donations can be made via Venmo at gift-thrift-and-silent-auction.square.site.

All profits from clothing sales will be donated to the River Falls Sunshine Fund, an organization that assists people experiencing financial hardship.