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Skidmore Cares

2019 Collection Teams

Skidmore Cares is an initiative that brings Skidmore colleagues and families together as a community to celebrate and strengthen our connections to each other. 

The initiative also serves as a collective effort to give back to the Saratoga region during the holiday season by working as teams to collect food items, school supplies, and monetary donations to distribute among Saratoga County agencies.

Team

Team Locations and Leaders

Collection goal 

Don’t Be Jelly – Give a Jam Ladd/Case 2nd & 3rd floors
Campus Life, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion

Robin Adams and Barbara McDonough
Jelly
The Food Fighters Ladd/ Case 1st floor
Opportunity Program, Post Office, Printing Services, Skidmore Shop  

Sade Moore and Doug Chang
Baby Food
North Hall Souper Stars North Hall
Advancement, Building/Mechanical Trades, Custodial Operations, Facilities Services, Maintenance and Grounds

Mary Visscher, Beth Brucker-Kane and Theresa Dingman
Soup
The Palamountain Juice Caboose Palamountain 4th floor
Academic Affairs, President's Office, Sponsored Research, World Languages and Literatures

Olivia O’Malley, Lisa Burke and Jeanne Eddy
Juice
The Magic Schoolboxes Palamountain 3rd floor
Anthropology, Asian Studies, English, Salmagundi

Theresa Knickerbocker and Catherine Golden
Crayons, Markers, Pencils, Scissors
Skidmore Cheer-io Palamountain 2nd floor
Early Childhood Center, Education Studies, International Affairs, Management and Business

Minita Sanghvi and Laura Decker
Hot and Cold Cereal
Fruit Frenzy Arts Quad/Filene
Art History, Arts Administration, Classics, Economics, MDOCS, Music, Studio Art, Theater

Amelia Clarke, Suzanne Golub and Roy Rotheim
Canned Fruit
Eat Your VeggieMore Keyes Quad Group
Risk Management, Financial Services, Human Resources, Res Life, Campus Safety, Counseling Center, Dining Services, Health Services, SEFCU

Val Schultz and Katie Wright
Vegetables
Kraft-y Collectors Upper East Side
Admissions, Alumni Affairs, College Events Communications and Marketing, Special Programs

Desiree Palmateer, Marianne Needham and Leah Casey
Mac & Cheese
Books, Bytes, and Tuna Scribner Library/Information Technology
Academic Technologies, Informational Technologies, Library

Patty Kolberg, Karen McAuley and Ben Harwood
Tuna
Starbuck’s Sassy Saucers Starbuck Center
Academic Advising, Career Services, Financial Aid, FYE, Off-Campus Study, Registrar, Student Academic Services

Penny Loretto
Pasta Sauce
Peanut Butter is Our Jam Dana
Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Studies, Geosciences, Physics

Tracy Broderson and AJ Schneller
Peanut Butter
Harder Paper Pushers Harder
Computer Science, Institutional Research, Math, Purchasing Services

Cate Brizell and Carol Schnitzer
Notebooks, Binders, Paper
Anything's Pastable Tisch
American Studies, History, IGR, Neuroscience, Media and Film Studies, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology

Kelly Melekis and Sheldon Solomon
Pasta
Mindful Snackers West Campus I
Greenberg, Health Promotions, Tang Teaching Museum, Sustainability Office

Jen McDonald and Michelle Boyus
Healthy Snacks
Rice, Rice, Baby West Campus II
Athletics, Dance, Health and Exercise Science

Lori Dawson, Lacey Largeteau and Ellen Grandy
Rice


Team Leader Coordinators

  • Ann Marie Przywara, Eric Morser, and Mary Hoehn