PVM Cares! Mission Accomplished!

August 9, 2024

Miller Elementary School students and families were excited to see backpacks filled with study supplies awaiting them at the start of the new school year.
Miller Elementary School students and families were excited to see backpacks filled with study supplies awaiting them at the start of the new school year.

The inaugural mission of PVM Cares! was to provide homework supplies to students at Miller Elementary School – Purdue Veterinary Medicine’s community partner. Miller students receive classroom school supplies at no cost; however, they do not receive supplies that enable them to complete homework and other projects at home. Thanks to many contributors of supplies and time, a total of 500 backpacks were filled at Lynn Hall with pencils, erasers, colored pencils, crayons, safe scissors, notebooks, rulers, highlighters, glue sticks, and a Vet Adventures SuperPower Pack! Then the backpacks were delivered to the school before the students returned to the classroom. As a result, every Miller student received a Purdue Veterinary Medicine League of VetaHumanz-Miller Elementary School backpack. The Students found the backpacks at their desks when they met their teachers this week on Monday, August 5.

Many Thanks to the Suppliers, Assemblers, and Field Agents who contributed to our success in accomplishing our mission!

• Kara Burns
• Grace Craig
• Kevin Doerr
• Holly Englert
• Lisa Greenberg
• Shelley Harmon
• Andrea Kellogg
• Dr. Ellen Lowery
• Dr. Colleen Maguire Jackson
• Dr. Anna McManamey
• Tom Mauch
• Dr. Susan Prieto-Welch
• Dr. Willie Reed
• Dr. Sandy San Miguel
• Jennifer Smith
• Sheila Stingle
• Eva Tatman
• Susan Xioufaridou

Volunteers participating in PVM Cares! filled 500 backpacks with homework supplies – enough for every Miller Elementary student to receive one.
Volunteers participating in PVM Cares! filled 500 backpacks with homework supplies for students at Miller Elementary School.

Even if it didn’t work out for you to help with the backpack project, you still can join PVM Cares!, which provides opportunities for everyone in our college to engage with our community as we join superpowers with Thomas Miller Elementary School for mutual transformation! Together, we support students in their quest for scientific knowledge and STEM career exploration. Visit https://vet.purdue.edu/vetahumanz/pvm-cares/ to learn more and sign up.

Consider joining PVM Cares! today.

During volunteer works sessions in Lynn Hall, a total of 500 backpacks were prepared so they could be delivered to Miller Elementary School – enough for every Miller Elementary student to receive one.
During volunteer work sessions in Lynn Hall, enough backpacks were prepared for every Miller Elementary student received one.

PVM Cares is part of The League of VetaHumanz, supported by the Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) program of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The League is committed to engaging with under-resourced communities to provide access and support for youth who aspire to careers in the veterinary profession.

Writer(s): Dr. Sandra San Miguel, Kevin Doerr | pvmnews@purdue.edu

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