How to Make an Impact This National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

(StatePoint) October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual opportunity to spend your dollars on products and services that benefit breast cancer advocacy, research and patient care services. However, experts say that the clutter of pink products on store shelves and online can make savvy shopping a challenge.

"Determining if a given product sold during October actually benefits a breast cancer charity, is not always easy," says Sarah Rosales, vice president of Corporate Partnerships at Susan G. Komen, the world's leading breast cancer organization.

One way to ensure that your purchases are making the impact you think they will is by shopping with Komen's Annual Live Pink program. This year, Komen has partnered with more than 25 companies, and the lineup of products and services available includes everything from specially designed clothing and skin care products, to bagels and bikes. By shopping with the brands in the Live Pink portfolio during October, you can help fund research and care services that support people through their breast cancer diagnosis, treatment and beyond. Program details are transparent on the Live Pink site. To learn more and to shop, visit, komen.org/livepink.

For other purchases you make this National Breast Cancer Awareness Month that make charitable claims, Susan G. Komen recommends asking the following questions:

1. What charity is the program supporting? Do promotional materials about the product or service clearly and conspicuously state this information?

2. How will the benefitting charity use the donation? You should be made aware where your money is going and what charitable programs your purchase will support. Funds raised to benefit Komen, for example, go to support the organization's advocacy for breast cancer patients, investments in research and a number of direct patient care services.

3. How is the program structured? What percentage or exact amount of the proceeds will go to the charity? Will the company be making a minimum or maximum donation to the charity? Shop only with companies that offer transparency with regards to program details and how donations are structured.

By shopping savvy this October, you can support the fight against breast cancer and ensure your purchases are making the biggest impact possible. 

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Help Wanted

Posted 10/8/2021

Apply to be a Peer Tutor for CCRI's Student Success Center

The Student Success Center hires and trains students for CCRI's Peer Tutor Program. Typically, twice a year in early August and in early December, peer tutors are hired and trained for each semester. No matter what time of the year, students can contact the Student Success Center if they are interested in learning about becoming a paid peer tutor.

This position allows tutors to make their own schedules and add professional work experience to their resumes. Find more information on the requirements for peer tutors here.

Writing Center Job Opportunities

The CCRI Writing Centers often needs peer tutors. According to the website, "[t]hese paid peer tutoring positions are really great ways to help other students, as well as to enhance one's own skills. Potential peer tutors need to have completed Composition I with a grade of B or higher. To apply for a peer tutor position, a student needs to fill in an application form and have a current or a past professor fill in a faculty recommendation form. The forms can be submitted electronically or brought into the CCRI Knight Campus Writing Center."

For more information, please contact Dr. Karen Petit at kmpetit@ccri.edu or at 401-825-2279.

The Information Technology Department Hiring Student Workers

The Information Technology Department is now hiring student workers for both the
IT Help Desk and the Academic Computer Labs.

Students must be enrolled in at least six credits for the Fall 2021 semester to be eligible. Please send your resume and work availability to helpdesk@ccri.edu.

Career Services Offers a Wealth of Resources for the Career-Minded

CCRI Career Services offers a variety of resources to help individuals with career planning and management. In addition to events like workshops and virtual job fairs, there are also a number of on-demand virtual workshops to help with every step of the career path.

Career Services also offers Handshake, a one-stop online career resource center for CCRI students and alumni. Handshake lets people explore career paths, in addition to finding and internships in many fields. These services are free and are worth checking out.

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Food Pantry

The CCRI Food Pantry is open to CCRI registered students (only) and their qualifying dependents. You must be currently enrolled and attending classes during the semester you are requesting for. All request must be submitted here and will be delivered by campus. We offer non-perishable items, such as canned vegetables, canned fruits, pasta, rice, various soups, limited toiletries, etc. If you have questions, email foodpantry@ccri.edu.

Please Note: All food request can be submitted every two weeks per each individual student.
After submitting the food request form, you will receive an email with a follow-up scheduled appointment time to pick up your items. Failure to respond whether you can make or need to change the scheduled appointment time will result in not filling your request.

Pick-up Days & Times

"By Appointment Only"

Pick-up Locations:

Flanagan Campus, Food Pantry Office, Room 1313
Warwick Campus, Student Union, Room 1234
Providence Campus, Main Entrance/ Campus Police, Check-in Area
Newport Campus, Main Entrance/ Campus Police, Check-in Area