Greetings from the Student Alumni Association (SAA)! The SAA is an organization that strives to educate current students about what it means to be an alumnus and to increase interaction between alumni and current students. One way the SAA raises awareness on campus is to offer Finals Care Packages. In anticipation of fall semester final exams, the SAA, in conjunction with the Office of College and Alumni Relations, offers you the opportunity to send your student a care package.

A few years ago, we received a call from a Mom asking if she could purchase a care package to send to any one student who might need a 'pick-me-up.' Building upon her act of kindness we are asking you to consider ordering an additional care package for a student who could use something special. We work with various campus offices to find students whose finals week will be brightened by your 'kindness' package.

For $25 each, the finals care package includes many of the selections below based upon availability of the items when the total order is placed. The SAA students help select the items included.

• Hot Chocolate
• Kleenex packs
• Assorted Teas
• Breakfast cereals
• Granola Bars
• Rice Krispy treats
• Hand sanitizer
• Pudding
• Juice cocktail
• Fruit Roll-up
• Apples
• Bananas
• Chapstick
• Oranges
• Applesauce
• Cashew nuts
• Bottled water
• M&M's
• Snickers
• Starburst
• Twizzler
• Chewing gum
• Sunflower seeds
• Microwave popcorn
• Kraft Easy Mac
• Ramen noodles
• Goldfish crackers
• Jolly Rancher candies
• Animal crackers

This fall, each care package will also include a SAA USB Flash Drive!

Order forms were mailed in March. The deadline for the spring semester has passed.

Jayn Bailey '05
Office of College and Alumni Relations
733 Broad Street
Grinnell, IA 50112-1690

(641) 269-4633
(866) 850-1846
fax (641) 269-4313