Oakwood University News January 2015 Families Benefit From Angels Among Us Campaign by Monica Spencer, student writer Last month, WJOU 90.1 FM sponsored an "Angels Among Us" campaign in an effort to assist with the needs of local Huntsville families for the Christmas season. A major focus of the campaign was to assist parents of the New Beginnings program. New Beginnings, housed on the Oakwood University campus, is designed to assist single-parent students on their journey to complete their degree. With the assistance of Garden Cove Produce, Good Samaritan Hospice, and generous donations from community members and online givers, New Beginnings families were given items such as laundry detergent, bath soaps, pots, pans, children's clothing, educational toys, and sheets just to name a few. Along with assisting the parents and children of New Beginnings, the donations received from this campaign assisted some families in the Huntsville community. A total of 53 people were served, which included 20 adults, and 33 children. Reggie Hicks, general manager and director of WJOU, expressed, "It was a wonderful collaboration of students, faculty, the staff of Oakwood, and the community. Hopefully it is something that we can do every year." SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-702-5854 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 200 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children.