Staff Senate Accepting RazorGifts Applications for 2020 Holiday Season

RazorGifts is a gifting program created by the staff and for the staff at the University of Arkansas to provide assistance during the holidays. The application period for the 2020 holiday season has opened and will remain open until 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23. All information on the applications will remain anonymous. Applications can be found online at the Staff Senate's RazorGifts page.

For those who wish to contribute to the program, a virtual registry to directly purchase requested items for recipients will be open in early November. Be watching University News for an announcement when the registry is live.

Purchased items must be shipped to the address below for processing by Friday, Dec. 4. Distribution to recipients will take place in mid-December. Should you wish to donate via cash or check, please make gifts payable to RazorGifts and mail your donation to

Kelly Westeen, program chair
MHER 142
1 University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701

For more information, send a note to either ssgifts@uark.edu or kwestee@uark.edu.

Contacts

Kelly Westeen, Razorgifts Program chair
Staff Senate
479-575-5477, kwestee@uark.edu

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