Terps Embracing Immigrants UMD Apparel Drive - 4/18, 20

Terps Embracing Immigrants will be collecting any and all new or gently used UMD apparel or gear on:

MONDAY APRIL 18TH
3-6PM
LA PLATA LOBBY
LANDMARK LOBBY

WEDNESDAY APRIL 20TH
3-6PM
COMMONS 3 AND 4
HORNBAKE PLAZA 
We are Terps Embracing Immigrants, a group participating in UMD’s Do Good Challenge, a university-wide social entrepreneurship competition. Our mission is to help immigrants in the local area develop a strong community with each other and to encourage Maryland students to be welcoming and supportive of immigrant groups.

Our community is home to very diverse neighborhoods, including College Park, Riverdale, Silver Spring, and Langley Park, with over 40% of residents being foreign-born. We want to fight back against the growing anti-immigrant rhetoric that we see on the news and embrace the diversity and rich cultural heritage right in our own backyard.

The Long Branch Community Center in Silver Spring holds an annual Unity Day Festival to achieve the same mission as us: to build community among the various different immigrant and cultural groups in the neighborhood. We wanted to extend their efforts and expand the community by integrating the Long Branch and University of Maryland communities. We want to reach out to them to let them know more about the University of Maryland and welcome them into our family.

To do that, we are collecting Maryland apparel and “swag” to bring to the event, as a gesture of welcome. We will be collecting the gear over four days. Anything from T-shirts, key chains, pens, cups, and hats is greatly appreciated. As a thank you, all those who donate will be entered into a raffle for a Chipotle gift card.

In addition, if you would like to participate in our booth at the Unity Day Festival, you can reach us at terpsembracingimmigrants@gmail.com.