The student organization It’s On Us is holding a Krispy Kreme fundraiser until Feb. 28.
Students can purchase digital certificates for a dozen glazed donuts for $14. A dozen glazed donuts at Krispy Kreme sells for $15 with tax, so purchasing a certificate through It’s On Us could save students a dollar or more on a dozen donuts.
The purpose of the fundraiser is to allow the club to increase their personal funds. It’s On Us is fairly new to the WSC campus, having started last spring. The organization originally started as a program through the campus’ STRIVE office, but students Cassie Bates, Rylee Frohberg and Teresa Johnson decided to take initiative beyond the office.
“We decided that it wasn’t working to have things constantly attached to the STRIVE office,” Bates, one of the club’s founding members, said. “So, we figured we’d make more of a student impact by being our own club.”
It’s On Us focuses on raising awareness for domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking, better known as DVSAS.
“Knowing that someone out there is putting in the effort to make a better environment for people is what got me interested in the club,” Mia Birch, an executive board member of It’s On Us, said. “Hearing the words associated with DVSAS shouldn’t be a frightful thing to hear.”
Part of the group’s mission includes educating students on consent. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the group had a Consent Kissing Booth on Tuesday, Feb. 13 in the student center. Students had the opportunity to learn more about consent and receive a Hershey’s kiss in exchange.
The club has been involved in the clothesline project, where shirts displaying statistics about DVSAS and support for those who have experienced it are hung in the student center. The group has also gone around campus putting up fliers and sticky notes about DVSAS. Both of these efforts are designed to bring awareness to DVSAS.
“It’s giving campus and students encouragement and letting them know that they are supported by other people on campus,” Bates said.
Birch said even though the group receives allocations, they want to build an emergency fund. This fund would allow the group to expand what they can do and act as a buffer if they need to purchase something without using allocated funds.
As the group of 30 student members approaches their one-year anniversary, they want to continue to spread awareness and support for those who have experienced DVSAS.
