CREDIT: SAMANTHA KACZALA
The Sharing Shop (B1050) run by FSU moved to SUB 1015, giving students a better location to access the Shop and more space for supplies to be stored.

The Sharing Shop run by the Fanshawe Student Union (FSU) moved locations in mid-August to the Student Union Building (SUB) 1015.

The shop is a temporary aid that helps assist full-time Fanshawe students who are struggling financially with obtaining supplies for their everyday needs.

Students can pick up supplies such as non-perishable food, some perishables, toiletries and cleaning supplies.

Students must fill in an intake form that can be found online on the FSU’s webpage and be approved, before visiting. Students are welcome to visit The Sharing Shop up to three times a semester with a valid student ID.

Students can also volunteer running the Shop, which includes jobs like processing in-coming donations, cleaning, inventory, and opening and closing the shop. Volunteers are encouraged to dedicate at least two hours per week for all semester.

There are big blue donation boxes all around the school, where students can drop off non-perishable foods, toiletries and cleaning supplies.

The current box location across campus include:

• In front of the old Sharing Shop, B1050

• Student Centre, SC2001

• Campus Book Store, F1002

• Counselling and Accessibility Services, F2010

• Library and Media Services, L1003

According to Amy Romao, of the FSU administrative support-services, The Sharing Shop is moving to bring the location closer to the FSU office.

“It’s at the front of the school, so it’s really far from us. Now that we have had some renovations and some movement we [FSU] want to bring it closer under our roof,” Romao said.

Romao also said having the Shop closer is a big help to the volunteers too.

“Currently, my volunteers will come here [to the FSU office], sign in and then retrieve the key and then unlock the space in B [which is]all the way in the front of the school then have to come all the way back here to return the key,” Romao said.

The new location is in the small hallway between Forwell Hall and The Out Back Shack, right beside the Used Book Shop. This location is going to allow for more space to hold the donations of supplies The Sharing Shop receives.

“[The new office] is a larger and better layout of space. We will have an extra fridge in there, so that we can expect more fridge donations, some perishables if needed, as well as an addition to those services [the ones] already offered by The Sharing Shop,” Romao said.

For more information on The Sharing Shop and how to apply if you are in need, visit fsu.ca and search The Sharing Shop.