SNOW organization helps future nurses give back

On Monday, some philanthropic future nurses were offering anyone walking through Petro Allied Health Center a root beer float.

The fundraiser benefited the Marian Clinic, and was held by Student Nurses of Washburn organization. The proceeds will help the clinic cover the cost of diabetic supplies.

"Essentially what we said was we were fundraising donations and giving out the root beer floats," said Breanna Chamoff, the president of the organization and a senior in the School of Nursing.

SNOW's mission is to help nursing students get involved in the community and to provide information about nursing.

"We try to get our student body involved in the nursing community by bringing in outside speakers, we have had students come talk about the WTE [Washburn transformational experience] so the students know what that entails and how they can get involved in the WTE and nursing," Chamoff said. "We’ve had students come and talk about the study abroad experiences they have."

The organization meets once a month, and considers everyone enrolled in the School of Nursing to be a member, however, in order to vote in organizational elections, they must be registered in advance.

Chamoff encourages pre-nursing students to attend the meetings and to start getting involved.

"I think it’s important for students to be involved in any organization they’re apart of so they have a voice, SNOW s a good organization because it gives students a network for outreach into the community, Chamoff said. "We try to give them connections to local hospitals and people they might need to know in their careers and prove to be beneficial to them, and more then that it’s important to give back to their community."

The next organizational meeting will actually be a potluck picnic held at Lake Shawnee on Thursday, May 7.

"It’s open to all nursing students and pre-nursing student in lieu of the monthly SNOW meeting," Chamoff said.