Mike Wolanin | The Republic A view of the Ivy Tech Community College logo on the outside of Ivy Tech Columbus’s new campus building Moravec Hall in Columbus, Ind., Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. The building is named after local philanthropist and business owner Tony Moravec.
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Ivy Tech Community College – Columbus will host a food drive, fall festival, and free movie showing in collaboration with IUPUC and Purdue Polytechnic on Thursday at the AirPark Columbus College Campus.
The food drive will last from noon to 6 p.m. with fall festival events from 3 to 6 p.m. The movie showing will begin at 6 p.m.
The fall festival will feature free events for students and community members, including pumpkin decorating, trick-or-treating, games, children’s activities, and a FAFSA workshop to assist current and new students with filing for financial aid. Anyone attending the FAFSA event will receive a voucher for a free meal to be redeemed at the festival. Concessions will be available for purchase.
The schools are collecting the following items for the food drive: microwavable meals, ramen, mac and cheese, canned vegetables, fruit cups, applesauce, granola bars, pasta and sauce, peanut butter and jelly, snack foods, toothpaste and brushes, hairstyling products, shaving cream, deodorant, hand soap, dish soap, detergent, feminine hygiene items, shampoo and conditioner, lotion, pens, paper, and notebooks.
Items can be dropped off outside the Columbus Learning Center at 4555 Central Ave. Anyone who donates two or more items will receive a food voucher that can be redeemed at the festival.
Following the festival, a free showing of the movie “Hocus Pocus” will begin at 6 p.m. Individuals are encouraged to bring a blanket or chairs if they plan to attend the showing.
