Care Packages Fall 2026
With final exams approaching, the Parents and Families Leadership Council (PFLC), in partnership with the Office of Development and Alumni Relations, is excited to offer you the chance to send your student a Care Package.
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a care package
Each care package is $35. Each care package includes a wide variety of items intended to give students a boost going into finals. All items ordered are gluten-free to accommodate student needs. Additionally, students assemble their own packages to ensure they are receiving items that adhere to their dietary preferences.
We also ask you to consider ordering an additional package for a student who might need a “pick-me-up” during finals week. Last fall, 135 students benefited from others’ acts of kindness. We work with offices across campus to identify students who will benefit from a kindness care package. With your support, we can continue offering this important program to our students.
Your student(s) will be notified via email that they have received a care package and will be able to collect it on either Wednesday, May 6 or Thursday, May 7. If your student does not pick up their package on either day, or make alternative pick-up arrangements with us, we will donate their care package to Student Health and Wellness (SHAW) to hand out to students in need of a “pick-me-up.”
Once you complete the order for a care package, you will be provided a link to an online form to send a personalized message to your care package recipient.
Final care package orders are due November 13. Late orders will be accepted through November 20; however, a $10 late fee will be charged for each package ordered through this time.
There is an optional $25 Pioneer Bookshop gift card, which can be added to your student’s care package.
A sample selection of items included in a care package. Items in the care packages may not be identical to the items displayed.