WHARTON, TEXAS— November 14, 2025 – Wharton County Junior College is teaming up with the Wharton County Junior College Foundation this fall to collect items for students in need. On Dec. 2, all four of WCJC’s campuses will collect items for the WCJC Homestead food pantry as part of “Giving Tuesday,” a national initiative that has become one of the most significant fundraising days of the year.
On Dec. 2, collection drop-offs will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at WCJC’s campuses in Wharton, Bay City, Sugar Land and Richmond. The Bay City location will have a drop-off box at the front desk while the other three campuses will have boxes in the counseling offices.
Items needed include:
In addition to in-kind donations, financial contributions will also be collected during “Giving Tuesday” to support wraparound services. These will cover such things as the Homestead food pantry, emergency student aid, TRiO SSS and textbooks. Financial donations may be made by scanning the QR code on the event’s official flyer or by visiting Giving Tuesday 2025. Checks may also be mailed directly to the WCJC Foundation at 911 E. Boling Highway, Wharton, Texas, 77488.
For more information, visit the WCJC Foundation’s Giving Tuesday webpage.
The WCJC Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is committed to educational outreach and support for WCJC students across the region. The Foundation hosts annual events in Sugar Land, Bay City and El Campo and has steadily expanded its scholarship program and programmatic support to help more local students reach their educational goals. The Foundation office is located on the Wharton campus, inside the J.M. Hodges Library. For more information or to contribute, please visit wcjcfoundation.org or contact Jonathan Jeter at jeterj@wcjc.edu or 979-532-6981.
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