Club yard sale raises funds

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Nineteen-year-old business major Richard Real of Business Club’s sells video games, scantrons and books at the Fall 2014 Club Cash. On lookers eyed the games he had on display. Photo credit: Saffana Hijaz

By Saffana Hijaz

Nine clubs attended the busy walkway of students on Raider Walk compiled with tables covered with a multitude of trinkets, books, clothing, adorable stuffed animals, games and raffle baskets.

On Nov. 12, Moorpark College student organizations held their second per-semester yard sale on Raider Walk with hopes of helping clubs to connect with students.

Started last spring, Moorpark College Alumni and former Student Organizations Director of the Associated Students, Victoria Zolfaghari, came up with Club Cash to help MC clubs raise and spend their own money.

“I started (Club Cash) because a lot of the clubs were coming to AS for funds so that their organizations could go to conferences, have guest lecturers, buy supplies, etc., since they had almost no money of their own,” said Zolfaghari via text.

Zolfaghari’s idea of having something campus wide that would allow students to support student life directly through their organizations, but also indirectly, by having more campus events outside of the clubs, became a reality and a way to bring the school together.

“The clubs that attended had a lot of fun and made some money,” said present Student Organizations Director, Christine Anderson. “The Latin club said they made a hundred or more dollars and overall people got to interact with the students.”

An event that will continue to embrace clubs for years to come, Club Cash ‘s success for on-campus organizations and bringing awareness to them is just the beginning to a more involved student body.

“I think that (Zolfaghari’s) idea was marvelous,” said Anderson. “She really thought outside of the box for a way that clubs could fundraise for themselves and have something that (the clubs) could do just to have fun, and get to interact with the students.”