MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) – Northern Michigan University students will host a bottled water drive to collect donations for Flint residents.
The bottled water drive will be held on Friday, May 4th, from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. in front of the Superior Dome.
NMU students have announced their opposition to the selection of Governor Snyder as commencement speaker, mostly due to his handling of the Flint Water Crisis.
"This allows us to put our time and energy where our mouths are," said graduating senior Nathan Frischkorn.
"By collecting bottled water donations for Flint, we are able to take action that allows us to use this platform to help a community that has been negatively impacted by the governor’s policy."
Students organizing the drive welcome all members of the NMU and Marquette communities to bring cases of bottled water or sealed jugs of water to donate.
All donations will be sent home with Flint residents who will be joining the protest on Saturday.