ISABELLA INZINNA
Staff Writer
Cheap clothes and music are some of college students’ favorite things. On Friday, Sept. 15, Music Therapy Club combined the two.
Music Therapy Club held a thrift sale in the Williams Center MPR. We talked to Music Therapy Club President Elizabeth Davis, a senior music therapy major.
“We’re holding a music therapy conference here at Fredonia. We’re having this thrift sale to support our future conference,” said Davis. This year would be Music Therapy Club’s second annual conference.
When asked why the conference was important to her, Davis said, “A big part of music therapy is advocating for our profession and networking with other music therapists.”
There are many types of people who attend the conference, including those who are getting into the profession, certified music therapists and people who just want to know more.
“We had 120 [people attend], including students from Nazareth and Marymount school as well as several speakers,” said Davis.
Not everyone understands why music therapy is so important. Davis said, “We use music interventions or music in general to help people address their goals. We could help an adult with Parkinson’s by playing music and helping them walk on beat.”
In terms of the actual thrift sale, all clothes were donated from students on campus. There were donation boxes where anyone on campus could donate. Davis even invited people to bring bags of clothes the day of the sale if they wanted.
Clothes were selling for as little as two dollars. For eight dollars, you could fill a bag with anything you wanted.
This thrift sale brought a sustainable form of shopping to campus, making it more accessible for students.
Not only was this a fundraiser with two things most students love, but it was also good for our environment.