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Butte Today
By the People, for the People
Montana Tech Nursing Students Organize Hygiene Drive for Butte Salvation Army
Nursing students collect essential personal care items to support individuals and families in need in the Butte-Silver Bow community.
Published on Mar. 5, 2026
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Nursing students at Montana Tech's Sherry Lesar School of Nursing and the Student Nurses Association (SNA) are organizing a community-wide essentials and hygiene drive to collect personal care items for individuals and families in need in Butte. All donated items will go to the Butte Salvation Army to help support people in the Butte-Silver Bow community.
Why it matters
The project highlights the connection between community health and access to basic necessities. Many everyday items people take for granted are some of the most needed resources for neighbors facing hardship.
The details
The nursing students are collecting new, unopened items including paper products, hygiene products, and sleep bags or bedding. Both new and gently used sleep bags and bedding will be accepted. Donations can be dropped off at the Nursing Department Office in the Health Sciences Building through March 31, and the Mining Museum has also agreed to serve as an additional drop-off location.
- The donation drive will run through March 31, 2026.
The players
Caitlin Olson
A senior nursing student at Montana Tech who says the project highlights the connection between community health and access to basic necessities.
Stacey Corbitt
A Montana Tech Writing Instructor who serves on the Salvation Army board and helped connect the Student Nurses Association with the organization earlier this year.
Butte Salvation Army
The organization that will receive all of the donated items to help support people in the Butte-Silver Bow community.
Montana Tech's Sherry Lesar School of Nursing
The nursing school at Montana Tech that is organizing the community-wide essentials and hygiene drive.
Montana Tech Student Nurses Association (SNA)
The student organization at Montana Tech's nursing school that is organizing the community-wide essentials and hygiene drive.
What they’re saying
“The project highlights the connection between community health and access to basic necessities. Many everyday items people take for granted are some of the most needed resources for neighbors facing hardship.”
— Caitlin Olson, Senior nursing student (NBC Montana)
What’s next
The donation drive will run through March 31, 2026, and organizers are encouraging community members to drop off donations at the Nursing Department Office or the Mining Museum during that time.
The takeaway
This hygiene drive organized by Montana Tech nursing students demonstrates the important role that access to basic necessities plays in supporting community health and well-being. By collecting essential personal care items for the Butte Salvation Army, the students are directly addressing the needs of their local community and highlighting the connection between public health and access to fundamental resources.
