Cottey Cash may be used in the Chellie Club, Raney Dining Room, for shuttle reservation or event tickets, and in the Spirit Shop. Cottey Cash “dollars” are gift certificates that carry no cash value. No credits will be given for unused Cottey Cash.

Credit card orders may be placed by completing the online order form. Click Here for the form.

Monetary gifts of $50.00 or more to a student may impact her financial aid package. This does not apply to gift cards or Cottey Cash.

Please call the office of Institutional Advancement, at 417-667-6333, ext. 2120 to find out more information on how your chapters can put money into a fund that will go towards special needs such as a trip to the dentist, special school supplies, or personal athletic equipment.

Please notify the Office of P.E.O. Relations if a student contacts you requesting money. The College will assess the student’s needs and will proceed accordingly.

Cottey’s student body is made up of students from over 40 states and 15 foreign countries, so many students are a long way from home. Hearing from P.E.O. s from their states can be a great way to help students keep connected to home and reduce homesickness. Most Cottey students are in their late teens and early twenties, so keep in mind young people’s tastes when compiling your care package. Here are some suggestions for keeping connected:

• Send birthday cards.
• Send care packages.
• Students really appreciate receiving the following items:
  • snack food, such as single-serving microwavable macaroni and cheese, chips, breakfast bars, crackers, candy, gum, and cookies
  • spiral notebooks, pens, scotch tape
  • body lotions, hair products (shampoos, conditioners, gels)
  • coffee, tea, and beverage mixes
  • laundry detergent and softener
  • stamps
  • laundry pods
  • dryer sheets
• Purchase a gift card to from one of the national chain restaurants that students have in Nevada. The following national chains are located in Nevada and accept gift certificates: Domino’s Pizza, Pizza Hut, McDonald’s, Burger King, Sonic, and Walmart. You may purchase these gift cards at your home store and mail the certificate to the student. The closest Starbucks and Target locations are 60 miles south.

Here is a list of ideas for care packages!

Order A Package

Purchase Finals Week Care Packages through the Office of Student Life with the button above!

Please order by Friday, November 29, 2024, for fall and Wednesday, April 23, 2025, for spring. Online ordering is available from August 1-November 29, 2024, for the fall semester and February 1-April 23, 2025, for the spring semester.

To order by phone, please contact the Student Life Office at 417-667-6333, ext. 2205.

The cost is $25. Packages include chips, nuts, cheese and crackers, gum, full-size candy bars, granola bars, two pieces of fruit, usually an apple and an orange, along with a variety of other snacks. Care packages are distributed to the students before studying begins for finals week!

All proceeds from the sale of finals week care packages support the Nancy Denman Student Life Scholarship, awarded annually to one or two Cottey students. Dr. Denman was the coordinator of counseling at Cottey, an alumna, and a P.E.O. She lost her fight with breast cancer in January 2005.

Members of P.E.O. Chapter DW in Nevada, Missouri, are ready to help. We will bake a cake and deliver it to your student. For $20, you can choose either a frosted 9×13 rectangular cake or an angel food cake to be delivered to your student’s residence hall on or near her birthday or other special occasion. To request a cake, contact Cindy Wynn by mail, 173 Country Club Dr., Nevada, MO 64772, by email at wynncindy1950@icloud.com; or telephone 417-684-7304. Send your check, made payable to Chapter DW, to Cindy Wynn. Click Here for more information.