Blugold Dining employees support St. Jude with over $1,000

Last week over $1,000 was donated to the St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital thanks to the employees of the Blugold Dining team. We are excited to announce that our team became a Partner in Hope during B95’s 11th annual Country Cares for St. Jude Kids Radiothon.

For about a year and a half, Blugold Dining has participated in an employee program called Jeans Day for Charity. Every Friday our employees are invited to help out a charity by donating $1 to the fund in order to wear jeans while working. Participating staff members wear a sticker that acknowledges their charitable donation.

The charity was not chosen until the wonderful folks hosting the Radiothon touched our hearts. The Jeans Day fund had been growing since December with $525 collected. In an effort to make our dollars stretch even further, we utilized B95’s limited-time matching program for a grand total of $1,050 being donated to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.

On Fridays when you see our Blugold Dining staff wearing jeans, know that it’s for a good cause. We would like to thank each and every participant in our Jeans Day employee program for their support and generosity.

Some of the past charities Blugold Dining has supported include: the Eau Claire and Chippewa County Humane Associations, Bolton Refuge House, The Community Table and the Salvation Army's Adopt-a-Family program.

About St. Jude
St. Jude is unlike any other pediatric treatment and research facility. Discoveries made there have completely changed how the world treats children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. With research and patient care under one roof, St. Jude is where some of today's most gifted researchers are able to do science more quickly.

St. Jude researchers are published and cited more often in high impact publications than any other private pediatric oncology research institution in America. St. Jude is a place where many doctors send some of their sickest patients and toughest cases. It's a place where cutting-edge research and revolutionary discoveries happen every day. They've built America's second-largest health-care charity so the science never stops.

All patients accepted for treatment at St. Jude are treated without regard to the family's ability to pay.

Join us for Soup & Bread Night!

 

Wednesday, February 29 from 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. in Riverview Cafe (with late-night dinner following at 8:00 p.m.)

Students have selected soups, breads and beverages to replace the usual evening meal. The meal will be served by volunteers from a number of student organizations, and members of the Blugold Dining Committee. All Savings in labor and food costs will be donated to the Feed My People Food Bank.

Soup Selections:

• Chicken Dumpling
• Chicken Wild Rice
• Tomato Basil
• Chili

The cost for Soup and Bread night is $4 for everyone. Due to the charitable nature of this event, we can only accept: Declining Balance, Blugold Dollars, University Diners Club, credit cards and cash. Unlimited entry via the All Access Meal Plan & Dining Deluxe meal plans will not be accepted.

You spoke. We listened.

Last semester we distributed a survey to students and staff living in residence halls on upper campus. This survey was specifically designed to gather feedback about the Hilltop Center Food Court on upper campus.

There was an overwhelming response that the hours were not convenient for those wishing to dine there. Therefore, we have implemented new hours for the Spring semester which include opening earlier and closing later.

The following are the new Hilltop Center Food Court Hours.

SubConnection, Taco Bell and Freshens:
Sunday – Thursday | noon – 10 p.m.
Friday & Saturday | noon – 8 p.m.

Squawkers:
Sunday – Thursday | 4 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Friday & Saturday | 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Hilltop Center Food Court C-Store:
Sunday – Thursday | 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Friday & Saturday | 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

We asked, you said, we did.
We hope you enjoy and take advantage of these new hours!

Happy Holidays from Blugold Dining

With the semester coming to an end, we’re getting excited about the upcoming holidays! We’re celebrating throughout campus with some fun decorations and specials.

12 Days of Christmas
In the Marketplace food court in Davies Center we’re celebrating with the 12 Days of Christmas and giving away a gift each day. For every purchase you make, you will receive a drawing slip to enter the daily drawing. Then visit our Facebook page to see if you’ve won!


Holiday Drink Specials in Intermezzos Café

Our baristas at Intermezzos have come up with some fantastic holiday beverages. Stop by to try our Ho Ho Mint Hot Chocolate, Egg Nog Latte, Mint Freeze Mocha or a special Holiday Chai Tea. These will only be around for a limited time so swing on by to warm up!



Holiday Treats & Goodies

The famous Taco Bell wreath in the
Hilltop Food Court
(made with sauce packets).

Our baker has been busy creating all your favorites for the holiday season! Our famous spectacular holiday frosted cut-out cookies are available at our retail locations throughout campus. Other goodies include mint chocolate brownies, holiday candy and more!

Holiday Decorations

The Hilltop Center Food Court staff had a great time decorating this holiday season! Be sure to stop by and see their winter wonderland before they close up for winter break. Our Catering staff also always has a great time bring the holidays to each and every event during this wonderful time of year!

From our family to yours, Blugold Dining would like to wish you and your family all the best during the holiday season and the new year!

You’re invited to our annual festive Holiday Buffet!

Blugold Dining invites you and your family to join us at this year’s Holiday Buffet on Tuesday, December 13th, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Located in the Council Fire room in Davies Center, this year’s buffet will feature a number of delicious appetizers, soups, salads, entrees and desserts.

Please click here for more details including our full menu and pricing. Also, reservations are strongly recommended but walk-ins are always welcome.

If you have any questions, or would like to make reservations, please call the Blugold Dining office at 715-836-5261.

Thank you and we look forward to celebrating with you this holiday season!

Another successful Helping Hands food drive!

Blugold Dining wishes to thank all UW-Eau Claire students, faculty and staff as well as members of the Eau Claire community for participating in our Helping Hands Across America food drive on Tuesday, November 15.

As a result of everyone’s effort, over 3,300 pounds of food and $140 in cash was donated to the Feed My People Food Bank in Eau Claire. The event was a huge success as this event is one of the largest food drive donations they receive!

A special thank you goes out to the 12 campus groups that participated and collected over 1,000 pounds of food! Congratulations to the top campus group which was University Communications.

We’d also like to thank our entire Sodexo Family and recognize Carol Horndorf, Deb Heinze, Steve Perry and Heather Higgins as receiving the Sodexo Experience customer service award for their hard work supporting this project, and dedication to creating exceptional student experiences.

For every dollar donated, Feed My People food Bank can obtain and distribute seven pounds of food worth more than $10. They distribute about 4,000,000 pounds of food each year to hunger relief agencies in 14 counties in west central Wisconsin.

More than 14,500 individuals each month rely on food received from programs supplied by Feed My People Food Bank with 39 percent of them being children. Over 850 children in Eau Claire and Chippewa counties alone rely on the food bank each Friday for a pack-out which will provide them food to make it through the weekend.

We look forward to another great Helping Hands Across America event next year to benefit our local community!

Annual Helping Hands Food Drive - Nov. 15

Blugold Dining cordially invites all members of the university community at the UW-Eau Claire to fight hunger and help those in need across the Chippewa Valley by taking part in our Helping Hands Across America food drive on Tuesday, November 15. Blugold Dining will sponsor the non-perishable food drive from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in all campus dining locations.

All of the food items collected on the UW-Eau Claire campus will help senior citizens, single parents, the working poor, the homeless, the mentally ill and others in need throughout the Chippewa Valley.

Last year more than 3,800 pounds of food was collected and donated to the Feed My People Food Bank in Eau Claire. Blugold Dining’s goal is to collect more than 5,000 pounds of food during this year's event and they need your help!

Faculty and staff members are encouraged to collect food as a department or class project. As a special incentive for group participation, the top department or organization donating the most food per person will receive $150 worth of Catering from Blugold Dining.

Donations from the community are also encouraged. Those wishing to contribute may drop off their donations in Marketplace on the lower level of Davies Center from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. on November 15.

For questions, or to register your group, please pick up a registration packet at the Blugold Dining office (Davies 227) or contact Paula Stytz at stytzpm@uwec.edu or 836.3503.