University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
students raised $2,174.51 for Feed My People, the only food bank in west
central Wisconsin, through the Blugold Dining
program's recent Soup and Bread Night
initiative.
Students selected soups, breads and
beverages to replace the usual evening and late-night meals at Riverview Cafe
in Hilltop Center. The Feb. 13 event was attended by 2,201 people, who were
served by volunteers from a number of student organizations and members of the
Blugold Dining committee. The proceeds to be given to Feed My People will
consist of a donation from Blugold Dining as the savings in labor and food
costs, as well as cash donations collected during the event.
Emily Moore, executive director of
Feed My People Food Bank, will be invited to an upcoming Blugold Dining committee
meeting to accept the donation.
Feed My People Food Bank
distributes donated food to more than 100
agencies serving senior citizens, single parents, the working poor, the
homeless, the mentally ill and others in need throughout the Chippewa Valley.
About six million pounds of food is distributed each year to hunger relief
agencies in 14 counties. In 2012 more than 60,000 individuals living in west
central Wisconsin -- about 38 percent of them children -- relied on food they
received from programs supplied by Feed My People.
