A total of 4,280 pounds of food and $1,001 in cash was collected
and donated to the Feed My People Food Bank through
a recent University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire initiative to fight hunger and help
those in need in the Chippewa Valley.
Blugold Dining sponsored
the Helping Hands Across America food drive November 18, at all campus dining locations. In addition to individual
donations, 12 campus groups collected more than 750 pounds of food and $440 in
cash in response to Blugold Dining's challenge for group participation. The Accountingand Finance Departmentcollected the most food per person and was rewarded with a free catered event.
The entire Blugold Dining family was recognized for their dedication
to UW-Eau Claire students and their support of the Helping Hands initiative,
which provides Feed My People Food Bank with one of its largest food drive
donations.
More than 14,500 individuals each month -- 38 percent of them
children -- rely on food received from programs supplied by Feed My People. With
UW-Eau Claire’s donation, Feed My People will be able to provide 7,858 meals to our neighbors in need.
The nonperishable 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. For every
dollar donated, Feed My People can obtain and distribute seven pounds of food
worth more than $10. More than 6.6 million pounds of food was distributed in
2013 to hunger-relief organizations in 14 counties in west-central Wisconsin.
