Blugold Dining invites UWEC students, faculty and staff to fight hunger and help those in need across the Chippewa Valley by taking part in its Helping Hands Across America food drive, on Nov. 17 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Davies Center main entrance, across from the Service Center.
All nonperishable food and cash collected will be
donated to Feed My People Food Bank in Eau Claire, benefiting senior citizens,
single parents, the working poor, the homeless, the mentally ill and others.
Last year’s Helping Hands Across America food drive produced 4,280 pounds of
food and $1,001 in cash for Feed My People – the equivalent of 7,858 meals.
Feed My People suggests donations of canned fruit,
canned vegetables and peanut butter. Food can’t be expired and can’t be damaged
in any way that affects its suitability for consumption. Food that’s not
labeled won’t be accepted. Nonperishable food will be available for purchase
(at cost) inside Marketplace at Davies Center on Nov. 17. Donations of bottled
water are also permitted.
“Blugold Dining is committed to raising awareness
of hunger – a problem that affects thousands of people right here in our
backyard,” Blugold Dining Resident District Manager Christian Wise said. “We’re
again coming together as a campus to provide much-needed support to those
suffering from hunger in our community, and we hope this effort will help get
more people involved in this important cause.”
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