Sodexo Blugold Dining collected 3,297 pounds of food and $1,642 in cash on Nov. 30 from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students, faculty and staff, according to Brian Gomez, the dining service’s marketing manager. The collections were part of the “Helping Hands Across America” food drive sponsored at Davies Center by the dining service. The food and cash has […]
“Stamp Out Hunger” drive collects nearly 160,000 pounds of food here but falls short of record
Chippewa Valley food collections for the 2016 “Stamp Out Hunger” drive dropped off from last year’s record total, according to Tina Dunn, the local U.S. Postal Service coordinator for the May 12 event. Dunn reported in a press release that 159,051 pounds of food were collected in this year’s drive, a decline of 11,554 pounds from […]
UW-EC “Helping Hands” food drive generates 3,087 pounds of food, $1,184 for local food bank
FOLLOW-UP STORY By Blugold Dining and CVPost Staff Blugold Dining collected 3,087 pounds of nonperishable food and $1,184 in cash during its Nov. 17 Helping Hands Across America food drive on the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire campus. The eight-hour drive, at the Davies Center, brought contributions from UW-EC students, faculty and staff. The food and cash […]
Mail carriers to pick up your food donations this Saturday
By David Gordon, associate editor The CVPost Coming to a mailbox or postal slot near you this Saturday (May 9) – the U.S. Postal Workers’ 23rd annual “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive. The event – sponsored by the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) – is the nation’s largest single-day food drive. It has collected […]