VCU Food Drive - the week of April 13th 2009 - Please Read! Also, volunteers are needed - info enclosed!

VCU Food Drive - per Reuban Rodriguez

A collaborative effort of the VCU Community to fight hunger in Virginia!

When: Week of April 13
 Waste Initiative – Entire week of April 13
• Student food waste is measured in Market 810. Students are reminded to reduce waste. Any incremental difference in waste is donated to Central Virginia Food Bank in a pound-for-pound equivalent.

 Food Bank Drive – Tuesday, April 14 – Thursday, April 16

Who: Collaborative across campuses involving:
Business Services
VCU Students
VCU Faculty/Staff
VCU Health Systems
ARAMARK
Central Virginia Food Bank

What:
o A semi-annual event, most likely April and October each year, to help meet Central Virginia Food Bank’s needs.
o Primary needs include: peanut butter, tuna, canned vegetables, canned fruit and monetary donations.
o VCU Business Services will help accomplish this by conducting:
o Food Bank Drive –
 Three Days (Tuesday, April 14 – Thursday, April 16)
 1 pound equals 1 meal or $1 equals 5 meals
o Waste Initiative at Market 810 – one week’s reduced food waste equals a pound-for-pound contribution to Central Virginia Food Bank

Where:
• Market 810 – Waste Reduction
• Parking Decks – Drive
o Monroe Park Campus
 West Broad Street Deck
 Cary Street Deck
 W. Main Street Deck
 Jefferson Deck
o MCV Campus
 N Deck
 D Deck
 8th Street Deck
 A, C and I Lots
• Identified Buildings – Drive
o Student Commons Common Convenience
o Grace E. Harris Hall Convenience Store
o Cary & Belvidere Residential College – Cary St. Market & Deli
o Main Hospital
o Shafer Court Dining Center
• Drive-through locations – Drive
o Shafer and Cathedral Loop
o In front of Business Services

We're hosting a Volunteer Meeting on Monday at 1pm in Rodney's - or people can contact me to get involved!!

Thank you so much!!

Tamara Highsmith
Dining Services
804.828.4629 - office
804.382.2506 - cell
804.828.7867 - fax

1. Volunteers Needed: VCU Food Drive Benefiting Central Virginia Food Bank
More than 600,000 Virginians are “food insecure.” It is estimated that the economic downturn has increased these levels by 30 percent, while food banks are experiencing a shortage in donations. VCU Business Services needs volunteers for the semiannual VCU Food Drive April 14-16. An informational meeting for prospective volunteers will be held today, April 6, at 1 p.m. in Rodney’s on the first floor of Shafer Court Dining Center. Any volunteers unable to attend this meeting should contact Tamara Highsmith at tmhighsmith@vcu.edu .