sutomcat
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Got this in the mail today...
Dear sutomcat:
You will not only get an opportunity to watch an exciting men’s basketball game between the Syracuse Orange and the Pittsburgh Panthers on Saturday, Feb. 21, in the Carrier Dome, but also the chance to help combat hunger in the local community.
“Can It!” is a University-wide interfaith initiative to collect canned food and monetary donations for the Food Bank of Central New York, a United Way-funded agency. The initiative is part of the Better Together: President’s Interfaith and Community Service Challenge in which Syracuse University is participating.
Donations of canned goods will be collected at the noon game, and can be deposited in collection receptacles at the gates upon entry. Monetary donations may also be made at the gates or in the back court during the first half of the game and halftime.
Over the past three years, the initiative has netted 4,301 pounds of food and $7,478.36 in monetary donations, providing 21,527 meals to hungry people in the local community. The food was distributed to 252 emergency food program partners—food pantries, soup kitchens and emergency shelters—in the Food Bank’s 11-county service area in Central and Northern New York.
Organizers are hoping to set a new record this year. Items in need include: canned tuna; canned vegetables; canned/dried fruits; canned beans/legumes; dried beans/legumes; peanut butter; pasta/rice/grains; cereals; oatmeal; and soups/stews.
For more information on the Can It! food drive or Better Together initiatives on the Syracuse University campus, contact Hendricks Chapel at 443-2902 or chapel, or visit the Better Together Syracuse Facebook page.
Dear sutomcat:
You will not only get an opportunity to watch an exciting men’s basketball game between the Syracuse Orange and the Pittsburgh Panthers on Saturday, Feb. 21, in the Carrier Dome, but also the chance to help combat hunger in the local community.
“Can It!” is a University-wide interfaith initiative to collect canned food and monetary donations for the Food Bank of Central New York, a United Way-funded agency. The initiative is part of the Better Together: President’s Interfaith and Community Service Challenge in which Syracuse University is participating.
Donations of canned goods will be collected at the noon game, and can be deposited in collection receptacles at the gates upon entry. Monetary donations may also be made at the gates or in the back court during the first half of the game and halftime.
Over the past three years, the initiative has netted 4,301 pounds of food and $7,478.36 in monetary donations, providing 21,527 meals to hungry people in the local community. The food was distributed to 252 emergency food program partners—food pantries, soup kitchens and emergency shelters—in the Food Bank’s 11-county service area in Central and Northern New York.
Organizers are hoping to set a new record this year. Items in need include: canned tuna; canned vegetables; canned/dried fruits; canned beans/legumes; dried beans/legumes; peanut butter; pasta/rice/grains; cereals; oatmeal; and soups/stews.
For more information on the Can It! food drive or Better Together initiatives on the Syracuse University campus, contact Hendricks Chapel at 443-2902 or chapel, or visit the Better Together Syracuse Facebook page.
