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After 18 years, University of Findlay’s Helping Hands food drive continues to break records and help fight food insecurity in Hancock County. After collecting, weighing, sorting, and packaging food donations on Wednesday, University and local community members came together to celebrate and finalize the totals on Thursday. The 2023 Helping Hands brought in 249,897 pounds […]
A new sustainability initiative at University of Findlay is helping meet a growing need for healthy food for locals experiencing food insecurity. Efforts of UF biology students associated with the sustainability initiative have yielded substantial donations of campus-grown produce to the University’s Food Pantry and to local non-profit Christians Helping Other People in Need (CHOPIN) […]
The University of Findlay campus community stepped up to the plate on Saturday, Jan. 23 to help CHOPIN Hall serve food to those in need. 22 student volunteers, along with UF faculty and staff members, assisted in serving food for the organization’s second Mobile Food Pantry of the year. UF’s Office of Student Affairs donated […]
This year marks the 15th Annual Helping Hands Food Drive at the University of Findlay! Organized by Sodexo, the event will be held over a 24-hour period on Thursday, Nov. 12. Nonperishable food, such as cereal, canned fruit, dry pasta, peanut butter, and jelly, which haven’t passed their expiration dates, and monetary donations will be collected […]
University of Findlay and Sodexo’s Helping Hands Food Drive goal of 115,000 pounds was exceeded on Wednesday, with a total of 115,867 pounds collected for CHOPIN Hall! “This is the 14th year for this amazing event and the University of Findlay is proud to partner with Sodexo in helping the community of Findlay thrive,” said […]
The University of Findlay and Sodexo’s 2018 Helping Hands Food Drive, held Wednesday, Nov. 7, far exceeded its record-breaking goal of 100,000 pounds by collecting 111,436 pounds. During the 12-hour marathon event, nonperishable food collections for Findlay’s CHOPIN Hall were accepted on campus and at both Findlay Walmarts. Special thanks go to Garner Trucking for […]
The University of Findlay and Sodexo collected nearly 100,000 pounds of nonperishable food during the 12th year of its annual 12-hour Helping Hands Food Drive, held at five on and off-campus locations Wednesday, Nov. 1. The grand total collected was 97,465 pounds. It was easily a record for the UF event and for all colleges […]
The University of Findlay and Sodexo’s 11th annual Helping Hands Food Drive exceeded its collection goal by nearly 10,000 pounds and set a new school record, organizers announced today. A total of 74,446 pounds of food was collected during the one-day event held Wednesday, exceeding this year’s 65,000-pound target. Thirty four pallets necessitated two semis […]
The goal last year was 65,000 pounds. Can it be reached this year? The University of Findlay, in partnership with its dining service, Sodexo, are aiming for that total again for the 2016 Helping Hands Food Drive, which will be held Wednesday, Nov. 2. Nonperishable food will be collected from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. […]
On Wednesday, Nov. 7, The University of Findlay, with its dining service, Sodexo, participated in Helping Hands Across America and collected 47,286 pounds (23.643 tons) of food, which was donated to Chopin Hall. Donations came from both the campus community and members of Hancock County community. The event, part of Sodexo’s nationwide food drive, was […]
