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University of Findlay sophomore Amanda Himes was selected as one of four winners in Sodexo’s Spring Forward National Prize Sweepstakes. Himes will have a $2,500 donation made in her name to pay forward to the Hancock County Humane Society, where she volunteers. She also received a $250 Visa prepaid card. The Spring Forward sweepstakes was […]
Let’s get down to business – what many of us now want to know about the new Center for Student Life and College of Business is, what sorts of scrumptious food will be served there? Expected to open in time for the fall 2017 semester, the center not only will accommodate academic endeavors and the […]
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 Tuesday Nov. 24 UF administration, faculty, staff and students are invited the annual traditional Thanksgiving meal put on by the Buford Center for Diversity and Service and the Office of the President. The meal will begin at 11:30 a.m. in the Alumni Memorial Union multipurpose room. This meal is to be shared with students […]
The goal was not only reached, but far surpassed: For the 10th annual Helping Hands food drive, The University of Findlay and Sodexo collected 64,392 pounds on Thursday, exceeding the 55,000-pounds collected in 2013 and representing the most collected of any other Sodexo-affiliated university in the country. This year, the daylong effort on Wednesday, Nov. […]
Fifty six thousand pounds of canned food – it’s a hefty goal, but The University of Findlay, in partnership with its dining service, Sodexo, think they can reach it for Sodexo’s Helping Hands food drive. The aim is to break UF’s record, reached in 2013, of 55,211 pounds collected within a 12-hour period. This year’s […]
Imagine more than 200,000 pounds of food being donated and the impact that has on a community. Over the past eight years, The University of Findlay, with its dining service, Sodexo, has collected 204,098 pounds of food from students, faculty, staff and community to donate to Chopin Hall as part of Sodexo’s nationwide food drive. […]
On Wednesday, Nov. 6, The University of Findlay, with its dining service, Sodexo, will participate in Helping Hands Food Drive and attempt to break UF’s 2012 record of 47,286 pounds of food collected in a 12-hour period. The event is part of Sodexo’s nationwide food drive. In addition, between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., Helping […]
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 […]
