University of Notre Dame students, faculty, staff, and alumni raised more than $5,000 and collected 2,000 pounds of non-perishable food items in their recent One Can Make a Difference food drive to benefit the Food Bank of Northern Indiana.
University officials will present a check to Bill Carnegie, president and chief executive officer of the food bank, at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday (Nov. 16) at the Eck Notre Dame VisitorsCenter.
鈥淔or every $500 raised, the food bank can sponsor or distribute a tractor trailer load or 35,000 pounds of donated food,鈥� said Sean OBrien, director of Alumni Community Service. 鈥淭he timing of this donation is profoundly significant since the food bank has suffered serious depletions from hurricane relief efforts this fall.鈥�
In addition to the cash donations raised during the five-week food drive, 10 barrels of non-perishable food items were collected at eight campus locations. The Universitys total contribution to the food bank this year will provide 161,000 meals.
- Contact: * Sean P. OBrien, director, Alumni Community Service, 574-631-6723p.
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