Community Cupboard – �鶹APP

UMA Community Cupboard: Free Food Every Tuesday

Duncan Persons — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:41:21 +0000

Need a little help with groceries?

The Office of Student Life has partnered with the Augusta Food Bank to provide free food items every week for UMA students, faculty, and staff!

When: Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m. — until the food is gone
Where: Randall Student Center, UMA Augusta Campus

You’ll often find great options like fresh produce, meats, bread, and desserts — all completely free!

Need a quick snack? A snack food cupboard is always open in the Randall Student Center lounge.

UMA also has food pantries in Bangor and Lewiston!

All UMA Food Pantry Locations

Support Our Campus Food Drive

Amber Sinclair — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 14:02:18 +0000

Donations Accepted Through December 19.

�鶹APP Augusta campus is coming together to support our student-run food bank, the Community Cupboard, through a campus-wide food drive now through December 19, 2025.

The Community Cupboard provides essential food and personal care items to all members of our campus community, and your contributions make a direct difference.

Most-needed items include:

Quick snacks
Granola bars, instant oatmeal packets, small boxes of cereal, small bags of chips, microwave popcorn, peanut butter crackers, single-serving fruit cups.
Drinks
Juice boxes or shelf-stable single-serving milk cartons.
Personal essentials
Feminine hygiene products, toothpaste, soap, shaving supplies, shampoo.

All donations are welcome! Items the Community Cupboard cannot use will be passed along to the Augusta Food Bank to ensure nothing goes to waste.

Donation drop-off locations

Jewett Hall – next to Room 167
Jewett Hall – inside the Danforth Gallery
Katz Building – Office of Academic Success, Room 28
Randall Student Center – Office of Student Life

More ways to help

Make a cash donation – Cash gifts allow the Community Cupboard to buy high-need items in bulk at wholesale prices. Visit the Office of Student Life to donate.

Volunteer your time – Help with sorting, stocking, or distributing items. Volunteer support is always appreciated!

For questions or more information, contact 207.621.3442.

Let’s come together to support our campus community. Every contribution, big or small, helps keep the shelves stocked and our campus community supported!

University Credit Union Presents Checks to UMA Campus Food Pantries

Amber Sinclair — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 15:37:01 +0000

University Credit Union (UCU) presented checks to the �鶹APP (UMA) totaling $2,400 for its student-run and campus-sanctioned food pantries on its Augusta and Bangor campuses, respectively.

The Augusta Campus check of $1,200 was presented to Zachary Rollins, Vice President of the UMA Augusta Student Government Association (SGA), and Raquel Shaw, Activity Coordinator for the UMA Augusta SGA, for its student-run campus food pantry, The Community Cupboard. A check in the amount of $1,200 was presented to Joy Steward, UMA Bangor Coordinator of Student Life, and Jeff Sychterz, Dean of the UMA Bangor Campus, for the Bangor Campus Food for Thought pantry.

For the past six years, UCU has raised funds for its Ending Hunger in Maine campaign to support local food pantries on campus and in local communities throughout the state. During this time, UCU has donated $10,716.44 to the UMA Augusta and UMA Bangor campus pantries in addition to other donations across Maine. For more information about UCU, visit ucumaine.com.

The donations from UCU will allow the Community Cupboard and the Food For Thought pantry to supplement their offerings. Current supplies are obtained through funding from the Hunger Dialogue Grant, as well as SGA funds allocated to the Community Cupboard and in-kind and monetary donations to the Food for Thought pantry. The Food for Thought pantry additionally has a partnership with Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine and receives vegetables from the UMA Bangor Community Garden.

UMA Augusta from left to right: Zachary Rollins, Vice President of the UMA Augusta SGA, Raquel Shaw, Activity Coordinator for the UMA Augusta SGA, Lesley Ridge, UCU Community Engagement Manager, Cathy Philbrick, UCU Member Services Manager

UMA Bangor from left to right: Renee Ouellette, CEO/President of UCU, Josh Kiesman, Branch Manager for the UCU Bangor branch, Joy Steward, UMA Bangor Coordinator of Student Life, Jenn Deschene, UCU Community Engagement Manager, Jeff Sychterz, Dean of the UMA Bangor Campus

University Credit Union presents checks to �鶹APP Campus Food Pantries

Amber Sinclair — Thu, 12 May 2022 17:46:53 +0000

University Credit Union (UCU) presented checks to the �鶹APP (UMA) totaling $2,000.00 for its student-run and campus-sanctioned food pantries on its Augusta and Bangor campuses, respectively.

The Augusta Campus check of $1,000.00 was presented to Sal Cardinale, �鶹APP Student Government Association (SGA) President for its student-run campus food pantry, The Community Cupboard. A check in the amount of $1,000.00 was presented to Food for Thought Student Coordinator Jess Patterson for the Bangor Campus Food for Thought pantry.

For the past five years, UCU has raised funds for its Ending Hunger in Maine campaign to support local food pantries on campus and in local communities throughout the state. During this time, UCU has donated $8,316.44 to the UMA Augusta and UMA Bangor campus pantries in addition to other donations across Maine. For more information about UCU, visit .

The donations from UCU will allow the Community Cupboard and the Food For Thought pantry to supplement their offerings. Current supplies are obtained through funding from the Hunger Dialogue Grant, as well as SGA funds allocated to the Community Cupboard and in-kind and monetary donations to the Food for Thought pantry. The Food for Thought pantry additionally has a partnership with Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine and receives vegetables from the UMA Bangor Community Garden.

Photos Courtesy of Duncan Persons, UMA.

Augusta Campus, Left to Right: Roger Collins, UMA Staff Associate for Fitness & Athletics; Chris Hart, UMA Director of Student Life & Athletics; Jennifer Christensen, Administrative Aid to the Office of Student Life; Salvatore Cardinale, President of �鶹APP Student Government Association; Lesley Ridge, UCU, CCUFC, Community Engagement Manager;
Catherine Philbrick, UCU Branch Manager;
Rose Pelletier, UMA Coordinator of Student Life.

Bangor Campus, left to right: Jess Patterson, Food Security Intern; Jeffrey Sychterz, Dean of UMA Bangor Campus; Joy Steward, UMA Coordinator of Student Life: Wellness & Co-Curricular Enrichment; Jennifer Deschene, CCUFC, Community Engagement Manager; Catherine Philbrick, Branch Manager.

University Credit Union presents checks to UMA Campus Food Pantries

Amber Theriault — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 21:07:32 +0000

University Credit Union (UCU) presented checks to UMA totaling $1,710.00 for the student-run food pantries on �鶹APP Augusta and Bangor campuses.

The Augusta Campus check of $1,010.00 was presented to �鶹APP Student Government Association officers Salvatore Cardinale, Bethanie Lovely, and Cole Winslow for its student-run campus food pantry, the Community Cupboard. A check in the amount of $700.00 was presented to Lori Googins, UMA Coordinator of Student Life: Wellness & Cultural Enrichment and Alex Smith, UMA Pantry Student Worker for the student-run Bangor Campus Food for Thought pantry.

Through its Ending Hunger on Campus in Maine campaign, UCU raised $11,433.88 in donations for University of Maine System student-organized and campus-sanctioned food pantries. UCU matched this amount for a total donation of $22,867.76 to eight food pantries on campuses within the University of Maine System.

This marked the third year of UCU’s Ending Hunger on Campus in Maine campaign From November to December 2019, community members were encouraged to donate online through UCU’s website, or by stopping by or mailing a check to any UCU branch. Donors could choose to specify a campus food pantry and non-designated contributions were distributed among the eight pantries.

The donations from UCU will allow the Community Cupboard and the Food For Thought pantry to supplement their offerings. Current supplies are obtained through SGA funds allocated to the Community Cupboard and in-kind and monetary donations to the Food for Thought pantry.

University Credit Union presents checks to �鶹APP Campus Food Pantries

Amber Theriault — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 14:02:41 +0000

University Credit Union (UCU) presented checks to the �鶹APP (UMA) totaling $2,422.00 for the student-run food pantries on UMA’s Augusta and Bangor campuses.

The Augusta Campus check of $1,622.00 was presented to Fatimah Aleem, �鶹APP Student Government Association President for its student-run campus food pantry, the��Community Cupboard. A check in the amount of $800.00 was presented to Food for Thought Student Coordinator Nicole Roberts for the student-run Bangor Campus��Food for Thought��pantry.

Through its��campaign,��UCU��raised $12,559.81 in donations for University of Maine System student-organized and campus-sanctioned food pantries. UCU matched this amount for a total donation of $25,119.62 to eight food pantries on campuses within the University of Maine System.

This marked the second year of UCU’s��Ending Hunger on Campus in Maine��campaign��“”��From November 26 to December 31, 2018, community members were encouraged to donate online through UCU’s website, or by stopping by or mailing a check to any UCU branch. Donors could choose to specify a campus food pantry and non-designated contributions were distributed among the eight pantries.

The donations from UCU will allow the��Community Cupboard��and the��Food For Thought��pantry to supplement their offerings. Current supplies are obtained through funding from the Hunger Dialogue Grant, as well as SGA funds allocated to the��Community Cupboard��and in-kind and monetary donations to the��Food for Thought��pantry.

Pictured from left to right: Mike Connors – UCU Marketing Specialist;��Catherine Philbrick – UCU Branch Manager in Bangor

Pictured from left to right: Catherine Philbrick – UCU Branch Manager in Bangor;��Colleen Coffey – UMA Learning Success Coach;��Kent Corey – UMA Coordinator of Student Life-Student Activities, SGA & Leadership Development;��Nicole Roberts – Food for Thought Student Coordinator;��Derek Hebert – UCU Branch Manager in Orono;��Kati Corlew – UMA Social Sciences Faculty and Co-coordinator of the Office of Civic Engagement;��Lori Googins – UMA Coordinator of Student Life-Wellness & Cultural Enrichment;��Robert Roper – Interim UMA Bangor Campus Dean & Professor of Business Administration.