University Credit Union (UCU) presented checks to the 麻豆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, 麻豆APP Student Government Association President for its student-run campus food pantry, the听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听Food for Thought听pantry.
Through its听听campaign,听UCU听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鈥檚听Ending Hunger on Campus in Maine听campaign听鈥溾��听From November 26 to December 31, 2018, community members were encouraged to donate online through UCU鈥檚 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听Community Cupboard听and the听Food For Thought听pantry to supplement their offerings. Current supplies are obtained through funding from the Hunger Dialogue Grant, as well as SGA funds allocated to the听Community Cupboard听and in-kind and monetary donations to the听Food for Thought听pantry.
