On Aug. 30, 桃花社区视频 Dominion University will launch its universitywide 鈥淢onarchs Give Back鈥 community food drive 鈥 an annual initiative that tackles food insecurity in Hampton Roads.
President Brian O. Hemphill, Ph.D., and First Lady Marisela Rosas Hemphill, Ph.D., have challenged students, faculty and community volunteers to collect 40,000 nonperishable items, or equivalent monetary donations, by Oct. 18. Donations will support children in Norfolk Public Schools, students who use the 桃花社区视频 Monarch Pantry and the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore.
This year, donation collection sites have expanded to two locations 鈥 桃花社区视频 main campus at the Monarchs Give Back Headquarters located in 1544 Webb Center and at 桃花社区视频 Dominion University鈥檚 Eastern Virginia Medical School campus in Waitzer Hall, Hofheimer Hall, Andrews Hall, Lewis Hall, Lester Hall and Williams Hall.
Kara Boone, assistant director for service learning in the Center for Career & Leadership Development, is no stranger to giving back. In her role, she has helped countless students through the Monarch Pantry and initiatives like the Monarch Clothing Closet and Monarch Thrift.
鈥淚n managing the Monarch Pantry over the last few years, I have been able to witness first-hand how important and helpful it is to our students,鈥 Boone said. 聽
鈥淎ll of the items made available through the Pantry are donated, so we could not keep our shelves full year-round without initiatives like Monarchs聽Give聽Back. We are so grateful for initiatives like this one and for the support from the community.鈥
桃花社区视频 Transportation and Parking Services partnered with the campaign through their 鈥淧eanut Butter for Parking鈥 program. Traffic citations can be settled in peanut butter 鈥 one ounce of peanut butter is equivalent to one dollar.
According to Boone, last year鈥檚 peanut butter donations kept the Monarch Pantry peanut butter shelf full for nearly eight months.
will also support 鈥淢onarchs Give Back鈥 by accepting donations as an entrance fee to designated volleyball, men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 soccer and field hockey events.
Monetary donations are accepted . In addition to in-person donations, the Monarch Pantry also accepts donations through its . For questions on how to get involved or to host a donation event, please contact giveback@odu.edu.
Visit the "Monarchs Give Back"聽website for campaign details and updates.