Rutgers student groups, departments, and other offices are encouraged to plan events to tackle hunger issues by raising money, increasing awareness, and collecting food year-round. Remember, hunger is an issue throughout the year.

• How To Plan an Event

Here are upcoming events that could use your support:

• EMPLOYEES CHARITABLE CAMPAIGN, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
  11:30am - 2:30pm
  College Avenue Student Center, Multipurpose Room
  

  University Facilities & Capital Planning will host the 8th Annual Preholiday Event in support of the Employees Charitable Campaign and RAH. The $5 early bird admission price includes two slices of pizza, soda, and a raffle ticket. Box lunches are available for $8. Prices go up November 6. Donate a bag of nonperishable food items for entry into a special prize drawing. An auction of goods and services will also be held; donations of new and like new items for the auction are appreciated. For more information, view the flyer, a list of frequently asked questions, or contact Deborah Lewitter at 732-445-2150, ext. 507.

• ELIJAH'S PROMISE 3K TURKEY TROT WALK, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH
  Buccleuch Park, New Brunswick
  1 pm — Registration 2-3:30 Walk/Run, Kids Arts & Crafts, and Food
  Participate as an individual or on a team. There is no fee to register, but we encourage everyone to raise funds. Our goal is to raise $50,000 to provide food for those in need.
  The walk will feature gourmet tasting stations throughout the walk route prepared by the Promise Culinary School, including: cider stations, seasonal tarts, apple doughnuts, turkey tastings, gourmet hot chocolate, homemade artisan bread…you get the idea. Come out and “gobble for good” and help end hunger.
  Register online at www.turkeytrot.dojiggy.com Registration/sponsorship form available for download here. If you have questions, or are interested in sponsorship opportunities please contact Michelle Wilson at (732) 545-9002 ext 126 or send an e-mail to: elijahspromise@yahoo.com
  Download the flyer here                     Click here for directions to the park
  

 

• BARN DANCE TO BENEFIT THE NEW JERSEY FARM TO SCHOOL NETWORK SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH
  5:00pm to 9:00pm

       Location: Woods Edge Wools Farm at 78 Bowne Road, Stockton, NJ 08559

       See FLYER for more information

       Contact: 609-397-2212

 

Ongoing Food Drives

• Rutgers Hillel
  Hillel has launched a continuing food collection drive around their annual mid-November Day Without Hate and Cultural Extravaganza awareness programs. The Hillel house maintains a collection bin and the members are working with Elijah's Promise on speaker programs and community outreach. For more information, contact Julia Selznick at selz.julia@gmail.com.
  
  
• Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Food Drive
  Hunger Here at Home is an ongoing drive to collect several hundred pounds of food by the holiday season to be donated to the Community FoodBank of New Jersey. In addition, the brothers are working with Winter Wishes to create wrapped boxes of food as gifts to be taken directly to families' homes in New Brunswick. The brothers are very passionate about this campaign "because many of us are coming from unfortunate backgrounds in which poverty and hunger are very prevalent." For more information, contact Joseph Johnson at jojohn27@gmail.com.
  
  
• Sigma Lambda Beta Fraternity Food Drive
  Sigma Lambda Beta Fraternity will conduct a food drive from January to April, discounting cover charges at events in exchange for food donations during the Spring 2009 semester. The conclusion of the event will feature a competition between student organizations to create the best can structure/sculpture possible. This can-struction event may be linked to related initiatives on Rutgers Day, April 25th, throughout the university. For more information, contact Enrique Noguera at revolucionta1986@yahoo.com.
  
  

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