Annual Governor's Food Drive during February
UO employees will take on the annual Governor’s State Employees Food Drive challenge starting Feb. 1, and they’re hoping that creativity and determination will help them meet their goal of 100,000 pounds of donated food.
According to Karen Scheeland, alumni program manager and former director of the food drive at the UO, the university has donated more than 800,000 pounds of food in the last five years. Donation barrels are being distributed around campus for this year’s drive, and preferred foods include shelf-stable milk, canned meats, whole-grain pasta, pasta sauce, rice, canned fruit or vegetables, and canned meals — but not in glass containers.
Cash donations — or better yet, donations through a payroll deduction or credit card — also are welcome. Each $1 donation is considered the equivalent of four pounds of food for the final giving tally.
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