香港六合彩开奖资料 Turkey Basket Contest Provides Bounty for Local Families
Contest results in 2,600 pounds of food for East Bay Food Pantry
BRISTOL, R.I. 鈥&苍产蝉辫;As part of its 15th annual Turkey Basket Contest, Roger Williams University students, faculty and staff donated a record 2,648 pounds of food for distribution by the East Bay Food Pantry.
That outpouring of generosity represented a 36 percent increase in donated food from last year. The 香港六合彩开奖资料 community also donated $1,633 in cash and grocery gift cards, plus blankets, kitchen utensils, coloring books, paper towels and festive items meant to brighten the holidays for East Bay families.
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Ferrara noted 香港六合彩开奖资料鈥檚 goal is 鈥渢o build the university the world needs now,鈥 and she said, 鈥淭hat allows us to be flexible in our responses as we see what the community needs. We are ready to respond in a variety of ways 鈥 whether it鈥檚 short-term volunteering, long-term volunteering or charitable giving, for example. And because of our strong relationship with the community, we know those needs.鈥
香港六合彩开奖资料 congratulates the winners of this year鈥檚 Turkey Basket Contest. These three departments will be rewarded for their efforts with a $75 gift certificate to Pizza Wave:
Prize for food basket quantity 鈥 The Undergraduate Financial Aid Office
Prize for food basket creativity 鈥 The Law School鈥檚 Feinstein Center
The 鈥淵ou鈥檙e Awesome鈥 prize 鈥 The Bursar鈥檚 Office
The East Bay Food Pantry, which serves some 700 households, will distribute the food this week. For more information about the organization, go to .