Tag: hunger

Washington University is partnering with Operation Food Search to coordinate the 6th annual PB&Joy University-Wide Food Drive, which runs April 7-19. Every pantry, kitchen and shelter affiliated with Operation Food Search sees a significant need for food during the summer months because St. Louis metro-area children are not in school where they receive at least two meals a day. The food collected during Washington University’s food drive will help supply much needed food for children over the summer months.

The PB&Joy University-Wide Food Drive has supported Operation Food Search’s efforts since 2011, and to date has collected nearly 60,000 pounds of food and nearly $45,000.

There are two easy ways for students, staff, and faculty to participate:
1. Donate food at a drop-off location near you:  Simon Hall, Knight Hall or Knight Center. Kid-friendly foods are preferred and all food is welcome.  No glass items, please!
Click here for most wanted foods

2. Make an online donation to Operation Food Search. Click here to make a secure, tax-deductible donation to Operation Food Search.  Payment is by credit card, and every $5 donation allows Operation Food Search to provide 45 meals!

Click here to learn more about childhood hunger in St. Louis and opportunities to get involved beyond PB&Joy.

Andrew Glantz, BSBA’17, launched the FoodShare app Oct. 1 and had more than 50 restaurants signed up for his unique social enterprise that harnesses the power of social media to generate donations to fight hunger. FoodShare is kicking off the new year with news that fast food chain Jimmy John’s will participate in their program.

Jimmy John’s, a sandwich shop with over 2,000 nationwide locations, has partnered with FoodShare in the St. Louis region with six of its franchise locations signed up so far. Glantz said in a news release, “This marks the first chain restaurant on the app, and signals that FoodShare is gaining momentum.”

“We are extremely happy to partner with FoodShare to help feed the hungry in St. Louis,” said Jana Franklin, owner of the six local Jimmy John’s locations that have joined FoodShare. “FoodShare’s unique platform enables our customers to easily help those in need in our own community.

The FoodShare iPhone Application helps St. Louis locals discover and recommend restaurants, while transforming restaurants into social enterprises. Every time a user dines at a FoodShare partnered restaurant, FoodShare donates a meal to someone in need through Operation Food Search. To date, over 60 restaurants have joined and 1,500 meals have been donated.

Join the movement to fight hunger in St. Louis. Download FoodShare on the App Store and FoodShare will donate a meal to celebrate your support.

Links to previous blog posts about FoodShare.

Nearly 1 in 4 people living in the City of St. Louis lives in poverty and faces hunger, and local food pantries across the region have experienced a 30% increase in requests over the last year.

As summer approaches and school lets out, approximately 135,000 children in the St. Louis region will lose their access to free & reduced breakfast and lunch.

Together, we can help fill children’s bellies this summer so they won’t go hungry.  Washington University is partnering with Operation Food Search to coordinate the 3rd annual University-Wide Food Drive, which runs April 4-16.

Olin has been a campus leader in Food Drive donations the past three years. With a goal of 5,000 pounds, the faculty and staff are challenging the students to clear out their pantries and donate to this important cause.

There are two easy ways for students, staff, and faculty to participate:

1. Donate food at a drop-off location near you.
Kid-friendly foods are preferred and all food is welcome.  A list of preferred food – and drop-off locations – is available at http://fooddrive.wustl.edu.  Please, no glass items.  Drop-off locations are available on the Danforth Campus, Medical Campus, North Campus, and West Campus.  Peanut butter and canned chicken, tuna, & fruit can be purchased at Paws & Go Market (South 40) & Millbrook Market (North Side). To be counted in the Olin challenge use bins located in Simon Hall Flag Hallway.

2. Make an online donation to Operation Food Search.
Visit http://fooddrive.wustl.edu to make a secure, tax-deductible donation to Operation Food Search.  Payment is by credit card, and every $4 donation allows Operation Food Search to provide one person with enough food for a day. To be counted in the Olin challenge, drop off checks in the MBA office or tell Claire the amount you donate online; one dollar = one pound of food.

Please visit http://fooddrive.wustl.edu to learn more about hunger in St. Louis and opportunities to get involved beyond PB&Joy.