Whether or not Auburn University actually wins the annual Beat Bama Food Drive means little compared to how much food is raised between the competing schools.
Why is this so important?
According to the Auburn University Student Government Association, there are 23 million hungry people in the U.S.
With unemployment and the cost of living on the rise, this number only figures to rise with it.
Who does this help?
According to the Food Bank of East Alabama, donated food goes to emergency food pantries, welfare-to-work families, the homeless, mentally ill, disaster victims, mission and rehabilitation centers and low-income day care and senior centers.
Worthwhile cause, isn’t it?
It’s encouraging to see groups from both universities working together to help needy families as the holiday season approaches. But this project cannot be successful without your help.
The drive, sponsored locally by the Food Bank of East Alabama, began Monday and will continue through Nov. 19. Donors are encouraged to give what they can to the needy.
In this case, it’s making primarily non-perishable food donations at designated barrel locations monitored by the Food Bank and the university.
These locations will soon be announced.
Until then, prospective donors are encouraged to drop off non-perishable food, or even monetary donations, to the East Alabama Food Bank at 375 Industry Drive in Auburn or at the university’s SGA office inside the new student center.
Area residents can make donations at McAlister’s Deli in Auburn next Tuesday from 4 p.m. to close and at Coldstone Creamery in Auburn on Nov. 12 from noon to 10 p.m.
The University of Alabama, in association from the West Alabama Food Bank, has produced more donations than AU in the past two years.
Last year, the schools combined to produce more than 482,000 pounds of food.
Which school ultimately produces more isn’t as important as beating last year’s total.
There’s no reason why the schools can’t top a half-million pounds this time around.
People, do your part.
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