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Office of Civic Engagement serves up volunteer opportunities

October 16, 2019 News

Lirona Joshi Staff Writer With an aim to create community partnership and inter-disciplinary collaboration, the Office of Civic Engagement at Eldridge Hall offers students a unique opportunity to engage in service initiatives. With such things as The Campus Kitchens Project and Backpacks for Kids, students can participate in initiatives that address community needs and work on issues that directly impact local citizens of Pike County. According to Tiffany Taylor, a senior biomedical sciences major from Knoxville, Tennessee, who is in charge of food initiatives, the food recovery program began in…

Campus Kitchen tackles local food waste issue

January 17, 2019 Trojan Living

Rakshak Adhikari Staff Writer Every Thursday, several students and staff volunteers gather at the Trojan Dining Hall to collect unused, excess food items which were about to be thrown out and redistribute them to those who are in need. Lauren Cochran, the coordinator of the office of civic engagement, said the initiative is called the Campus Kitchen program and is an arm of the DC Central Kitchen, an organization which recycles food from around the Washington, D.C. area. According to Cochran, food waste and food insecurity are serious problems in…

Campus Kitchen feeds students over holidays

January 18, 2018January 17, 2018 News

Madina Seytmuradova Staff Writer Campus Kitchen, in conjunction with student and staff leaders, organized a three-day food drive for the students who stayed on campus over the Christmas break. Adrian Bone, a sophomore economics major from New Market and student government association (SGA) senator, along with Sarah Gillis, a freshman communications major from Montgomery and Freshman Forum student welfare committee chair, approached Livingston as well as other campus leaders to organize a food drive for the international students, the group vastly affected by food insecurity on campus. “With the growing…

Holiday meals prepared for community members

December 1, 2016December 1, 2016 News

Lilly Casolaro Staff Writer In November, Chi Omega sorority joined forces with The Campus Kitchen at Troy University for a Thanksgiving Day food drive. This initiative, named Turkey Palooza, assisted families with children at Head Start in preparing for the holidays. The Campus Kitchen uses food donations and redirects excess food from Troy Dining Services to assist those in need in the local community. Turkey Palooza is a national effort coordinated across all 55 schools of the Campus Kitchens network. Member schools are encouraged to coordinate special deliveries of food…