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James Madison to Participate in CAA Food Drive
2/13/2015 3:02:00 PM | Civic Engagement, Student-Athlete Services, Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
James Madison Athletics will be participating in the third annual Colonial Athletic Association conference-wide Food Drive Challenge, sponsored by the JMU Student-Athlete Advisory Council.
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The project not only provides an opportunity for student-athletes to compete in a non-athletic realm across campuses, it also allows institutions to address the need for donated food throughout their communities in an effort to stop hunger.
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As part of the competition, each school partners with a local food bank organization to be the beneficiary of the goods collected. This year, JMU SAAC has designated Our Community Place as the local food bank to support.
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"I really liked OCP when I went there and saw what they were doing to help people in the community to get back on their feet," said Amanda Presgraves, a junior on the swimming and diving team and the Community Outreach and Campus Engagement representative for SAAC. "The food's going to an organization that works with other local organizations, to not only serve food but to also give opportunities and provide resources that can improve lives."
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JMU will be hosting the food drive Monday, March 23rd through Sunday, March 29th, a week that includes four home sporting events where food can be donated. They will also be utilizing an online food drive service that will allow the event to expand beyond the JMU campus.
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In order to encourage student-athlete involvement, the food drive will also be a competition among the teams at JMU in addition to competing against other schools from the CAA.
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A winner will be determined based on the number of pounds of nonperishable food collected by each institution. Monetary donations will be accepted and converted into pounds of food at a consistent rate as well. The CAA will announce the winner in March and CAA Commissioner Tom Yeager will present the winning institution with a trophy during a future event.
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The project not only provides an opportunity for student-athletes to compete in a non-athletic realm across campuses, it also allows institutions to address the need for donated food throughout their communities in an effort to stop hunger.
Â
As part of the competition, each school partners with a local food bank organization to be the beneficiary of the goods collected. This year, JMU SAAC has designated Our Community Place as the local food bank to support.
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"I really liked OCP when I went there and saw what they were doing to help people in the community to get back on their feet," said Amanda Presgraves, a junior on the swimming and diving team and the Community Outreach and Campus Engagement representative for SAAC. "The food's going to an organization that works with other local organizations, to not only serve food but to also give opportunities and provide resources that can improve lives."
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JMU will be hosting the food drive Monday, March 23rd through Sunday, March 29th, a week that includes four home sporting events where food can be donated. They will also be utilizing an online food drive service that will allow the event to expand beyond the JMU campus.
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In order to encourage student-athlete involvement, the food drive will also be a competition among the teams at JMU in addition to competing against other schools from the CAA.
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A winner will be determined based on the number of pounds of nonperishable food collected by each institution. Monetary donations will be accepted and converted into pounds of food at a consistent rate as well. The CAA will announce the winner in March and CAA Commissioner Tom Yeager will present the winning institution with a trophy during a future event.
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