Single mother Erica Pineda, a cashier and barista at Einstein Bros. Bagels on Texas A&Mâs campus, drove away from campus Monday night with a free package of food for her family.Â
Pineda is one of about 375 dining service workers on A&Mâs campus who was furloughed as the fall semester ended. She is also one of 200 people to receive a care package of meat from Texas A&Mâs Rosenthal Meat Center on Monday. The evening distribution event at the schoolâs Fan Field Parking Lot was part of a collaborative effort between the nonprofit REACH Project and the Texas A&M Foundation.Â