UVM store donates 2,000 pounds of food items to local pantries
Student body used meal points to help those in need Share Updated: 6:41 PM EDT May 26, 2021 By Brianna Borghi
Student body used meal points to help those in need Share Updated: 6:41 PM EDT May 26, 2021
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Show Transcript SOME FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS. INTO THE START OF THE PANDEMIC NEARLY 30% OF VERMONTERS HAVE EXPERIENCED FOOD INSECURITY FOR FOOD PANTRIES EVERY DONATION COUNTS, AND THAT’S WHERE UVM STUDENTS COME IN. NBC5’S BRIANNA. BORGI HAS A STORY. UVM STUDENTS ARE MAKING A BIG DIFFERENCE 2,000 POUNDS OF DIFFERENCE TO BE EXACT. THAT’S HOW MUCH FOOD STUDENTS DONATED TO HELP THOSE IN NEED. THEY’RE VERY GENEROUS. THEY’RE EXCITED TO DO IT INSTEAD OF LETTING MEAL POINTS. GO TO WASTE STUDENTS BOUGHT NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS AT THE CAP PAWS CONVENIENCE STORE. WE HAVE A LOT OF ITEMS THAT ARE GOOD FOR THE FOOD SHELF AND WE TRY TO BRING IN A LITTLE MORE AT THE END