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No College Student Should Go Hungry
Although our giving page is no longer active, you can still donate. If you would like to provide any additional support, please make a gift here.
Food insecurity is a problem for students in colleges all across the United States, and a survey showed that our Ohio State Marion campus is no different.
In fact, based on the survey's results, 26.7% of students on our campus have struggled at some point with knowing how they were going to afford their next meal.
In response to this need, a team of faculty and staff along with the student organization, the Buckeye Food Alliance, opened two food pantries and provided three “Friendly Fridges” (commercial refrigerators) on the Marion campus. These resources mean that students have access to free, healthy, fresh foods and basic staples on a regular basis.
However, with rising food prices and lower supplies available, providing regular resources has become more difficult and expensive. This is why every dollar you donate will ensure that we can keep the refrigerator and pantry shelves stocked with healthy food options.
Our goal with this campaign is to help students succeed in college, and we know that one major component to a student's success is general wellness. If students no longer have to worry about their access to healthy, nutritious food, it is our hope, then, that this will remove a barrier to success in school.
Please give today! Your monetary donation will directly impact a student's life by removing the burden of hunger and providing free, healthy and reliable food resources on the Marion campus. Fuel students’ bodies to help college feed their minds.
*Sixteen students in English 3304 Business and Professional Writing are running this campaign as part of their coursework. They are putting their professional writing and marketing skills to use in order to help the campus community.
$5
Buys 16 Meals
For only $5, the price of a cup of Starbucks, you can provide enough shelf-stable items for 16 meals.
$25
Shelves of Milk
At this level, we can purchase roughly 10 half-gallons of milk. It is important that we keep fresh milk available in all three friendly fridges on campus, and this donation will help stock the shelves.
$45
Fills a Fridge
At this level, we are able to fill an entire Friendly Fridge one time with fresh dairy, eggs, fruit and other produce. Keeping healthy, fresh food available is vital for students' nutrition.
$60
Re-stock the Pantry Shelves
Giving at this level ensures we can re-stock shelf-stable items in our food pantries. These staples are essential in providing regular, healthy meal options for our students.
$120
Feeds 5 for a Month
Giving at this level provides enough shelf-stable options to create three meals per day for five students.
$240
Feeds 10 for a Month
Giving at this level provides enough shelf-stable options to create three meals per day for ten students.
$480
Feeds 20 for a Month
Giving at this level provides enough shelf-stable options to create three meals per day for twenty students.
$1,000
Pantry Mission Backer
Giving at this level supports our mission of ensuring no student goes hungry, with a commitment to providing healthy food options at no cost to our students. Removing the barrier of hunger helps support our students' success.
