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Thank you so much for supporting the Marion Campus Healthy Resources crowdfunding campaign! We are thrilled that we exceeded the goal set by 23%.
Your generous donation will ensure that students have access to free, nutritious food on campus whenever they need it. Removing this stressor from students’ daily lives can help them be more successful learners in the classroom.
You have also supported 16 students’ hands-on learning experience in English 3304 who have been using their professional writing and communication skills to run this campaign. Working in teams, they have helped inform you through updates, educate you through interviews, and market the campaign through emails and social media. I would like to applaud their focus, dedication, and hard work this semester!
We, at OSU Marion, are proud of our culture of caring on our campus, and this is just one of the many ways we can provide care for our students and local community.
Thank you again for your for donating to this campaign!
Amy Tibbals
P.S. - The photo shows most of the students in the course (and me) on they day that they won pizzas from Donatos (regional manager on right) for their campus Act of Kindness Project.
We would like to share an interview our classmates recently had with a notable member of the Marion community. Please accept our warmest welcome as Leslie Beary, our campus manager for mental health and wellness services and director of the Marion Campus Buckeye Food Alliance, discusses how closely entwined the BFA is with the Marion Community.
We have reached our goal and exceeded it by $355, but there's still time to give! Thank you to all who have given already. The Marion Food Pantries and Friendly Fridges are an essential part of this campus and community, and their effort to provide healthy, fresh food to those who need it has made an enormous difference in students’ lives. To share how the pantries and fridges have affected non-faculty staff, we interviewed OSUM student and student center worker, Karlie Marlatt.
Do you know what the Friendly Fridges and food pantries are? Have you seen food insecurity on the Marion campus?
“Yes and yes. I’ve noticed people using the pantries, students talking about being hungry, and talking about how expensive food prices currently are.”
Have you noticed the Marion Food Pantries' impact on campus?
“Yes! It makes students more confident about food, helps them make friends, and gain confidence in their everyday life.”
Do the food pantries and Friendly Fridges inspire you to keep working at Marion OSU?
“Absolutely! It creates a well-rounded and kind environment.”
As mentioned last week, Leslie Beary, Amy Tibbals and four students from English 3304 recorded a podcast for the iHeart Radio station in Marion, Ohio. Please take a few minutes and listen to the podcast talking about the Buckeyefunder campaign.
We'd like to share a recent faculty interview with you. Here is Dr.Bobbit-Zeher, a professor of sociology, speaking with us about the issue of food insecurity and the benefits of our campus's food pantries and Friendly Fridges.
Attention all! Four students from OSU Marion, professor Amy Tibbals, and OSU counselor Leslie Beary will be part of a Marion podcast, speaking on the Buckeye Food Alliance and the need that college students have. The podcast will be broadcasted on three different Marion radio stations on Sunday, February 26th. Local listeners will have the opportunity to hear more about the goal of the Buckeye Funder crowdfunding campaign, and what they can do to help this issue. They will go into how these students are using their professional writing and marketing skills to run the campaign, as well.
Please stay tuned for this special podcast, and remember to spread the word on how others can make a difference!
Through the Kroger Community Rewards Program, you can support the Buckeye Food Alliance merely by doing your grocery shopping there!
How to Connect your Kroger Plus Card to Buckeye Food Alliance:
Create your digital Kroger Plus Card account online (at no cost) Here
Already have an account? Simply sign in here at Kroger Community Rewards
Once signed in, click “Community” and then “Community Rewards”
Once enrolled, click save and enter this code: JF297 for the Buckeye Food Alliance
After you have saved the Buckeye Food Alliance-Marion Campus Charter to your account, you are now linked to Swipe your Kroger Card and Save money while supporting the BFA.
Invite friends and family to Join us in the fight to stop college hunger!
*Please contact Leslie Beary, beary.4@osu.edu or (740) 725-6349 with any questions or concerns.
Thank you to those who have donated; we have 84% of our goal completed!
However, you can still help students struggling with food insecurity this holiday.
Spread love and give this Valentine's Day!
Remember, $5 translates to 16 meals!
We are happy to announce that we are 78% toward reaching our goal. Here is one of our own faculty members, Scott Zimmerman, who contributed to the cause and encourages you to do the same. On the poster, there is a QR code you are able to scan that will take you to where you can donate.
As a reminder here is what your donation will be going towards:
1. Restocking the food pantry
2. Providing more healthy new options for the Friendly Fridges
3. Pantry Pal Pick-up
4. Feast Box Program
Exciting news! We have reached over 60% of our goal amount! Thank you to all those who have made a gift. Please help us in sending the word out to others.
An Interesting Fact about the Food Pantries and Friendly Fridges on Marion:
Below are a few words from an interview with Jackson Crawford, the Student President of the Buckeye Food Alliance. 
How do you see Friendly Fridges and Food Pantries expanding in the future?
"In the future, we definitely would like to get a Friendly Fridge on the other side of campus like the Science and Engineering area. A lot of these students reach over to Morrill as much as we would like them to to utilize our resources. So we would like more small pop-up locations around campus.”
What will the funding you receive from this crowdfunding campaign provide for the Food Pantries and Friendly Fridges?
“It will provide more food and more options to give in our Friendly Fridges and Food Pantries, as well as keeping the Friendly Fridge filled more often.”
What does the position of Student President of the Buckeye Food Alliance mean to you?
“It means leadership and serving other students. I get to work with students all over the campus that I don’t usually get to work with. So there’s a lot of leadership and students helping students which is one of our big driving points.”
For only $5, the price of a cup of Starbucks, you can provide enough shelf-stable items for 16 meals.
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.
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.
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.
Giving at this level provides enough shelf-stable options to create three meals per day for five students.
Giving at this level provides enough shelf-stable options to create three meals per day for ten students.
Giving at this level provides enough shelf-stable options to create three meals per day for twenty students.
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.
