- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/food-pantry/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Tue, 28 Aug 2018 14:21:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Trojan Food Pantry, Career Closet to hold open house Aug. 31 /news-archive/2018/08/28/trojan-food-pantry-open-house/ Tue, 28 Aug 2018 14:21:04 +0000 /news/?p=71627 ... Trojan Food Pantry, Career Closet to hold open house Aug. 31]]> The 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Trojan Marketplace Food Pantry and Career Closet will hold an open house from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 31.聽 The food pantry and career closet are located on the second floor of the Administration North Building. The open house theme is 鈥淪tock the Shelves鈥 as donations will be accepted on behalf of the food pantry. Trivia games, prizes, and refreshments will also be available. The most needed items include canned fruit, vegetables, meat, beans, and soup, as well as whole grain pasta and rice, cereal, and peanut butter. For more information, contact Amber Wolf at anwolf@ualr.edu or 501-569-8240.]]> Reach 13,000 Campaign kicks off with dodgeball tournament /news-archive/2018/08/10/reach-13000-campaign/ Fri, 10 Aug 2018 13:49:34 +0000 /news/?p=71330 ... Reach 13,000 Campaign kicks off with dodgeball tournament]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is beginning its annual Reach 13,000 Food Drive with a dodgeball tournament on Friday, Aug. 24. The dodgeball tournament will be held from 3-6 p.m. in the Donaghey Student Center Fitness Center and marks the final event of welcome week activities for Trojan Daze Week. Teams who want to participate in the dodgeball tournament can sign up through. The entry fee is a $100 cash donation or a donation of 60 nonperishable food items per team. Teams can have 9-12 players and must include three female and three male team members. At least one member must be a 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock student, employee, or graduate. The hosts four events to raise support for the Reach 13,000 campaign. These donations are given to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Trojan Food Pantry, Staff Senate Helping Hands Committee, and the 12th Street Clinic. Additional events include Constitution Day on Sept. 17 with a voter registration drive and bake sale, the Fall Festival and kickball tournament in October, and the annual Battle of the Talents on Nov. 8. An additional element of the campaign is a campus-wide competition to see which 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock student organization and department collects the most items for the food drive. At the end of the campaign, the winners will receive a trophy in honor of their dedication to fighting hunger. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock departments and organizations can request a food drive donation box by. The most needed items include children鈥檚 books and coloring books, crayons, markers, toothbrushes, toothpaste, personal hygiene products, corn, cornbread mix, rice, pasta, Kool-Aid, peanut butter, jelly, cereal, Ramen noodles, and bottled water, as well as cans of green beans, beans, chicken, tuna, potatoes, fruit, pasta sauce, and soups. For more information, contact Amber Wolf at clc@ualr.edu.]]> Trojan Food pantry to hold foodraiser drive July 16-20 /news-archive/2018/07/09/trojan-food-pantry-fundraiser/ Mon, 09 Jul 2018 13:59:12 +0000 /news/?p=71066 ... Trojan Food pantry to hold foodraiser drive July 16-20]]> The Trojan Food Pantry at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will hold a fundraiser and food drive July 16-20.聽 Members of the public are invited to stop by the Trojan Food Pantry table in the Donaghey Student Center 200A, next to the elevator, from noon to 1 p.m. July 16-20 to learn more about the food pantry and the resources they provide to the community. During the foodraiser drive, donations of non-perishable items, personal care, and/or monetary items are welcome. The person with the most donated items will receive a prize. During the summer, the Trojan Food Pantry is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday and is located at the Admin North Building. For more information, contact the food pantry at 501-569-8240 or pantry@ualr.edu.]]> Reach 13,000 Food Drive to kick off with Constitution Day Sept. 16 /news-archive/2016/09/12/constitution-day/ Mon, 12 Sep 2016 19:12:52 +0000 /news/?p=65141 ... Reach 13,000 Food Drive to kick off with Constitution Day Sept. 16]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock鈥檚 Reach 13,000 Food Drive will begin on Constitution Day. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, in the Donaghey Student Center Foyer, visitors can register to vote and receive free constitution handouts. A piece of duct tape also will be used to tape graduate assistant Dillon Nash to a wall for each $1 or nonperishable food item donated to the campaign. The goal of the Reach 13,000 campaign is to collect 13,000 nonperishable food items, which will be donated to the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Trojan Food Pantry, Staff Senate鈥檚 Helping Hands, the 12th Street Clinic, and the Arkansas Food Bank. The campaign will run through Nov. 4. A new element of the campaign is a campus-wide competition to see which 糖心Vlog传媒LR student organization and department collects the most items to the food drive. At the end of the campaign, the winners will receive a trophy in honor of their dedication to fighting hunger. Departments can request a food drive donation box by. The campaign will continue with the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Fall Festival and Kickball Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Coleman Sports and Recreation Complex. The day鈥檚 events will begin with the Fall Festival from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., while the kickball tournament will begin at 3 p.m. The family friendly Fall Festival will feature games, arts and crafts, and face painting. Admission is $5 or five nonperishable food items per person. Those who are interested in sponsoring a table at the Fall Festival can do so by filling out an. To participate in the Kickball Tournament, visit theto register a team of nine to 12 players. The team entry fee is a donation of 60 nonperishable items or $100. The Reach 13,000 campaign will end in style with the sixth annual Battle of the Talents from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3. The location will be announced at a future date. Admission will be $10 or a donation of 10 non-perishable food items. Auditions for the talent show will run Oct. 3-14. Those who are interested in auditioning for the talent show can do so by filling out this. ]]> Reach 13K Kickball Tournament rescheduled for Sept. 10 /news-archive/2016/08/15/reach-13k-kickball-tournament/ Mon, 15 Aug 2016 17:50:04 +0000 /news/?p=64873 ... Reach 13K Kickball Tournament rescheduled for Sept. 10]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock sixth annual Reach 13,000 Kickball Tournament has been rescheduled for Saturday, Sept. 10, at the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Coleman Sports and Recreation Complex. Reach 13,000 Food Drive is a Chancellor鈥檚 Leadership Corps nonperishable food drive and 糖心Vlog传媒LR service project. A portion of the proceeds and donated food items will go to the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Trojan Food Pantry and a local food bank. To participate in the competition, visit the tournament鈥檚 website to create a team by Tuesday, Sept. 6. Teams consist of nine to 12 players. All teams are co-ed and must have at least three female and three male players. At least one team member must be associated with the university. The team entry fee is a donation of 60 nonperishable items or $100. Teams can arrive at 3:30 p.m. to hand in the entry fee and/or nonperishable items. The first game will begin at 4:15 p.m. Dinner will be provided.
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