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Appeal for a Meal: USciences donates more than 280 Thanksgiving meals
Hundreds of students, faculty and staff filled more than 600 brown paper bags to the
brim with food donations for the Fifth annual Appeal for a Meal program.
In partnership with Philadelphia City Councilwoman Jannie L. Blackwell and Dimitri
Dimopoulous, the owner of Allegro Pizza, the Thanksgiving meal staples will help to
feed 282 deserving families in West Philadelphia over the holiday.
Student clubs and organizations and various departments from each of the four colleges
donated cans of fruit, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetables, cranberry sauce,
dinner rolls and dessert to accompany the turkeys donated by Dimopoulous Members of
the Division of Student Affairs and students from the Inter-Greek Council and Department
of Campus Recreation, as well as Orientation Leaders, also volunteered their time
to load up trucks full of the completed brown paper bags, which were donated by The
Fresh Grocer, on Tuesday.
“We are so thankful to the USciences community for this wonderful show of support
for a great cause,” said Randi Levitt, assistant director of student engagement. “No
matter how large or small the donation, we know every bit helps local families."This year’s meal drive outpaced the number of meals donated in previous years of the
program.
The students of Alpha Phi Omega fraternity pulled together 17 bags of food, the most
meals out of all the student organizations participating. Philadelphia College of
Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacy Administration donated 49
bags of food, the most among the University’s departments. Members from both Alpha
Phi Omega and the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacy Administration will
be rewarded with a pizza party on behalf of USciences President Paul Katz.
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