Indiana Statesman For ISU students. About ISU students. By ISU students.
Volume 122, Issue 36
Friday, Nov. 14, 2014
indianastatesman.com
Jam the Bus collects donations for charity MAKYLA THOMPSON Reporter
“We are hoping this year’s event will raise more money than years past, even The annual Jam the Bus Food Drive though last year was very successful, as took place on Wednesday, Nov. 12, from we ended up raising over 19,000 pounds 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Dede Plaza. of food. Hopefully this year will be the Ashley Haack, community service chair same or even above that mark,” Haack of Union Board and event coordinator, said. said the event takes place every year in an Kelly Schiess, graduate advisor of the effort to collect as much nonperishable Union Board, believes they did better food or money donations to provide for than last year. charities. “So far we’ve done “The annual food drive really great but we “So far we’ve done we put on every year is won’t actually know the really great but we sponsored by a bunch amount of money or of different people and won’t actually know the cans of food we raised organizations such as amount of money or until we sit down at Sodexo, the Center of the end of the day. We Community of Engagement cans of food we raised had people come up and the Residence Hall until we sit down at the and drop off hundreds Association and a few others end of the day. We had of cans. We are really, that are located on campus. people come up and drop really excited about it,” All of the food we collect off hundreds of cans. We Schiess said. goes to Catholic Charities are really, really excited Dalton Hatcher, food bank,” Haack said. junior recreation and about it.” This year they tried to sports management create small competitions major, donated for students and faculty to multiple cans and donate the most cans or money to the Jam the money, which is something new. Bus Food Drive event and believes it is “We started a few contests on campus very important to help out the people this year so students can give cans at their who aren’t as fortunate as most, especially residence halls. We also started some during this time of the year. office competitions among the faculty “I donated because of where the food members and then students, staff and and the money they use go to. The people Terre Haute community members could who are receiving this food and money come to [Wednesday’s] event and donate need it more than most, and to help them cans or money,” Haack said. out around Thanksgiving and Christmas This year’s event took place outside in just seems like the right thing to do,” the frigid, windy conditions, but Haack Hatcher said. For more information on still hopes they could repeat or even the Jam the Bus Food Drive, visit indstate. Jam the bus food drive created a friendly competition Wednesday between students bypass last year’s totals. and faculty on who could donate the most cans and money (Photo by Gary Macadaeg).
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Kelly Schiess