Spring Break
DJs collect food for hungry
Kathleen McFadden
Issue date: 10/19/07 Section: News
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The Drexel University LeBow MBA Association is cooperating with WMMR's Preston and Steve radio show in their annual Camp Out for Hunger Food Drive, an event which will continue until the first week of December.
The event has become more popular during its nine years, reaching a record donation of 181 tons of food last year which "was unbelievable," radio personality Preston Elliot said. This year, Drexel is looking to be a part this event, as students across campus are "working as a team," Will Entriken, marketing chair of the Lebow MBA Association, said.
The University will be competing with other high schools, universities, and corporations across the Delaware Valley in this event, and the school that contributes the greatest amount of nonperishable food will receive a free rock concert, courtesy of WMMR.
Despite the sense of competition, this event is designed to inspire thousands of individuals across the Delaware Valley to serve their community, and 100 percent of the collected items will be collected and distributed locally, Nick McIlwain of WMMR said. According to Elliot, all donations are given to Philabundance, the Philadelphia food bank, and then directed into the homes of local needy people.
There will be numerous opportunities to participate, with stations set up at 10 of the busiest places on campus, including the Creese student center, Entriken said.
The event will culminate during the first week of December when Preston and Steve camp out at the Metroplex in Plymouth Meeting. At this point, all donations will be brought to this central location, weighed, and then put on trucks and shipped directly to Philabundance, according to McIlwain.
"It amazes me every year how many people come," McIlwain said.
Although neither the radio station nor the University has set a specific goal for the food drive totals, each is looking to exceed the 2006 total. So far, each year's total has exceeded that of the preceding year. McIlwain said he attributes this to generous donations from families of the area.
Some of these families were once recipients themselves and may not be able to afford much, but "they are giving anyways," McIlwain said. This combined with the sponsorship of larger institutions such as Drexel is what has led to totals of around 200 tons of food.
The event has become more popular during its nine years, reaching a record donation of 181 tons of food last year which "was unbelievable," radio personality Preston Elliot said. This year, Drexel is looking to be a part this event, as students across campus are "working as a team," Will Entriken, marketing chair of the Lebow MBA Association, said.
The University will be competing with other high schools, universities, and corporations across the Delaware Valley in this event, and the school that contributes the greatest amount of nonperishable food will receive a free rock concert, courtesy of WMMR.
Despite the sense of competition, this event is designed to inspire thousands of individuals across the Delaware Valley to serve their community, and 100 percent of the collected items will be collected and distributed locally, Nick McIlwain of WMMR said. According to Elliot, all donations are given to Philabundance, the Philadelphia food bank, and then directed into the homes of local needy people.
There will be numerous opportunities to participate, with stations set up at 10 of the busiest places on campus, including the Creese student center, Entriken said.
The event will culminate during the first week of December when Preston and Steve camp out at the Metroplex in Plymouth Meeting. At this point, all donations will be brought to this central location, weighed, and then put on trucks and shipped directly to Philabundance, according to McIlwain.
"It amazes me every year how many people come," McIlwain said.
Although neither the radio station nor the University has set a specific goal for the food drive totals, each is looking to exceed the 2006 total. So far, each year's total has exceeded that of the preceding year. McIlwain said he attributes this to generous donations from families of the area.
Some of these families were once recipients themselves and may not be able to afford much, but "they are giving anyways," McIlwain said. This combined with the sponsorship of larger institutions such as Drexel is what has led to totals of around 200 tons of food.
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