2008 Woodie Awards
'Trick or Treat'
Go trick or treating for cans of food instead of candy
Jordan Stutz
Issue date: 10/19/06 Section: news
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The Bloomsburg Food Cupboard is making the holiday season easier for those less fortunate. The Cupboard has begun its Trick or Eat campaign that will last up to and will include the holiday season. During this time, cardboard boxes will be set up all over the Bloomsburg area where anyone will be able to drop off non-perishable food items into these boxes. At the end of the program, these boxes will be collected and the food will be distributed among those less fortunate.
The Trick or Eat program was started about five years ago at Queens College in Kingston, Ontario. This food drive campaign is set up predominantly throughout Canada with 37 schools across the country. It has spread into schools throughout the United States, including Bloomsburg, and has reached as far as Australia this year.
Trick or Eat is done two ways. One way involves boxes set up around the area, which are "drop points." Townspeople and college students alike can drop off non-perishable food items at the locations. The second way to help with Trick or Eat is to go trick or treating for cans of food instead of candy.
"This is a great opportunity for students to get involved in their community," said Amanda Ono, Development & Communications Director of the Meal Exchange. "This is an easy way to make a difference in the community. Sometimes people around us are hunger-stricken and we don't even know it."
In the Bloomsburg area, there are many drop box locations. The locations on Main Street, Bloomsburg are Gentle Dove Relaxation Center and Spa, Headquarters, Rosemary Shultz Beauty Salon, and the WHLM studio. There is also a drop box in the Columbia Mall at the mall services stand. At 135 West 11th Street, there is a drop box at the Debbie Shultz Beauty Shop. Finally, in the ESPY/Lime Ridge area there are boxes at Campus Clippers, Daneen's Family Salon, and the Ridge Street Salon.
In the past, the food cupboard has collected over half a ton of food to help families in time of need during the holiday season. Organizations that help with this event are church youth groups, boy and girl scouts, fraternities and sororities, and college classes.
The Trick or Eat program was started about five years ago at Queens College in Kingston, Ontario. This food drive campaign is set up predominantly throughout Canada with 37 schools across the country. It has spread into schools throughout the United States, including Bloomsburg, and has reached as far as Australia this year.
Trick or Eat is done two ways. One way involves boxes set up around the area, which are "drop points." Townspeople and college students alike can drop off non-perishable food items at the locations. The second way to help with Trick or Eat is to go trick or treating for cans of food instead of candy.
"This is a great opportunity for students to get involved in their community," said Amanda Ono, Development & Communications Director of the Meal Exchange. "This is an easy way to make a difference in the community. Sometimes people around us are hunger-stricken and we don't even know it."
In the Bloomsburg area, there are many drop box locations. The locations on Main Street, Bloomsburg are Gentle Dove Relaxation Center and Spa, Headquarters, Rosemary Shultz Beauty Salon, and the WHLM studio. There is also a drop box in the Columbia Mall at the mall services stand. At 135 West 11th Street, there is a drop box at the Debbie Shultz Beauty Shop. Finally, in the ESPY/Lime Ridge area there are boxes at Campus Clippers, Daneen's Family Salon, and the Ridge Street Salon.
In the past, the food cupboard has collected over half a ton of food to help families in time of need during the holiday season. Organizations that help with this event are church youth groups, boy and girl scouts, fraternities and sororities, and college classes.