Annual UA/Auburn Food Drive Collects More Than 170,000 Pounds

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The final results for the 2004 Beat Auburn Beat Hunger canned food drive are in, and the real winners are needy people who benefit from the competition between The University of Alabama and Auburn University.

The 2004 total results showed UA collecting 67,708 pounds of food and Auburn collecting 104,088 pounds of food. “Thanks to all students, faculty, and staff for their support. Although, we did not win the competition, we are able to feed people throughout the West Alabama community,” said Shana Foster of the UA Office of Community and Volunteer Services, sponsor of the event on campus.

Food collected goes to stock the shelves of the West Alabama Food Bank, a nonprofit organization that is the main supplier for churches, missions and food kitchens in nine West Alabama counties, some of which rank as the poorest counties in the country.

UA student organization winners included:

• 1st Place-Student Government Association, 12,673 pounds
• 2nd Place-Residential Hall Association, 6,307 pounds
• 3rd Place-Athletic Department, 4,686 pounds

Greek Division winners included:

• Theta Chi Fraternity-3,283 pounds
• Delta Delta Delta Sorority-1,498 pounds

In an effort to boost student, staff and faculty involvement in the canned food drive, the dean of the UA Capstone College of Nursing, Dr. Sara Barger, and dean of the UA College of Communication & Information Sciences, Dr. Culpepper Clark, agreed to a friendly inter-college pound per student competition.

The total pounds per student collected for the College of Nursing was 1.75 for a total of 1,606 pounds; the total pounds per student for C&IS was 1.07 for a total of 1,810 pounds. Both colleges increased their donations from last year’s totals; they collected a total of 3,416 pounds of canned goods.

The College of Nursing recognized Dr. Melondie Carter of the Association of Nursing Students and the Student Life Committee for spearheading this effort; C&IS recognized Shelby Chandler, Justin Johnston, the C&IS Student Executive Council and all those who contributed to the food drive.