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OSU SIFE Take Hunger Awareness to Oregon
Posted by admin in Announcements, Hunger on August 21st, 2009
Recently back from the hunger tour across America, OSU SIFE is now taking the campaign to Oregon, traveling to find innovative solutions to hunger awareness. To read more about their travels, read the project’s blog or follow us on Twitter.
The Oregon tour dates are:
Tuesday, Aug. 18
9 a.m. – 11 a.m.: OSU Emergency Food Pantry, OSU campus, Corvallis
4 p.m. – 7 p.m.: Corvallis Environmental Center, Starker Arts Garden Education, Corvallis
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.: Philomath Community Services Food Bank, Philomath
Wednesday, Aug. 19
1 pm – 7 p.m.: St. Mary’s Soup Kitchen, Albany
Thursday, Aug. 20
9 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.: FISH of Albany
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.: Albany Helping Hands
3 p.m. – 5 p.m.: Linn-Benton Food Share
5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.: South Corvallis Food Bank
Friday, Aug. 21
9 a.m. – 11 a.m.: St. Mary’s, Corvallis
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Love, Inc. of Benton County
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.: Community Outreach, Inc., Corvallis
Saturday, Aug. 22
Time: TBA, Philomath Community Services, Philomath
Sunday, Aug. 23
10 a.m. – 6 p.m.: Bend Community Center, Bend
Monday, Aug. 24
4:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.: Bethlehem Inn, Bend
Tuesday, Aug. 25
10 a.m.: Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, Redmond
1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.: Neighborhood Impact Food Program
Wednesday, Aug. 26
6:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.: Portland Rescue Mission
1 p.m. – 5 p.m.: Birch Community Services Inc., Portland
Thursday, Aug. 27
9 a.m. – 10 a.m.: Oregon Hunger Relief Task Force, Portland
10:30 a.m. – noon: Community Food Security Coalition, Portland
1:30 p.m. – 5 p.m: Oregon Food Bank, Portland
3:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.: Heifer International, EcoTrust Farmers Market, Portland
Friday, Aug. 28
1 p.m. – 7 p.m.: CityTeam Ministries, Portland
OSU SIFE takes 1st in the nation for Hunger Awareness
Posted by admin in Announcements, Hunger on August 11th, 2009
On August 5th, OSU SIFE recieved an email that read like the following:
Dear Hunger Awareness Competition Winners:
Thank you for submitting your project for the Let’s Can Hunger:
Hunger Awareness Competition. Campbell Soup judges were impressed by the quality projects created in such a short amount of time and are excited to see results from a full program year in 2009-2010.
Congratulations to the top three winning SIFE teams:
Hunger Awareness 1st Place receiving $3,000 and featured in a Campbell’s Print Ad: Oregon State University,Corvallis, OR
Hunger Awareness 2nd Place receiving $2,000: Monroe College, Bronx, NY
Hunger Awareness 3rd Place receiving $1,000: Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Congratualations to our team and to the hard work that was put into the Hunger campaign. Please stay tuned, as OSU SIFE will be traveling around Oregon to continue the Hunger In the Homeland Campaign. We would also like to thank our sponsors that made the trip possible and to all of you who supported us by reading the blog and sending us kind emails. Thank you!
For more information about our hunger tour, please visit our blog for updates, pictures, videos and blog entries from the road. Join us on Twitter and Facebook and follow us on our hunger blog as we tour America for hunger.
Young Entrepreneurs Business Week!
Posted by admin in Announcements on July 16th, 2009
Upcoming this Sunday, Young Entrepreneurs Business Week will have started! Young Entrepreneurs Business Week (YEBW) is an intense week-long summer camp for high school students focusing on success skills and entrepreneurship.
OSU SIFE and YEBW are partnering to provide the students with a lasting experience that will give them to the tools to succeed. Visit http://yebw.com for more information on their program there!
Drew’s Perspective on Hunger in the Homeland
Posted by admin in Announcements, Hunger on July 7th, 2009
Follow Drew on OSU SIFE’s Hunger in the Homeland tour as he recounts his personal experiences on this great adventure.
Join us in bringing this issue to light by becoming part of our campaign.
For more information about our hunger tour, please visit http://hunger.osusife.org for updates, pictures, videos and blog entries from the road. Join us on Twitter and Facebook and follow us on our hunger blog as we tour America for hunger.
Hunger Tour Has Officially Started
Posted by admin in Announcements on June 28th, 2009
Eight SIFE students from Oregon State University embarked on a journey across America to bring awareness to and help end child hunger. They will be traveling to 15 cities over the span of a month, traveling over 6,000 miles! Here are the stops they will be making:
San Francisco, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Tucson, AZ
Fort Worth, TX
Dallas, TX
Little Rock, AR
Nashville, TN
Winston Salem, NC
Lexington, KY
St. Louis, MO
Kansas City, MO
Denver, CO
Boise, ID
Portland and Corvallis, OR
Join us in bringing this issue to light by becoming part of our campaign.
For more information about our hunger tour, please visit http://hunger.osusife.org for updates, pictures, videos and blog entries from the road. Join us on Twitter and Facebook and follow us on our hunger blog as we tour America for hunger.