University Credit Union recently presented checks to the University of Maine at Augusta, totaling $2,400, for its respective student-run and campus-sanctioned food pantries on its Augusta and Bangor campuses.
The Augusta campus check of $1,200 went to Zachary Rollins, vice president of the UMA Augusta Student Government Association, and Raquel Shaw, activity coordinator for the UMA Augusta SGA, for its student-run campus food pantry, The Community Cupboard.
A $1,200 check was presented to Joy Steward, UMA Bangor coordinator of Student Life, and Jeff Sychterz, dean of the UMA Bangor Campus, for the Bangor Campus Food for Thought pantry, according to a news release from the university.
For six years UCU has raised funds for its Ending Hunger in Maine campaign to support local food pantries on campus and in local communities throughout the state. During this time, UCU has donated $10,716 to the UMA Augusta and UMA Bangor campus pantries, in addition to other donations across Maine.
The donations from UCU will allow the Community Cupboard and the Food For Thought pantry to supplement their offerings. Current supplies are obtained through funding from the Hunger Dialogue Grant, as well as SGA funds allocated to the Community Cupboard and in-kind and monetary donations to the Food for Thought pantry.
The Food for Thought pantry additionally has a partnership with Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine and receives vegetables from the UMA Bangor Community Garden.
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