University Credit Union (UCU) presented checks to the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) totaling $2,400 for its student-run and campus-sanctioned food pantries on its Augusta and Bangor campuses, respectively.
The Augusta Campus check of $1,200 was presented to Zachary Rollins, Vice President of the UMA Augusta Student Government Association (SGA), and Raquel Shaw, Activity Coordinator for the UMA Augusta SGA, for its student-run campus food pantry, The Community Cupboard. A check in the amount of $1,200 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.
For the past 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 $10,716.44 to the UMA Augusta and UMA Bangor campus pantries in addition to other donations across Maine. For more information about UCU, visit ucumaine.com.
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.
