The Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ community will give back to the Central Florida community on\u00a0Nov. 16.<\/p>\n
Pack to Attack Hunger \u2013 a partnership involving the Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ Student Government Association, Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ Alumni, Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ Fraternity and Sorority Life, Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ Athletics and Feeding Children Everywhere \u2013 will be held at the Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ Venue. The partners in this event have a lofty goal: more than one million meals for children in the Central Florida region.<\/p>\n
The food insecurity rate in Florida is 19.2 percent and rising. By participating in Pack to Attack Hunger, the Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ community will be helping those affected by the hunger epidemic in their area. The hand-packaged meals put together during the Pack to Attack Hunger event will be distributed to public schools\u2019 crisis food pantries.<\/p>\n
\u201cÂ鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ Athletics is proud to be part of Pack to Attack Hunger,\u201d Vice President and Director of Athletics Todd Stansbury said. \u201cThis is another great opportunity for our student-athletes and our staff to get involved and make a difference in our community.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ Student Government Association is excited to be part of this initiative, because it is a great opportunity to see our Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ community work together toward helping out those who are in need,\u201d Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ SGA Athletics and Traditions Coordinator Blake Warfield said. \u201cI am looking forward to giving a helping hand at accomplishing our goal.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOur fraternity and sorority members are so excited to see Pack to Attack Hunger grow immensely within just one year,\u201d said Panhellenic Vice President of Community Involvement Katie Clinger, a member of Kappa Delta Sorority. \u201cWe are looking forward to bringing the Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ community together all for the same great cause.\u201d<\/p>\n
Volunteers for the event will work in four one-hour shifts, in an assembly-line setup to systematically pack meals for children who are food insecure.<\/p>\n