UAB Hunger awareness month

 HUNGER AWARENESS MONTH!!!

November is Hunger Awareness Month at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and with Thanksgiving right around the corner your support is needed more than ever! Many of Birmingham’s food banks are running on empty and need our help to ensure that everyone in Birmingham has access to a warm meal this Thanksgiving. In attempt to collect as many canned goods as possible, UAB is participating in a schoolwide collection competition with Southern Miss November 1- 20. Drop boxes to collect the canned goods will be located in the HUC in room 440 and throughout campus, and a number sporting events will be accepting canned goods in lieu of the admission cost– a list of these events is located below.

In addition to the canned food competition with Southern Miss, UAB’s Leadership and Service Council is also hosting a Hunger Banquet on Nov. 13 at 7:00 P.M. in the Great Hall. This event will grant those involved the opportunity to gain awareness and a better understanding of the global problems of hunger and poverty. Students and faculty who are interested in attending this eye-opening event should RSVP at HUC 440.

Let’s get out there and show our Blazer spirit in order to make this year’s Hunger Awareness Month a greater success than ever!

Participating Campus Events to Benefit Hunger Awareness Month

10/31/2008	Alpha Lambda Delta Canned Food Drive	Trick or Treat for Cans
11/1/2008	Canned Food Competition Kick-off	First day to start collecting and counting cans
11/2/2008	UAB Volleyball vs. Marshall	Cans collected at game for free admission
11/8/2008	UAB Women’s Basketball vs. Montevallo	Cans collected at game for free admission (plus free admission to 11/14 WBB game)
Week of 11/10	Conference USA (SAAC) Canned Food Drive	Week to count Conference USA canned food drive competition (will still count for Southern Miss competition)
11/12/2008	Cans Across America	Sodexo’s Cans Across America (wills till count for Southern Miss competition and for Conference USA competition)
11/13/2008	Hunger Banquet	130 students can sign up to attend – 7 p.m. in the Great Hall
11/20/2008	Canned Food Competition Ends	Last day to count cans in Southern Miss competition
11/22/2008	UAB Football vs. Eastern Carolina	Collection at game
12/17/2008	UAB Men’s Basketball vs. Jacksonville State	Cans collected at game (5 cans gets you a $5 ticket)