2008 Woodie Awards
Fighting Hunger and Homelessness
Nick Sasso
Issue date: 10/25/07 Section: News
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This week Colgate holds its annual Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, a weeklong series of events that campuses across the nation run on their own accord. Organized through the Colgate Hunger Outreach Program (CHOP), this week will consist of several lectures, lunch discussions, film screenings, and even a sampling of local foods with a performance by the Swinging Gates. Every day will lend help to the community and raise consciousness to the matter of poverty.
"The purpose of the week is an awareness event to get people thinking of issues surrounding poverty, hunger and homelessness," Junior Liz Harkins said.
Harkins, a leading member in CHOP, has actively been coordinating and participating in numerous events that assist those in need in and around the Hamilton area.
"[Poverty is a] prevalent issue in society and Hamilton that sometimes students forget," Harkins said.
On the home front, CHOP regularly organizes events to send students to centers that aid the hungry and sponsor food drives.
"What that means really is that we send student volunteers to the Friendship Inn. [It's] a great place to get a warm meal," Harkins said of one of the many soup kitchens CHOP is involved with.
In addition to places one can go eat, CHOP also bolsters the Hamilton Food Cupboard, a sort of grocery store in which those in need can go to obtain food, with some limitations. These two centers serve not only those who are homeless and hungry, but those who may be experiencing financial hardships and need a little outside assistance in providing food for themselves and their family.
More recently, CHOP held a successful food drive at last week's football game to collect money and foodstuffs for the Hamilton Food Cupboard. Over 160 articles of food were collected in addition to over $165 in donations.
CHOP and its members have been committed to not only allaying the woes of poverty and hunger, but also to bringing to light the bigger picture and how individuals can help their community and the world at large.
"The purpose of the week is an awareness event to get people thinking of issues surrounding poverty, hunger and homelessness," Junior Liz Harkins said.
Harkins, a leading member in CHOP, has actively been coordinating and participating in numerous events that assist those in need in and around the Hamilton area.
"[Poverty is a] prevalent issue in society and Hamilton that sometimes students forget," Harkins said.
On the home front, CHOP regularly organizes events to send students to centers that aid the hungry and sponsor food drives.
"What that means really is that we send student volunteers to the Friendship Inn. [It's] a great place to get a warm meal," Harkins said of one of the many soup kitchens CHOP is involved with.
In addition to places one can go eat, CHOP also bolsters the Hamilton Food Cupboard, a sort of grocery store in which those in need can go to obtain food, with some limitations. These two centers serve not only those who are homeless and hungry, but those who may be experiencing financial hardships and need a little outside assistance in providing food for themselves and their family.
More recently, CHOP held a successful food drive at last week's football game to collect money and foodstuffs for the Hamilton Food Cupboard. Over 160 articles of food were collected in addition to over $165 in donations.
CHOP and its members have been committed to not only allaying the woes of poverty and hunger, but also to bringing to light the bigger picture and how individuals can help their community and the world at large.
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