Preliminary results for the 2007-2008 college year are
now available - 26 states and 38 food banks participated in food raising
efforts for a total of 1,146,278 pounds of donated food to help feed
the hungry. These initial results will be augmented by more reports
from several other states and food banks within the next thirty days.
The following are the results state by state:
Alabama
Food Bank: East Alabama Food Bank
College: Auburn University - 3,090 pounds;
99,000 pounds
Food Bank: West Alabama Food
Bank
College: University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa
- 146,000 pounds; 200 pounds
Arizona
Food Bank: Food and Share Food Bank
College: North Arizona University at Flagstaff
- 3,500 pounds
Arkansas
Food Bank: Ozark Food Harvest
Colleges: University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
- 5,000 pounds
California
Food Bank: Los Angles Regional Food Bank
Colleges: California State Las Angles;
Southwestern Law; Santa Monica College - 23,933 total pounds.
Food Bank: Monterey County
Food Bank
College: California State University at
Monteray Bay - 234 pounds
Food Bank: San Diego Food
Bank
College: San Diego State - 2,000 pounds
Food Bank: San Francisco
Food Bank
College: University of California at San
Francisco -
Food Bank: Second Harvest
Food Bank Orange County
College: University of California Irvine
- 500 pounds
Food Bank: Second Harvest
Riverside Food Bank
College: California Baptist - 1,500 pounds;
San Berndino State - 14,000 pounds
Colorado
Food Bank: Weld Food Bank
College: University of North Colorado -
900 pounds
Food Bank: Community Food
Share
College: University of Colorado - 9,201
pounds; 10,000 (Cans Pounds); Greek System
Food Bank: Food Bank for
Larimore County
College: Colorado State University - 118,000
pounds (Can’s Around the Oval)
Food Bank: Colorado Compact
College: Colorado State University - 10,000
pounds (12 Teams)
Delaware
Food Bank: Food Bank of Delaware
College: University of Delaware - 6,352
pounds
Florida
Food Bank: LSS Second Harvest Food Bank
of Northeast Florida
College: Jacksonville University - 10,808
pounds; St. John’s Riverside College - 5,126 pounds
Food Bank: Harry Chapin Food
Bank
College: Florida Gulf Coast University
- 3,000 pounds
Georgia
Food Bank: Middle Georgia Food Bank
College: Mercy University - 1,450 pounds
Idaho
Food Bank: Idaho Food Bank
Colleges: Northwest Nazerene University
- 644 pounds; Boise State University - 3,000 pounds clothing and other
items; 213 pounds food; 10,000 pounds - University of Iowa v Boise State
University Food Fight.
Illinois
Food Bank: Riverbend Food Bank
College: Augustine College - 1,500 pounds
Indiana
Food Bank: Terre Haunte Catholic Charities
College: Indiana State University - 18,500
pounds
Food Bank: Hoosier Hills
Food Bank
College: Indiana University - 2,620 pounds
Iowa
Food Bank: Northeast Iowa Food Bank
Colleges: University of North Iowa - 8,373
pounds; Wartburg College - 586 pounds; Hawkeye Community College - 133
pounds.
Kentucky
Food Bank: God’s Pantry Food Bank
College: University of Kentucky - 28,709
pounds
Louisiana
Food Bank: Northwest Louisiana Food Bank
College: LSU at Shrevport - 97 pounds
Mississippi
Food Bank: Mississippi Food Network
College: University of Mississippi - 1,500
pounds (30,000 pounds Sweet Potato Gleaning).
Food Bank: St. Louis Food
Bank
Colleges: Webster University - 424 pounds;
Washington University - 545 pounds; University of Missouri at St. Louis
- 369 pounds; Maryville University - 843 pounds.
Food Bank: Food Center
College: University of Central Missouri
- 1,300 pounds of food; 6,000 pounds of clothing and other items.
Montana
Food Bank: Missula Food Bank
College: University of Montana - 7,000
pounds
New York
Food Bank: Chow Food Bank
College: SUNY Binghamton - 14,200 pounds
North Dakota
Food Bank: Great Plain Food Bank
Colleges: Minnesota State University at
Morehead - 373 pounds; Concordia College - 233 pounds.
Oregon
Food Bank: Food for Lane County
College: University of Oregon - 16,000
pounds
Food Bank: Community Foodshare
Food Bank (Linn and Benton Counties)
College: Oregon State University - 400,000
pounds
Pennsylvania
Food Bank: Greater Philedelphia Food Bank
Colleges: Several to be submitted
South Carolina
Food Bank: Low Country Food Bank
College: College of Charleston - 17,800
pounds
Texas
Food Bank: Taruant Area Food Bank
College: Texas Christian University - 4,660
pounds and $55,346 dollars equivalent to $1.00 dollar a pound.
Virginia
Food Bank: Blue Ridge Area Food Bank
College: Liberty University - 189 pounds
Food Bank: Southwest Virginia
Second Harvest Food Bank
College: Virginia Tech University - 40,000
pounds (Sweet Potato Gleaning), 4,000 pounds (Cans Struction)
Washington
Food Bank: Second Harvest in Lands Northwest
Food Bank
College: Winthrop College - 1,221 pounds