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Food For All Newsletter: Dining Staff Appreciation Today!

Hello Food For All,

We have two ways to engage with Food For All this week: our table in the Sadler Atrium today and our chill general body meeting tomorrow.

Dining Staff Appreciation Tabling: Today is National Random Acts of Kindness Day! We will be tabling in the Sadler Atrium from 11:00am – 2:00pm encouraging students to sign a banner thanking dining hall workers. You can sign up to table here. If you’re just passing through, consider taking a moment to find us and sign!

General Body Meeting: Tomorrow, February 18th at 7:00pm, we will be meeting in Chancellors 123 to chat about fun activities you can do to learn more about or support non-profits!

Spring Break Staycation: Wesley and Food For All are teaming up to provide food, service opportunities, and fun activities to folks staying over Spring Break! If you are interested, fill out this form so that we can get a vague estimate of numbers. You can come to as much or as little as you would like. Additionally, reply to this email or send a GroupMe DM to an exec member if you want to get involved in coordinating/running the event!

Have questions or suggestions about what events we should run this semester? Feel free to reply to this email! We hope to see you at our table today or our meeting tomorrow!

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Food For All Newsletter: Galentine’s Fundraiser and Random Acts of Kindness Day Tabling

Hello Food For All,

We have some great service and tabling opportunities this week, and we hope you can join us!

Food For All x Blot Galentine’s Day Fundraiser: This week, we are raising money for menstrual products in the Food Exchanges in collaboration with BLOT! Here’s how you can get involved:

General Body Meeting: Tomorrow, February 11th at 7:00pm in Chancellors 123, we will put together Galentine’s Day bags and Valentines to sell during tabling. We will be joined by BLOT, and feel free to bring your friends!

Tabling: We will be in the Sadler Atrium on Thursday, February 13th from 11:00am to 2:00pm selling the Galentine’s Day bags we made. If you would like to sign up, you can do so here. We are especially looking for folks who can volunteer 12:00pm-1:00pm. If you’re not able to volunteer, stop by and consider buying a Galentine’s Day bag for your friend or significant other!

Random Acts of Kindness Tabling: Next Monday, February 17th, is National Random Acts of Kindness Day! We will be tabling in the Sadler Atrium from 11:00am – 2:00pm encouraging students to sign a banner thanking dining hall workers. You can sign up to table here. 

Spring Break Staycation: Wesley and Food For All are teaming up to provide food, service opportunities, and fun activities to folks staying over Spring Break! If you are interested, fill out this form so that we can get a vague estimate of numbers. You can come to as much or as little as you would like. Additionally, reply to this email or send a GroupMe to an exec member if you want to get involved in coordinating/running the event!

Food For All in the News: The Hunger-Free Campus Bill has been covered in multiple local news outlets, and some have specifically mentioned W&M! You can read about it in the Virginia Mercury, VPM, and Radio IQ.

Have questions or suggestions about what events we should run this semester? Feel free to reply to this email! We hope to see you at our gen body meeting on Tuesday or at an upcoming service event!

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Food For All Newsletter: Advocacy Day Debrief and Upcoming Fundraiser

Hello Food For All,

I hope your first full week of classes went well! We have just a couple of announcements this week.

General Body Meeting – Advocacy Day Debrief: Ever wondered how we can address food insecurity through policy?

Join us tomorrow at 7:00pm at Chancellors 123 to learn more about our recent Advocacy Day in Richmond and the Hunger Free Campus bill!

Member-to-Exec Application: Want to take ownership of a project and learn more about how exec operates? Consider applying to our member-to-exec pathway! This is not a binding commitment to become part of our exec, nor is it a guarantee that you will be elected to exec. If you are interested, you can complete the application here: https://forms.gle/QxDxN63vCoBo7gCJ6. It is due on February 4th.

Upcoming Galentine’s Day Fundraiser: Food For All x BLOT: Next week, we will be raising money for menstrual products in the Food Exchange in collaboration with BLOT! Our gen body meeting on February 11th will be devoted to putting together Galentine’s Day bags, and we will be tabling on Thursday, February 13th and Friday, February 14th . 

Have questions or suggestions about what events we should run this semester? Feel free to let us know at foodforall@wm.edu! We hope to see you at our gen body meeting on Tuesday or at an upcoming service event!

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Food For All Newsletter: S’mores and Tours Tomorrow!

Hello Food For All,

Happy Monday! We are having our first gen body meeting of the semester tomorrow, and member-to-exec applications are due next week.

First General Body Meeting – S’mores and Tours: We will be having our first general body meeting of the semester tomorrow at 7:00pm at Wesley (526 Jamestown Rd). We will chat about our plans for the semester, lead a tour of the Wesley Food Exchange, and eat s’mores!

Member-to-Exec Application: Want to take ownership of a project and learn more about how exec operates? Consider applying to our member-to-exec pathway! This is not a binding commitment to become part of our exec, nor is it a guarantee that you will be elected to exec. If you are interested, you can complete the application here: https://forms.gle/QxDxN63vCoBo7gCJ6. It is due on February 4th. If you want to see our exec in action before applying, we have exec meetings every Sunday at 7:00pm at the Wesley House.

Wesley Food Exchange Volunteer Slots: There are still volunteer slots open! You can sign up here: https://wm.givepulse.com/event/552079-spring-2025-ffa-wesley-food-exchange-volunteering

We have some exciting events coming up next week, including some tabling opportunities! In the meantime, if you have any questions or want to be removed from the listserv, feel free to reply to this email.

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Food For All Newsletter: Hunger Free Campus Advocacy Day, Volunteer Slots, and More!

Hello Food For All,

Welcome back to campus! We have a few announcements about upcoming Food For All events; we would love for you to join us!

Hunger Free Campus Advocacy Day: Food For All is teaming up with over a dozen schools across Virginia to advocate for a bill to end student hunger. On Wednesday, January 29th, we’re sending a group of folks to Richmond to meet with elected officials, share our stories, and advocate for solutions to support food-insecure students at the state level. All costs will be covered, and transportation is provided! Just fill out this form to sign up (check Wednesday, January 29th as the date): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdr1g9EYApZGlF3mDzUElyGTffJR8awKjs2WkInzg7U9ws2iQ/viewform

Wesley Food Exchange Volunteer Slots: Volunteer slots are now open! You can sign up here: https://wm.givepulse.com/event/552079-spring-2025-ffa-wesley-food-exchange-volunteering

Activities Fair: Join us on Saturday, January 25th between 5pm and 6:30pm in Sadler to chat with us and ask us any questions you have!

First General Body Meeting – S’mores: We will be having our first general body meeting of the semester on Tuesday, January 28th at 7:00pm at Wesley (526 Jamestown Rd). We will chat about our plans for the semester, lead a tour of the Wesley Food Exchange, and eat s’mores!

More information will be sent out in the coming weeks about more ways to get involved! In the meantime, if you have any questions or want to be removed from the listserv, feel free to reply to this email.

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Food Drive Volunteer Opportunity

Hey Food For All,

Although we are not meeting as a general body this week, we do have more information about the upcoming food drive that will be run by the Staff Assembly and will benefit FFA food pantries! There will be a food drive kickoff event on Monday, 10/28 from 1:30-2:30 in the lobby of Swem Library. We would love to have as many of our members as possible at this event to show our gratitude towards Staff Assembly for holding this drive! They are requesting that members who attend bring a can of food to donate if possible. There will also be a volunteer opportunity at the end of the food drive on Monday, 11/18 from 3:00-4:00. We are especially looking for students who have cars to help pickup donations from various locations across campus. If you don’t have a car, we also have plenty of opportunities for you to help out with organizing and stocking donations! We hope to have anyone volunteering for the 18th attend the kickoff event as well, but if you would like to attend only one or the other that is not a problem. Please email Annamarie at agwarnke@wm.edu if you would like to volunteer! We hope to see you all there!

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Meeting Tomorrow, Upcoming Food Drive, and More

Hey Food For All! 

We have lots of updates this week so make sure to read this whole email for a few upcoming events that you can get involved in! Our general body meeting will be tomorrow, Thursday at 6:00pm in Chancellors 134. We hope to see you all there!

We are excited to announce that Staff Assembly will be holding a food drive later this month to benefit FFA! The drive will start 10/28 and end 11/18, and boxes can be found throughout campus for anyone interested in donating. We will also be looking for volunteers to help collect donations on 11/19, so please reach out if you would like to volunteer. 

FFA is currently working with campus pantries throughout Virginia to pass the Hunger Free Campus bill, which would provide state funding to meet the needs of food insecure students on college campuses throughout the state. We are currently looking for students who would like to be involved in this campaign. See the flier attached to learn more about this bill, and contact us if you are interested in joining the team of students working towards this important goal! 

We also have additional volunteer opportunities for food rescue pickups in the upcoming weeks, so let us know if you would like to volunteer at any of the following times:

  • Saturday, 10/19 at 3pm
  • Tuesday, 10/22 at 7:30pm
  • Friday, 10/25 at 2:00pm and 3:00pm
  • Thursday, 11/21 at 11:30am and 3:00pm

Lastly, if you would be interested in a holding a leadership position or starting your own project within FFA, please fill out this google form. As always, make sure to join our groupme and follow our instagram if you haven’t already! 

Have a great rest of your day!

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Food For All Meeting this Week!

Hey Food for All!

I hope everyone had a great family weekend and is looking forward to our general body meeting this week! We will be meeting in Chancellors 134 on Thursday 10/3 at 6:00. This week we will be making posters to put around campus.

If you are interested in getting further involved in FFA or running for a leadership position in the future, please fill out this form. This will allow you to start or contribute to projects within the club and is open to all students. Below you can find all of our other opportunities to get involved:

  • Volunteer at the Wesley location- https://wm.givepulse.com/event/476072
    • Monday, Thursday and Saturday shifts available
  • Volunteer at the Sadler location- Email Lauren at lachase@wm.edu
    • Help with restocking and organizing the Sadler location
  • As always, make sure to join our groupme and follow our instagram if you haven’t already! 

Have a great rest of your day!

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FFA Meeting and Announcements!

Hey Food for All!

Our next general body meeting will be on Thursday, 9/19 at 6:00pm in the Wesley Pantry and we hope to see you all there! If it’s your first time at the pantry it is right across from Lemon hall at 526 Jamestown Road. 

We appreciate everyone that has signed up for a volunteer shift at Wesley for this semester! If you are interested in getting further involved with Food for All, we recommend joining an exec member’s committee for a project that you are interested in. Each project is listed below and exec members can be contacted via email, groupme, or in person at our general body meeting. This opportunity is open to all members and no experience is required. 

Sadler Exchange Committee (Lauren)– Organizes, restocks, and takes inventory of the Sadler location. Projects include brainstorming improvements to the pantry and keeping it stocked throughout the week. (lachase@wm.edu)

Wesley Exchange Committee (Iqra)– Organizes, restocks, and takes inventory of the Wesley location while managing volunteer shifts. Projects include stocking the pantry, training volunteers when needed, and brainstorming pantry improvements. (Iahmad01@wm.edu)

Community Outreach Committee (Rachel)– Sends updates to general body members and spreads awareness about pantry resources across campus. Projects include designing social media posts, tabling at campus events, and brainstorming ways for FFA to be involved around campus. (rhtouse@wm.edu)

Food Rescue Committee (Allisyn)– Organizes food rescue pickups to prevent food waste at William and Mary. Projects include redistributing food from large events on campus. (anlam@wm.edu)

Finance Committee (Annamarie)– Manages club finances, bank account, and budgeting for pantry operations and club events. Projects including brainstorming fundraising ideas. (agwarnke@wm.edu)

At our meeting this week, we will be giving a tour of the Wesley location and training new members on how to volunteer. We will also be answering any questions about committees or volunteering. 

See you all there!

Rachel Touse

FFA Community Outreach Chair 

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Food For All Interest Meeting! (Fall 2024)

Welcome to Food for All!

We hope you all have had a great summer and first week of classes so far! Whether you are a returning member or are interested in joining, we are looking forward to a great semester with FFA. Most importantly, our interest meeting will be next Thursday, 9/5 6:00-7:00 pm in Chancellors 134. We hope to see you there! We will go over the basics of Food for All, volunteer opportunities, and current club projects. If you are still deciding whether or not you would like to be involved, this is a great opportunity to learn more. 

      Some more info about FFA:  We address food insecurity on campus by operating two food pantries for students, faculty and staff who are food insecure. Our club meetings will be held the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month from 6:00-7:00 in Chancellors 134. Club meetings include projects that contribute towards the pantries as well as learning more about food insecurity in our area. We also have volunteer opportunities (including restocking, organizing, and operating the pantry) on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday afternoons for those that may be interested. Currently, FFA has a member-to-exec pathway program. If you are interested in a leadership opportunity or if you have a specific project that you would like the club to start, we have a lot of flexibility within our exec team for new positions. We will go over all of this at our interest meeting! Feel free to email foodforall@wm.edu or message the groupme with any questions.

Linktree (groupme, instagram, and volunteer links)

We hope to see you all soon!

– Food For All Exec