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FFA Sadler volunteer training this Thursday!

Happy October. We hope everyone has had a great start to their week and that everyone’s first round of exams has gone smoothly. We’re almost to fall break! Below are some updates to share with you. 

General body meeting: To better explain the inventory and restocking process of our new Sadler location, this week’s meeting will be a training THIS THURSDAY 9/5/23 at 6:00! The location is Sadler #157 between the Haven and Student Accessibility Services!

We are revitalizing our “Food Rescue Volunteers” GroupMe as there have been more requests for on-campus food rescues this semester. It is exciting and we will be sharing these opportunities primarily through this chat. https://web.groupme.com/join_group/89194062/vJ0J5qUo

As we expand our food rescue program, we are looking for student volunteers (with cars) to help us with local pickups on Mondays and Thursdays! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4CAAA822A7FAC16-restaurant

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Welcome to Food for All!

Welcome to Food for All. We are excited to share our mission of fighting food insecurity on campus with you. 

If you are a returning student, you may recognize us from Impact Week, the Values in Action award, the opening of the Sadler Food exchange, swipe drive, and our food deliveries.

To better explain what Food for All is accomplishing on campus, we are hosting our first interest meeting THIS THURSDAY 9/7/23 at 6:00! Come have some snacks and leave with a new FFA buddy. Location is Chancellors Hall #134!

Join us in solving important problems on campus, building community, and doing impactful service. I promise that you’ll find something worthwhile through the FFA community.  

Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions! 

Join our instagram: @Foodforallwm

Join our groupme: https://groupme.com/join_group/84213043/cSj6OxEe

Join our Free Food Fans groupme: https://groupme.com/join_group/35495548/VCdYdC

Here is the link to volunteer at the Wesley Food Exchange: (Mondays/Thursdays/Saturdays)https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4CAAA822A7FAC16-wesley

Link to volunteer at the Sadler Food Exchange: (Mondays/Thursdays) https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4CAAA822A7FAC16-sadler

Link to volunteer for Williamsburg restaurant pickups: (Mondays/Thursdays) https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4CAAA822A7FAC16-restaurant

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Elections this Wednesday!

We hope everyone’s week has started off on a good foot. We are in the final weeks of our semester! 

The Sadler Food Exchange is OPEN!! Its hours will match that of the Sadler building, and it is located in room 157, which is next to the Haven. Please make sure to share the word of this new resource with your classmates and community members. 

This Wednesday (4/19) we will be having elections @6 in Boswell Hall 1. This is our last general body meeting of the semester. If you’re interested in running for a position, please fill out this “intent to run” form. For elections, each candidate will have a 1 minute to speak to the group and votes will be done on paper. https://forms.gle/DHsHNCTtEbrLiZuR9

We also need volunteers to join us for tabling on April 22 for the Student Assembly Earth Day Bash (https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4CAAA822A7FAC16-earth)! 

See everyone for our last meeting this Wednesday!

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Meeting tomorrow, 4/5!

We hope everyone’s week has started off on a good foot. We are in the final month of our semester! 

This Wednesday (4/5) we will be having our meeting @6 in Boswell Hall 1. At our meeting, we will have a presentation from a special group of students who traveled to Baltimore to learn about food insecurity with the Branch Out Alternative Breaks! This is a great opportunity to learn more about food insecurity affecting communities, sustainability, and may interest you to join this trip next spring. 

This Saturday, we will be moving to our new satellite location!!!!  If you are available to join us in the transportation and set up on our new spot, please put your name here! We are in special need of students with cars. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VDUS4YIoygDy5hL8JQRXxkmLIyaM3ovRmjCESDf758Q/edit#gid=0 

We need volunteers to join us for tabling on April 15 for the Day for Admitted Students (https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4CAAA822A7FAC16-dfas) and on April 22 for the Student Assembly Earth Day Bash (https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4CAAA822A7FAC16-earth)! 

As always, have a great evening and see you tomorrow. 

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Meeting Wednesday, 3/1!

We hope everyone has had a great week and that everyone’s first round of exams have gone smoothly. We’re almost to spring break!

This Wednesday (3/1) we will be having our meeting @6 in Boswell Hall 1. This meeting will be focused on our group’s participation in Impact Week!!! Impact week is a one-week, campus-wide competition for undergraduate votes and for various funding amounts ranging from $2500-$1000. FFA is competing to purchase new foods and supplies for the satellite location in Sadler. To thank the students who vote for us, we will be creating “thank you” notes at the meeting. Bring your markers, pens, etc!

***Most importantly*** We need your help to ensure that the mission of FFA is shared with as many students as possible. Sign up for a slot (or slots!!) as soon as you can. Tabling begins on Thursday! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1URVZnDoS6tWKJO81zNVZxLWOFnfTLZpGxozWiskakF8/edit#gid=0

As always, have a great evening and see you on Wednesday. 

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Meeting Wednesday, 2/15!

Hello FFA!

We hope everyone has had a great week and will have an even better weekend. 

This Wednesday (2/15) we will be having our meeting @6 at the Campus Food Exchange which is in the basement of the Wesley House! This meeting will be to show the group more of what we do, to explain the responsibilities of a volunteer, and to familiarize everyone with the space. 

Wesley House is located across Jamestown Road and LemonHall. On google maps, you can put your location and then choose Wesley Foundation, 526 Jamestown Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23185. We will meet in the fellowship hall which is through the double doors.

See everyone at Wesley. 

P.S. Check out our website for more information. https://foodforall.pages.wm.edu/

Join our Tribelink: https://tribelink.wm.edu/organization/foodforall

Join our instagram: @Foodforallwm

Join our groupme: https://groupme.com/join_group/84213043/cSj6OxEe

Here is the link to volunteer at the Food Exchange: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4caaa822a7fac16-spring1?useFullSite=true#/

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Welcome to Food for All! (Spring 2023)

Welcome to Food for All. Many of you stopped by our booth on Tuesday to learn more about our group. We are excited to share our mission of fighting food insecurity on campus with you. 

If you are a returning student, you likely recognize us from our big Impact Week win ($3500 woohoo!), our recognition for the Values in Action award, the Campus Food exchange, swipe drive, and our COVID food deliveries.

To better explain what Food for All is accomplishing on campus, we are hosting our first interest meeting NEXT WEDNESDAY 2/1/23 at 6:00! Come have some snacks and leave with a new FFA buddy. Location is TBA!!! (update 1/31/23: location is Boswell Hall 1)

If you were anything like me my freshman year, you likely signed up for 30 clubs and are being swamped with club emails now. If you have any inclination towards solving problems on campus, building community, and doing impactful service, I promise that you’ll find something worthwhile through the FFA community. We are also looking for new executive members, so there is a potential to grow within the club! 

Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions! 

P.S. Some helpful links:

Follow our instagram: @Foodforallwm

Join our GroupMe: https://groupme.com/join_group/84213043/cSj6OxEe

Here is the link to volunteer at the Food Exchange: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4caaa822a7fac16-spring1?useFullSite=true#/

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Meeting this Wednesday at 6!

Hello FFA!

We hope that your weekend has been safe and exciting. As we roll into the last weeks of the semester, we’re going to be making some serious strides in some major areas. 

On Wednesday we will be having our meeting @6 in Bosewell #342. 

This meeting will be a little different in that we will be drafting a proposal together as a group. In an effort to expand the Campus Food Exchange, our proposal will be to build a coalition of support amongst the campus community.  

Please bring your laptops and writing skills as we work on making big changes to our campus community. Please also brainstorm other related organizations on campus that you are part of that would be willing to support us as we prepare to approach WM administration. 

This Tuesday, there is also a sustainability round-table happening in Sadler’s James Room at 5. This is a great opportunity to hear more about the issues we are trying to address. 

As always, please volunteer for the Campus Food Exchange!  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4caaa822a7fac16-fall1

See everyone on Wednesday!

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Meeting this Wednesday @6 at the FFA Exchange!

Hello FFA!

We hope that your fall break was relaxing and that everyone was able to step away from school work for a moment. 

This Wednesday we will be having our meeting @6 at the Campus Food Exchange which is in the basement of the Wesley House! This meeting will be to show the group more of what we do, our impact, and to certify everyone as chaperones to volunteer.

Wesley House is located across Jamestown Road and Lemon Hall. On google maps, you can put your location and then choose Wesley Foundation, 526 Jamestown Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23185. We will meet in the fellowship hall which is through the double doors.

As always, please volunteer for the Campus Food Exchange!  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4caaa822a7fac16-fall1

See everyone at Wesley. 

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Meeting this Wednesday with Dr. Sasi!

Hello FFA!

We hope your Monday is off to a great start. Some announcements for the group:

  1. We have an exciting general body meeting planned for this week. Our guest speaker is Dr. Sasi, who is an adjunct lecturer of Asian and Middle Eastern studies. While not teaching, Dr. Sasi runs his own farm local to campus. He is the Executive President of Harvest Earth, a non-profit focused on facial justice, food justice, and climate justice. He also runs his own farm and is a popular vendor in CW’s Saturday farmers market.

You can read more about him here: https://www.wm.edu/as/globalstudies/ames/people/balasundaram_s.php

Our meeting time is 6:30 in Boswell Hall #342, this is the same room we met the first time.

  1. Our club has applied for both SA funding and a national grant that would allow us to begin working on plans to expand our reach with FFA by moving the Campus Food Exchange to an old kitchen in One Tribe Place.
  2. Recently, the Williamsburg Merchants Association and the W&M Law school both had successful food drives to help us restock!
  3. Please volunteer for the Campus Food Exchange! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4caaa822a7fac16-fall1

That’s all for now. See everyone on Wednesday!