Food For All @ W&M

Hello Food For All,

Happy Monday! I hope the rain isn’t getting you down too much. We have just a couple of short announcements for you this week.

Gen Body Meeting: Tomorrow, April 8th at 7:00pm, Annamarie will be leading a presentation about Indigenous food insecurity. Topics will include food insecurity/food deserts, statistics about Indigenous food insecurity, historical context, current disparities/barriers, and more. Hope to see you then at Chancellors 123!

Menstrual Product Tabling: Tomorrow, April 8th, and Wednesday, April 9th, Student Assembly will be tabling on the Sadler Terrace 12-2 with free sustainable menstrual products. You can learn more here. Food For All is not affiliated, we just think it’s cool!

Day for Admitted Students: We will be tabling on Saturday, April 12^th 12-2 on the Sunken Garden as part of Day for Admitted Students. Feel free to stop by, or if you want to help table, reply to this email and let us know!

Elections: Elections for exec positions are coming up at the end of the month! If you are interested in running for an exec position, please reach out to Annamarie (agwarnke@wm.edu) and Bennett (bssnyder@wm.edu) to learn more about the responsibilities of each position. We will also have Associate Chair positions (formerly the member-to-exec pathway) available; keep an eye out at the beginning of next semester for applications. 

Have questions or suggestions? Feel free to email us! We hope that you’ll consider coming to this week’s informative gen body meeting!

Hello Food For All,

Welcome back from break! As we gear back up for the rest of the semester, we have a few brief announcements, including tomorrow’s gen body meeting.

Gen Body Meeting: For our general body meeting tomorrow, March 18th, Lauren will be presenting some research she did last semester about tracking usage at our Sadler Food Exchange. Join us at 7:00pm in Chancellors 123 to learn about her procedure and results. This is a great opportunity if you are interested in conducting research, especially research about food insecurity or community service!

Staff Assembly Food Drive: We are partnering with Staff Assembly again this semester to do a massive, campus-wide food drive! The kick-off event is March 31st at 11:30-12:00, so mark your calendar if you’re free! The drive will last for three weeks, and at the end of the drive, we have two volunteer opportunities that you can register for here.

Civic and Community Engagement Grant: Civic and Community Engagement is offering up to $3,000 in funding for summer community engagement experiences. Community Engagement Grants can cover project, community, and living expenses for students completing projects with non-profit/civic partners. Learn more and apply by April 2nd.

Have questions or suggestions? Feel free to reply to this email! We hope to see you at our gen body meeting tomorrow, or at an upcoming service opportunity!

Hello Food For All,

I hope you’re excited about Spring Break next week! We have a couple announcements to round out your pre-Spring Break week.

Food Pantry Staples Dinner: Want to enjoy a free dinner made with ingredients you can find in the Food Exchange or a food pantry? For our general body meeting on Tuesday, March 4th, we’ll be meeting at the Wesley House at 7:00pm to eat a variety of delicious dishes together! If you plan to attend, please RSVP here.

Toiletries Drive: We are partnering with the Office of Sustainability to run a toiletries drive from now until March 6th! Keep an eye out for donation boxes in Sadler, ISC, Swem, and the Business School.

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!

Staff Assembly Food Drive: We are partnering with Staff Assembly again this semester to do a massive, campus-wide food drive! More information will be released after break, but you can register for volunteer opportunities at the end of the drive here.

College Socialists Tenant Organizing Presentation: The College Socialists reached out asking us to promote their Tenant Organizing Presentation tonight at 6pm in Blow 332. If that would be helpful to you, consider stopping by to learn your rights as a tenant and how to organize your building.

Have questions or suggestions? Feel free to reply to this email! We hope to see you at dinner tomorrow; otherwise, we hope you have a great break, and we’ll see you when you get back!

Hello Food For All,

Happy Monday! We have some great service opportunities coming up for your consideration, including our general body meeting, a community garden event on Saturday, and a food drive kick-off next Monday. Read on for more information!

Gen Body Meeting: In the IKEA/furniture-building mood? The Wesley Food Exchange got some awesome new shelves, and we need help putting them together! For our general body meeting tomorrow, March 25th, we will be meeting at Wesley at 7:00pm to put together the shelves, rearrange the room, and start transferring food to the new shelves.

Community Garden: Wesley and Botany Club are joining forces to create a community garden in the Wesley front yard, which will grow produce for our guests at the Food Exchange. If you would like to contribute, the event starts at 10:00am at Wesley, with a pizza break at 12:00pm. You can sign up to volunteer here. 

Staff Assembly Food Drive: We are partnering with Staff Assembly again this semester to do a massive, campus-wide food drive! The kick-off event is next Monday, March 31st at 11:30-12:00 at Swem, so mark your calendar if you’re free! The drive will last for three weeks, and at the end of the drive, we have two volunteer opportunities that you can register for here.

Update from Dining Hall Workers Appreciation Tabling: A few weeks ago, we tabled with a banner for students to sign with messages of appreciation for dining hall workers. Last week, they put up our banner in front of the Sadler dining hall! Check out the wmdining Instagram post and give it some love!

Have questions or suggestions? Feel free to reply to this email! We hope to see you at one of this week’s service activities!

Hello Food For All,

I hope you had a great 5-day weekend! This week, we are running a toiletries drive with the Office of Sustainability, and we have several big upcoming events and exciting internship opportunities to share!

Toiletries Drive: We are partnering with the Office of Sustainability to run a toiletries drive from now until March 6th! Keep an eye out for donation boxes in Sadler, ISC, Swem, and the Business School.

General Body Meeting: Tomorrow, February 25^th at 7:00pm, instead of doing our usual general body meeting, we will be meeting at Wesley (526 Jamestown Rd) to join Wesley and Students For Rare for their RARI-Tea event! It will be a night of zine making, complete with tea, cookies, and a presentation highlighting Motor Neuron Disease Awareness Day!

Food Pantry Staples Dinner: Want to enjoy a free dinner made with ingredients you can find in the Food Exchange or a food pantry? For our general body meeting on March 4th, we’ll be meeting at the Wesley House at 7:00pm to eat a variety of delicious dishes together! If you plan to attend, please RSVP 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 DM to an exec member if you want to get involved in coordinating/running the event!

Internship Opportunities: Two internship opportunities through Civic and Community Engagement addressing food access in our community have come to our attention!

• Grove Christian Outreach Center: Food Access and Inclusion Intern (In-Person, 400 hours)Support Grove Christian Outreach Center in their efforts to enhance the impact of their services for the community, with focus on improving accessibility and inclusion for individuals using their facilities. You will translate important information into multiple languages, create inclusive documents and signage, develop visual aids for navigation, and create marketing strategies to increase our outreach and grant potential. This is a great opportunity to gain nonprofit and grant experience while strengthening your project management, communication, and inclusion skills. Apply by March 10th using this link.
• Williamsburg Community Growers: Website Development Intern (Remote, 200 Hours)Support Williamsburg Community Growers by improving and updating their website, with special attention to their Community Supported Agriculture page.  As you update and redesign the existing website you will also develop how-to instructions for future WCG volunteers (there is only a staff of one!) to keep the website up to date and utilize templates for graphics and photos. This is a great opportunity to practice and strengthen your digital literacy, technology, and project management skills in support of a local sustainability organization. Apply by March 10th using this link.

Have questions or suggestions? Feel free to reply to this email! We hope to see you at our general body meeting this week or at our food staples dinner next week!

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 18^th 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!

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 11^th 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 13^th 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 17^th, 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!

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 11^th will be devoted to putting together Galentine’s Day bags, and we will be tabling on Thursday, February 13^th and Friday, February 14^th . 

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!

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.