Carroll University Food Drive Donations More Than Double Its Goal

Carroll University alumni, students, staff, faculty and friends donated more than 25,386 meals to Feeding America during Carroll's second National Day of Service on April 9, according to a news release.

Carroll University had aimed to collect 10,000 meals. The project, in partnership with Feeding America and Target Corporation, drew participants from 28 states who dropped off food at Carroll, donated to their local pantries or made online gifts to Feeding America, which has a nationwide network of more than 200 food banks, according to the news release

Plastic Target bags were stuffed inside nearly 21,000 informational brochures sent to Carroll alumni and friends nationwide. Participants were asked to fill the bag with groceries and deliver it to a local Feeding America site or a neighborhood food pantry, then fill out an online form that tracked donations, the news release states

Milwaukee's Feeding America site, the recipient of the local food donations, serves 1,100 food pantries, and meal and shelter programs across eastern Wisconsin. Other local collection sites were businesses R&R Insurance, Almont Gallery, Allo! Chocolat and Boldt Construction, according to the release.

One alumna and a friend donated a goat, a hive of honey bees and five flocks (about 150) of chicks in Carroll's name to Heifer International, a global non-profit organization that provides livestock and training so struggling families around the world can improve nutrition and earn income in a sustainable way.

"We were pleased, but not surprised, that the Carroll community, and alumni and friends across the nation, embraced this project," said Douglas Hastad, Carroll University president. "Hunger is a universal challenge and alleviating hunger one meal at a time is something almost everyone can do. Individual contributions have a big collective impact."