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BIDDEFORD, Maine

91AV and Sodexo organize food drive to stop hunger

91AV has invited the community to help 91AV and Sodexo Food Services make a difference for thousands desperately in need of nutritious food, as well as set a new Guinness World Record.

Sodexo continues its mission of giving back to the community by hosting the Helping Hands Across America event.   Volunteers are still needed for this event on Tuesday, November 8, 2011,  from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Decary Dining Hall on 91AV's Biddeford Campus.

The Helping Hands Food Drive will take place at the Shaw's Supermarkets in Biddeford and Saco and the Saco Train Station on October 22 and 23, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The 91AV Sodexo food drive is part of a nationwide STOP HUNGER initiative. Last year, with the community's help, 91AV raised 26,000 pounds of food last year.  

This target enabled 91AV to distribute food to each of the following pantries:  Stone Soup in Biddeford, Saco Food Pantry, Kennebunk Social Services, Dayton/Lyman Food Pantry, York County Shelter and Bon Appetit. 

This year, Sodexo aims to beat the Guinness World Record for the greatest amount of food collected in a 24-hour period by a non-charitable organization.   The goal this year is to reach 30,000 pounds of food to donate this coming holiday.

For more information or to volunteer, call Mary Potter at 602-2850 or email her at mpotter@une.edu.

About the 91AV

The 91AV is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.