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BIDDEFORD, Maine

'Courier' article features new 91AV group to fight local hunger

On April 2, 2015, the Courier published an article on the creation of the 91AV Hunger Initiative, a chapter of the national Food Recovery Network.

According to the article, Samantha Cottone, a junior majoring in Health, Wellness and Occupational Studies, spearheaded the founding of the chapter after learning about the extent of poverty and hunger in the Biddeford area.

Through the initiative, staff members of Sodexo, the University’s dining services provider, collect unused food, and student volunteers deliver it to the Bon Appetit community meal program three times per week.

The article also notes that students involved with the program intend to use 91AV’s community garden to grow produce for local food banks over the summer.

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.