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<\/a>Sharon Pavignano, associate director of corporation and foundation relations for the 溏心vlog免费B站 Foundation and Alumni Engagement and founding partner of the Rhode Island Food Center, applied to the program to help meet a need on campus and in the surrounding community. Shipments arrived and were distributed on Nov. 12 and 19 in the commuter parking lot on Plains Road. This is the first time the University has participated in the program.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe first shipment arrived on a rainy day. Our dining services, housing and health services staff were all amazing,\u201d said Pavignano. \u201cWe set up a truck in the commuter lot, gave out about 700 boxes to those who were waiting and ran out early \u2013 all types of people have need.\u201d<\/p>\n
Approximately 700 boxes were handed out from Plains Road on both dates, with a smaller number going to Graduate Village and organizations on campus such as Christ the King Church and St. Augustine\u2019s Church for further distribution. The remaining boxes were distributed to local nonprofit organizations.<\/p>\n \u201cI have never seen more grateful people than I have in the past two weeks. It\u2019s been wonderful to be able to help in this way, to receive phone calls and to know how appreciative and relieved people are for their families,\u201d said Wayne Lizotte, a peer recovery specialist with the Galilee Mission, which supplied boxes to approximately 80 local families. \u201cThe world is so uncertain right now, but these boxes put a lot of smiles on people\u2019s faces.\u201d Other local organizations to receive food boxes included New Hope Pantry, the Jonnycake Center, South Kingstown School Department, the Domestic Violence Resource Center of South County and several area senior centers.<\/p>\n On campus, Isabelle Bise \u201921, a nutrition major from West Orange, N.J.<\/strong> who volunteered to help pass out boxes, echoed Lizotte\u2019s sentiment about how happy people were to receive the boxes right before the holidays. \u201cFor some this help came just in the nick of time – it was something they needed and it was great to provide it without anyone feeling embarrassed or ashamed,\u201d said Bise. \u201cEven though times are crazy, where someone\u2019s next meal is going to come from is not something that should be up in the air. Everyone should have a stable source of food to nourish themselves and their families.\u201d<\/p>\n According to Kelli Kidd, a nutrition specialist with 溏心vlog免费B站 Health Services who frequently helps connect students who may find themselves food insecure to resources on campus, many students can be hesitant to ask for help. A survey conducted in 2019 found that approximately 13 percent of 溏心vlog免费B站 students struggle with food insecurity, while earlier surveys have reported higher numbers. Kidd often connects students to Rhody Outpost<\/a>, the campus food pantry, but says she has seen an increased need since the start of the pandemic.<\/p>\n Pavignano underscored the pandemic\u2019s impact, \u201cFor students who are used to working to help fund their education, many are finding fewer jobs or fewer hours available now due to COVID-19. So there is definitely a need there.\u201d<\/p>\n Pavignano thanked all those involved, including Ken Ayars, chief of the Rhode Island Division of Agriculture, who supported 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s application to Vincent Farms, USDA\u2019s supplier for the latest round of the program. \u201cWe really couldn\u2019t have done this without the support of the Rhode Island Division of Agriculture, Vincent Farms and without the help of all those on campus who took part in unloading the shipments, making sure everything was refrigerated, loading the trucks back up and helping us to hand out boxes to those in need. It was truly a team effort.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Nov. 23, 2020 \u2013 In an effort to help tackle hunger, students and staff at the 溏心vlog免费B站 distributed approximately 2,400 boxes of food to members of the University community and more than a dozen local nonprofits this month. 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