ACE Campus Food Pantry to host food drive during week of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

In addition to the traditional Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, the ACE Campus Food Pantry is coordinating a food drive with the support of the Roger C. Stewart Center for Leadership & Professional Development; Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging; Intercollegiate Athletics; Campus Support Staff Advisory Committee (CSSAC); Management and Professional Staff Advisory Committee (MaPSAC); Purdue Student Government; Purdue Graduate Student Government; Fraternity, Sorority and Cooperative Life; and University Residences.

The food drive will take place Jan. 17-20. The ACE Pantry van (recognizable by purple polka dots around the vehicle) will be parked outside of locations during the times listed below, and items may be donated by walking or driving up to the van.   

• Jan. 17: 1-2 p.m. behind Hovde Hall; 2-4 p.m. at the Class of 1950 Lecture Hall.
• Jan. 18: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mackey Arena; 2-3 p.m. at the Purdue Graduate Student Center.
• Jan. 19: 1-3 p.m. at Krach Leadership Center; 3-5 p.m. at Lilly Hall of Life Sciences.
• Jan. 20: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at participating Fraternity, Sorority and Cooperative Life (FSCL) locations.

ACE is a student-run food pantry that provides fresh produce, hygiene products and a large selection of dried foods and snacks for Purdue community members so they have what they need to thrive while at Purdue. All you need to be a client is a Purdue ID.

For more information on ACE, visit purdue.edu/leadership.  

Source: Viviana Tsangaropoulos, 765-494-1926, vtsangar@purdue.edu