he
War on Hunger project began on the AU campus in 2004 when World Food
Programme administrators asked the
College of Human Sciences to join in the fight against world hunger by
establishing a pilot campus-based program that could develop and promote
sustainable solutions to hunger problems. Thus, the Committee of 19 was
created on the Auburn campus. The name symbolizes the 19 cents per day
it takes WFP to feed a school child in the developing world. Student
representatives from each school and college at Auburn as well as other
program areas on campus serve on the committee and the group works to
educate people about hunger issues across the world and here at home.
Student
pharmacist leader of the HSOP's Committee of 19 is Jessica Gresham, '10
(left in photo with Sarah Waldrup,'10, right). The Beat Bama Food Drive is one of the Committee of 19's projects. Jessica has been
collecting food for the hungry in bins set up around the HSOP. Her email
campaign listed most favored non-perishable items to make it easier on
givers.
Auburn has beaten Bama for the last eight years...but alas, not this
year. Final score was Auburn 183,017 lbs versus Alabama 241,336 lbs. (http://www.auburn.edu/sga/Events/FoodDrive/
FoodDrive.html)
Of course, it's all going to a worthy
cause. However, as Auburn football fans, we'll just have to be content
with winning our 6th straight Iron Bowl. War Eagle! And there's always
next year.