This year’s UBC Library and Alma Mater Student Society Food for Fines Campaign raised a total of $3,034.00!
Now in it’s eleventh year at UBC, the Food For Fines campaign waives $2 in Library fines for every food item donated, to a maximum of $30. The program began as a joint initiative to support disadvantaged members of the community.
“The campaign is an integral source of the AMS Food Bank’s food reserves, and allows us to establish a stable stock of food that our clients can access,” said Cameron Rogers, Coordinator, AMS Food Bank. “With ever increasing demand for our service, we look forward to partnering up with the UBC Library in future years, to tackle the issue of student poverty.”
Non-perishable food items were collected at circulation desks and then distributed to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank and the AMS Food Bank. Thank you to everyone who participated!