You Bring The Food, We'll Waive The Fines

Food Banks Canada just announced the largest year-over-year increase in food bank use since 1997. In time for the holiday season, the University of Victoria will be making a ‘gift’ of library and parking fines to help fill food bank shelves.
        UVic Libraries “Food for Fines” program runs Monday, Nov. 23 through Friday, Dec. 11 and is a nationwide food bank drive. For each non-perishable food item donated, UVic library users will have $2 waived from their library fines, up to a maximum of $20. Donations will go to the Mustard Seed and the UVic Students’ Society Food Bank and can be dropped off at the McPherson Library (Mearns Centre for Learning) as well as the Curriculum Library in the MacLaurin Building during regular library hours.
        UVic’s Campus Security Services (CSS) is also spreading some early holiday cheer by reducing parking ticket fines by $5 for a donation of a non-perishable food item. The offer is good from Tuesday, Dec. 1 through Friday, Dec. 24. Bring your parking ticket and food donation to CSS during regular office hours.

        UVic Libraries Food for Fines
        Monday, Nov. 23 through Friday, Dec. 11
        McPherson Library in the Mearns Centre for Learning
        Curriculum Library in the MacLaurin Building
        Check here for library hours: http://library.uvic.ca/site/lib/hours/default.html

       Campus Security Services Food for Fines
       Tuesday, Dec. 1 through Friday, Dec. 24
       8 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Mondays to Thursdays, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fridays
       Campus Security Building near the UVic Bookstore
       Parking info and maps are available at www.uvic.ca/visitors/explore/maps.
 

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