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Used texts fund food bank
The Ring
This April the UVic Bookstore donated $3,000 to the University of Victoria Student Society Food Bank, with funds generated by donated student textbooks. The bookstore’s year-round textbook donation program provides students an opportunity to give back to fellow classmates. “We’ve accepted more than 1,700 used books this year,” says Katharine Wright, bookstore manager. “All the funds we receive from these books go directly to supporting on-campus student services.” All donated books are shipped to Better World Books, an organization that redistributes used textbooks for sale online, providing a percentage of the sales back to the Bookstore for student programs, such as the food bank.
Free food . . . No Foolin'!
The Ring
The UVic Family Centre’s 11th annual No Foolin’ event takes place April 4, from 4:30–6:30 p.m. in the Family Centre, Lam Circle family house complex. No Foolin’ is an opportunity for UVic student families, community supporters and local businesses to celebrate the energy and diversity families and their children bring to campus life.
Food for Fines
The Ring
Every November, Food Banks Canada releases its results from the annual HungerCount survey. The 2013 study shows food bank use hovering at record levels. In a typical month, food banks are now providing food to more than three quarters of a million i…
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