Tag: Berea Community Food Bank

Hunger Hurts Drive Collects 792 Bags of Food

Last modified: February 6, 2019
A Boy Scout carrying food drive items in front of a table of several donated items

Members of the Wieblos Boy Scout Troop 516, Wyatt Jones (pictured), 9, and Cole Jones, 6, volunteer to sort food with Berea College students at the annual Hunger Hurts Food Drive on Sat.
(Photo: Crystal Wylie ’05)

The Berea community responded generously to the 26th annual Hunger Hurts Food Drive with 792 bags of food. Coordinated by Berea College’s Center for Excellence in Learning through Service (CELTS), in collaboration with Berea Faith Community Outreach (BFCO), the food collection netted more than 100 bags of food than last year. Continue reading Hunger Hurts Drive Collects 792 Bags of Food →

Hunger Hurts Food Drive Underway

Last modified: October 30, 2018
An anonymous woman in a Berea College t-shirt handling cans of vegetables and other foods

The 26th annual Hunger Hurts Food Drive, coordinated by Berea College’s Center for Excellence in Learning through Service (CELTS), in collaboration with Berea Faith Community Outreach (BFCO), runs from Oct. 27 to Nov. 3, 2018.

More than 700,000—or one in six—Kentuckians struggle with food insecurity, and each week 53,400 Kentuckians receive food from a food bank. For 26 years, residents of Berea have responded to these needs. Continue reading Hunger Hurts Food Drive Underway →

Hunger Hurts Food Drive Celebrates 24 Years of Giving Back to the Community

Last modified: May 22, 2018

Logo for the Center for Education in Learning through ServiceAnnual Hunger Hurts Food Drive, coordinated by Berea College’s Center for Excellence in Learning through Service (CELTS), in collaboration with Berea Faith Community Outreach (BFCO), will run from October 22 to 29, 2016.

Beginning on October 22nd, volunteers will distribute brown paper bags, donated by Kroger, to local households. Community members can help by filling the bags with non-perishable food and toiletry items and placing them near their front door by 9 a.m. on October 29th, for volunteers to pick up. Continue reading Hunger Hurts Food Drive Celebrates 24 Years of Giving Back to the Community →

Berea College CELTS, Ceramic Student Volunteers and Dining Services Present 2016 Empty Bowls Event

Last modified: June 5, 2018

Berea residents can help address local hunger needs on Wednesday, March 30 by participating in the annual Empty Bowls event and meal.

The Empty Bowls event will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Commons, located in the Woods-Penniman Building on the Berea College campus. The idea behind Empty Bowls is simple – in exchange for $10, guests will be served a meal of soup in a ceramic bowl made and donated by Berea College ceramics student volunteers or local potters. Guests keep the bowl as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world. Continue reading Berea College CELTS, Ceramic Student Volunteers and Dining Services Present 2016 Empty Bowls Event →

Hunger Hurts Food Drive Gathers 7500 Pounds of Food from Community Members

Last modified: May 23, 2018

CELTS logoThe Annual Hunger Hurts Food Drive, coordinated by Berea College’s Center for Excellence in Learning through Service (CELTS), in collaboration with Berea Faith Community Outreach (BFCO), was completed on October 24, 2015. Continue reading Hunger Hurts Food Drive Gathers 7500 Pounds of Food from Community Members →

Empty Bowls Addresses Hunger Through Raising Funds and Awareness

Last modified: May 23, 2018

Picking out bowls.On Wednesday March 18, members of the Berea community will have the opportunity to help address local hunger needs by purchasing a simple meal of soup and a hand-made bowl, donated by the Berea College ceramics student volunteers or local potters. Continue reading Empty Bowls Addresses Hunger Through Raising Funds and Awareness →

Hunger Hurts Food Drive Celebrates 21 Years of Giving Back to the Community

Last modified: May 25, 2018

The 21st Annual Hunger Hurts Food Drive, coordinated by Berea College’s Center for Excellence in Learning through Service (CELTS), will run from October 19-26.

Prior to October 26, volunteers will distribute brown-paper bags, donated by Kroger, to local households. Community members can help by filling the bags with non-perishable food items and placing them near their front door by 9 a.m. on October 26 for pick up. Continue reading Hunger Hurts Food Drive Celebrates 21 Years of Giving Back to the Community →

Hunger Hurts Food Drive Celebrates 20 Years of Serving the Community

Last modified: June 15, 2018

The 20th Annual Hunger Hurts Food Drive, coordinated by Berea College’s Center for Excellence in Learning Through Service (CELTS), will run from October 20-27. Continue reading Hunger Hurts Food Drive Celebrates 20 Years of Serving the Community →

19th Annual “Hunger Hurts Food Drive” collects food on October 29

Last modified: May 25, 2018

The 19th Annual Hunger Hurts Food Drive in Berea, coordinated by Berea College’s Center for Excellence in Learning through Service (CELTS), will run from October 23-29. Continue reading 19th Annual “Hunger Hurts Food Drive” collects food on October 29 →