Annual EWU community food drive surpasses its 2012 goals

By JOHN McCALLUM

Editor

For the fifth year in a row staff and faculty at Eastern Washington University have exceeded their goals in the annual community food drive, an effort that includes collecting school supplies for area K-12 students.

Six teams of university personnel from various departments raised a total of $18,241.22, along with 6,236 pounds of food in the drive running May 11 through Aug. 17. Last year the drive netted just over $14,000 and 5,352 pounds of food.

Making the award presentations in the shaded backyard at University House last Thursday, drive chair Nadine Arévalo said th...