Wright State police officers let their facial hair grow wild in November in a fundraising effort for the university\u2019s food pantry and delivered their donation just ahead of Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n
Officers from the department donated over $2,000 worth of food to the Raider Food Pantry, which is in the Student Union.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery year at Thanksgiving we do what\u2019s called Raidersgiving, which is where no Raider eats alone,\u201d Wright State police chief Kurt Holden said. \u201cToday, we want no Raider to ever go hungry. We support the food pantry so that every student during the holiday season that may not have a place to go home to or may not know where their next meal is can get food. They now have plenty of food to come here and continue to eat, focus on their educational studies and enjoy the holidays.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wright State dean of students Eric Corbitt said about 40% of the university\u2019s students experience food insecurity, including some of its international students.<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving folks like the police department and the public safety department support us really helps keep that food inventory up,\u201d Corbitt said. \u201c\u2026 It\u2019s an important issue all around, but it\u2019s really obvious when it comes to the holidays like Thanksgiving.\u201d<\/p>\n
Over the last seven years, the department has donated about $20,000 in groceries and money to the food pantry. Officers delivered several cartloads of bottled water and nonperishable food, including instant macaroni and cheese, canned soup and vegetables and cereal, among other items.<\/p>\n
Holden was raised in foster care in the Dayton area and is a Wright State graduate.<\/p>\n
\u201cFood scarcity is a real thing,\u201d Holden said. \u201c\u2026 We live in one of the greatest countries in the world, and yet people still don\u2019t know where their next meal might come from. To be able to provide that for our community is extremely important. I think it really shows how much we care about our students, our people.\u201d<\/p>\n
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