#AEFood Frenzy Set for Sixth Year
BOSTON - The #AEFoodFrenzy is back for its sixth year. Like so much else in 2020, this year’s rendition will look a little different.
An America East SAAC initiative, the #AEFoodFrenzy started in 2015 as a conference-wide community service initiative designed to promote cohesion between America East’s member institutions while also providing significant donations to several charities in campus communities.
Due to the challenges presented by COVID-19, this year’s #AEFoodFrenzy will take a different approach and focus on education. Through a robust social media campaign, the 2020 #AEFoodFrenzy will provide education around food scarcity issues and highlight local community resources within the 10 America East campus communities. Each week during November a different aspect of food scarcity will be highlighted across America East's and its member institutions' social media channels.
- Week 1 (Nov 1 – 7): Facts/statistics/information on food scarcity
- Week 2 (Nov 8 – 14): Highlighting food pantry/social service organizations in AE communities
- Week 3 (Nov 15 – 21): Why is food scarcity important? What does it mean to you?
- Week 4 (Nov 22 – 27): Where to donate? What is needed? How to donate?
In the five years of the #AEFoodFrenzy, over 83,000 items have been donated to charities in America East communities. The America East Conference and all its members are dedicated to impacting, engaging and growing a community that reflects the values and convictions of the conference.
The #AEFoodFrenzy is one of the many America East programs under the conference’s #3Pillars “leadership” umbrella aimed at making a difference for conference stakeholders, on league campuses and within their communities. Other initiatives include the conference’s diversity and inclusion initiative, #SpreadRespect, SAAC’s mental health campaign, #AEBetterTogether, the America East Alumni Network and Health & Safety Summit and the #3Pillars Academy which focuses on providing professional development opportunities to America East constituents through its digital series and in-person programming.
About America East: The America East provides its member schools and their athletic programs a platform upon which student-athletes can achieve both collegiate and life success through the promotion and nurturing of athletic excellence, academic achievement and leadership, on and off the field. For more information, visit www.AmericaEast.com or follow the America East Conference on Twitter @AmericaEast.
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