Miami University

Pledge-a-meal, Writers' Harvest part of hunger awareness

11/07/2007

Pledge-a-meal is an annual project at Miami that allows any student with a meal plan to donate one meal to help feed the hungry. By pledging a meal, $3.25 will be donated and distributed to food banks and pantries in Oxford, Hamilton and Cincinnati. Funds will be deducted on Tuesday, Nov. 13.

To pledge a meal, student may go to www.muohio.edu/myaccount through Nov. 9. Organizers hope to collect 2,007 pledges for 2007, according to Laura Smith, community partnerships coordinator for Miami's office of community engagement and service.

Pledge-a-meal is part of Hunger Awareness events at Miami. Events conclude with Writers' Harvest, sponsored by Miami's creative writing program, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, in Room 100 of the art building. Members of Miami's creative writing faculty including Joseph Bates, cris cheek, Eric Goodman, Kelly Magee, Kay Sloan and Cathy Wagner will read short selections from their works. Suggested donation is $5 for students and $10 for faculty and staff.

All proceeds benefit the Food Pantry in Oxford and the Freestore/Foodbank in Cincinnati. Live music also will be provided by Bachelor Hall.