Students for Humanity partnered with the Faculty Student Association (FSA) and organized a Seawolves Food Drive from May 1 through May 18.

Throughout the food drive, students used their extra Dining Dollars to buy non-perishable food items from campus food services that were donated to the Stony Brook Food Pantry and Suffolk County Shelters.

Students who helped the food drive. 

The idea for the food drive started when Umair Azhar ’19, Students for Humanity President, and his friends used their extra meal points (dining dollars) and bought 50 sandwiches from the old Union Deli and then distributed them in the city to those in need.

“We want to empower college students to be able to make a difference. Our main focus is to advocate for the use of dining dollars to buy food for the people that need it most,” said  Azhar.

Students for Humanity has partnered with another student group, the Muslim Student Association (MSA), to assist with the pickup and distribution.

The SBU Food Pantry is located at Gray College, ITS Center, and it provides a reliable and stable food source to those in need. Any member of the campus community is eligible to use the Food Pantry’s services.

Read more: http://www.stonybrook.edu/happenings/oncampus/seawolves-food-drive-empowers-students-to-make-a-difference/