Bama wins the Beat Auburn/Beat Hunger food drive

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<p>*UA Wins 2011 Beat Auburn Beat Hunger Food Drive
November 22, 2011 - Filed under: Faculty & Staff, Outreach, Students | Tagged: Community Service Center
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama won the 2011 Beat Auburn Beat Hunger Food Drive **by collecting 237,079 pounds of food **to top Auburn University’s collection of 134,102 pounds of food.</p>

<p>UA’s collection is an 8.5 percent increase in food donations from last year.</p>

<p>“I am so proud of the work that our students and the staff of the West Alabama Food Bank put into the drive this year,” said Wahnee Sherman, director of the UA Community Service Center. “The food drive was truly another example of this community coming together to help others.”</p>

<p>Since its inception in 1994, the Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive and Beat Bama Food Drive have collected more than 3 million pounds of nonperishable food for needy families in Alabama. This year’s drive was held Oct. 10-Nov. 18 and is UA’s eighth win in the annual competition and a comeback win after last year’s losing effort.</p>

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<p>congrats to Bama’s students for this tremendous effort. a wonderful blessing of food for the needy during holiday time. :)</p>

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<p>Way to go Bama Students, thanks for opening your hearts and sharing!</p>

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<p>Congrats! Roll Tide! :)</p>

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<p>That is amazing and a blessing for the hungry.</p>