Employee Giving: Students Shouldn’t Have to Choose Between Food and Their Education

September 10, 2024
  • It is estimated that 30 percent to 50 percent of community college students are food insecure.  Our students, right here, right now.
  • Virginia Western’s Food Co-Op was visited 800 times by 205 students in 2023-24.
  • 80 percent of students utilizing the pantry in fall 2023 re-enrolled in classes in spring 2024.
  • More than $30,000 in support is needed every year.

Help our students today as they prepare to help themselves tomorrow. Consider a gift to the Virginia Western Student Food Co-Op, Fueled by Kroger.

Week 3 winners:

  • The Fresh Market: $15 Gift Card – Clair Spencer
  • Roanoke Natural Foods Co-Op: $30 Gift Certificate – Anonymous
  • LewisGale Medical Center: Backpack Cooler & Air/Power Tag – Shelley Lyons
  • Opera Roanoke: Certificate for two tickets to any performance – Crystal Hall
  • Wells Fargo: Four Sets of Dry Erase Magnets – Tristin Kitts
  • Wine Gourmet: Gift Box of Chocolate – Anonymous

Week 4 prizes:

  • Friendship: $25 Gift Certificate to Friendship Bistro
  • Roanoke Symphony Orchestra: Voucher for Two Concert Tickets
  • Wells Fargo: Pedometer with Ear Buds
  • Wells Fargo: Four Sets of Dry Erase Magnets
  • Wine Gourmet: Gift Box of Chocolate
  • Educational Foundation: $25 Amazon Gift Card

>>> NEW Grand Prize: A dedicated parking spot where YOU want, for the 2024-25 academic year.

Giving is easy!  

  1. Scan the QR code or click GIVE NOW to make a one-time or recurring gift using a credit or debit card.
  2. Drop off your gift in the Educational Foundation office, F214 in Fishburn Hall.
  3. Mail to the Virginia Western Educational Foundation, 3093 Colonial Ave., Roanoke VA 24015

Weekly drawings: If you donate $10 or more, your name will be entered into a weekly drawing of goodies given to the Educational Foundation to encourage the Employee Giving Campaign. One donation keeps you in the prize pool for the duration of the 7-week giving campaign.

Winners will be announced every Wednesday in the Bulletin now through Oct. 2. If you see your name listed, please stop by to pick up your prize Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon in the Educational Foundation office.

Thank you for all you do to make a difference.  We are Western!

For more information, visit the Educational Foundation’s Employee Giving Page: 2024-2025 Sparking Opportunity Employee Giving Campaign. Questions? Contact Educational Foundation Philanthropy Director Amanda Mansfield at (540) 857-6962 or amansfield@virginiawestern.edu.

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