Each year, OSU-Oklahoma City Business Administration Associate Professor Lisa McConnell takes her students on a tour of the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma in order to raise awareness of the hunger issue in Oklahoma, while also heading the on-campus efforts of the fall and spring food drives. Jennifer Arlan, Regional Food Bank development manager, recently blogged about McConnell’s kind acts of selflessness:
The Regional Food Bank depends upon the generosity of its donors to carry out our mission of helping the charitable community effectively feed people in need. One special giving group, Partners in Hope, provide the Food Bank with sustainable funding which allows us to plan for the future and reach more of our neighbors in need in our 53 county service area. For example, right now we serve nearly 8,000 children in our Food 4 Kids program; we could double that if we knew the funding was available to add schools in the future.
Our Partners in Hope make a five-year pledge to support the Food Bank and its mission. As the development manager, I get the opportunity to work with the humanitarians who are a part of this very special group. Today, I’d like to recognize one of our Partners in Hope, Lisa McConnell, who is really going above and beyond.
McConnell is a professor at Oklahoma State University in Oklahoma City. In addition to making a Partner in Hope pledge, she also brings her students on a tour of the Food Bank each year so that they can learn about the issue of hunger in Oklahoma. Last week, her Organizational Behavior Management class toured our facility and learned about the mission of the Regional Food Bank and how they could help make a difference.
Every year, this class also spearheads and coordinates the fall and spring food drives for the entire OSU-OKC campus. Last year, they raised over 3,700 pounds for the drives, and they are hoping to raise 4,500 this year!
Thank you Lisa McConnell for all you are doing to support the Regional Food Bank and our mission!
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