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1. Brendan Dzwierzynski
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Hard News Post-Event Story
Campus food drive assists students and local residents alike
The University of Kansas food drive, an event focused on collecting food for the benefit of university students and Douglas County residents alike, took place on the Lawrence campus during the month of October.
The food drive ran in conjunction with KU Hunger Awareness Month. The Just Food food bank of Lawrence received the food donations from the drive. This was the second year of the drive, and the focus this year was to involve students more in the events associated with it. University of Kansas Health Educator Kelsey Fortin organized events complementing the food drive throughout the month.
Activities ran during the month included a cooking session, a panel discussion on hunger in America, and open forum hunger discussion sessions, according to Fortin.
“By bringing to light some of the issues and how they’re so relevant not only to Douglas county, but to the KU campus,” Fortin said, “we can try to compel people to help their fellow Jayhawk.”
KU Hunger Awareness Month intends to bring attention to needy students attending the university, as well as hungry people throughout Lawrence and Douglas County. The focus on university students is what influenced University of Kansas journalism advisor Kevin Lee to work with the program.

2. “As long as we can raise awareness,” Lee said, “we can help students who need to know where their next meal will come from.”
The main source of donations for the food drive was non-perishable items left in blue bins strategically placed around campus. Lee said that not every bin was full, but they still gained a large number of donations.
“There’s a feeling of paralysis when it comes to helping students with hunger needs,” Lee said. “We try to create simple entry points so that students can help their classmates.”
The final event for KU Hunger Awareness Month, the Hunger Run 2014, takes place on November 1.