Institutional Planning and Analysis wins the 2023-2024 ‘Food Drive Challenge’ with the LUSU Food Resource Centre

The LUSU Food Resource Centre (FRC) is a Lakehead University Student Union (LUSU) student centre that provides Lakehead students experiencing food insecurity with emergency food support, food-related education, and events. Student food insecurity rates continue to be high at Lakehead. On average the LUSU FRC assists 200 students each month.

To help support students and keep the shelves stocked, the LUSU FRC organizes the annual Departmental Food Drive Challenge. Throughout each school year, the LUSU FRC collects donations from Lakehead departments and keeps a score of the number of items donated. At the end of the school year (April), the department with the most points wins!

We are thrilled to announce the wonderful success of this year’s food drive challenge. We received over 4,900 food donations-- almost double the amount of donations from last year!

We are very happy to announce that Institutional Planning and Analysis has come in first place in the competition with over 1,200 food items donated! This was followed by Nursing (second place), and The Print Shop (third place).

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Departmental Food Drive Challenge. Thank you all for your generous support and passion in supporting students experiencing food insecurity!

Want to donate but aren’t sure which food items are needed?*

• Non-perishables (e.g., canned beans, canned tuna, dried lentils, rice, canned vegetables, etc.)
• Fresh fruits, vegetables, bread, eggs, and other produce
• Frozen vegetables, fruits, and meatsPlease note: We cannot accept items that are open, past expiration, or best before dates.

Thanks again to IPA and the Lakehead community for assisting our students!