Canned Food Drive
(Hosted by ___________________________________)
October 8, 2008
On October 8, 2008, the members of the Pi Sigma chapter of Delta Sigma Pi
volunteered in a canned food drive organized by the non-profit organization
_____________________________________.
This particular canned food drive is one of many events ____________ holds in an effort
to assist their members in need. Chapter members went door-to-door in residential
areas to ask for donations of canned food. Donated goods went to the low-income
homes that the organization supports. _______________ keeps track of which houses
have already been asked to donate food, and for each new food drive, they are able
to cover new areas. Pi Sigma was able to cover six blocks in one hour. The food
collected will go to the families whose members work minimum wage jobs and are
unable to support themselves with that meager income. Many are forced to work
two jobs, suffer from debt, or just do not have enough to eat. Food drives are just
one way ___________ assists its struggling members.
____________ is an all-volunteer effort, community supported association that has been
organizing services, domestic, and other low-paid workers in Orange County,
California. Their goal is to assist these people in gaining greater control of their lives
through their participation in the organization. The organization is for low income
workers who are receiving minimum wage. More and more members face
unemployment, part-time jobs, or use temporary agencies. _________ aims at
organizing to improve these peoples living and working conditions. The participants
of the organization receive the food collected in food drives such as the one Pi Sigma
participated in. Many different companies (large and small) such as Walmart
sponsor ___________ as well.
The food drive Pi Sigma volunteered for is one the many food drives that ___________
has. The goal of their food drive is _____________ cans. The objective of this event was
________ pledges or ______ contacts. ____________ does food distribution three times a
week. This non-profit organization recognizes the rising prices of food and other
necessities and desires to help out these struggling families by providing them with
food. This small relief allows them to focus their money on other things such as car
payments, insurance, etc.
At the event, all the members walked through the neighborhoods near Paseo
Montoya and Campus Dr in the city of Irvine. The chapter split into groups of two
and went door to door down different streets speaking to the residents on Paseo de
Vega, Paseo Cortez, Paseo Segovia, Paseo Dal, Paseo Pizamo, and Paseo Picasso. For
each house on these streets, volunteers knocked on doors and asked the residents to
contribute.
Something taught in school is that there is enough food in the world to feed
everyone, but due to unequal distribution, people still starve. Organizations such as
__________ ensure that everyone in the community has a full stomach and that no child
should go hungry just because their parents have a job that does not pay enough. Pi
Sigma had the opportunity to help fight for _______________ cause and bring some relief
to low-income families.
Pi Sigma chapter members in attendance:
Eric Huang, MohammedAli Merchant, Martin Kim, Bryan Nguyen, Fitch Li, Benjamin
Green, Cindy Yu, Adam Su, Tawny Wong,
Additional students in attendance:
Govind Gambhir, Jacquelyn Ma, Josh Tai