Student groups from South
Dakota Mines will step up to
serve as volunteers on the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, collecting
food and cash donations at local grocery stores.
For
the 11th year in a row, student groups from South
Dakota Mines will step
up to serve as volunteers on the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday,
collecting food and cash donations at local grocery stores. The food drive benefits
Feeding South Dakota and the Mines student food pantry.
The
11th annual food drive will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18.
Student volunteers will be at the following locations in Rapid City: Timmons
Neighborhood Market, Mt. Rushmore Road Safeway and both Walmart locations. Mines
students will wear masks, practice social distancing, and undertake other COVID-19
safety measures during the event.
South
Dakota Mines is pleased to partner once again with Black Hills Federal Credit Union.
BHFCU is helping fundraise and collect canned goods and other non-perishables
as part of the food drive. Collection bins are located at the 5 Rapid City
BHFCU Member Service Centers and on the South Dakota Mines campus.
The
annual food drive honors Dr. King’s legacy and is an opportunity for Rapid City
residents to renew their own personal vows of citizenship through service to
others. “We see the annual MLK Jr. holiday as a day on rather than a day
off,” says Patricia Mahon, Dean of Students and Vice President for
Student Development at South Dakota Mines. “This is a day of service where we follow
the example of Dr. King and mobilize to give back to our community.”
The
2020 food drive brought in more than 3,550 pounds of food and over $1,000.
Checks can be made out to Feeding South Dakota. Cash donations will be used to
purchase food for the Mines student food pantry and donated to Feeding South
Dakota.
Student
organizations participating include Lambda Chi Alpha, Hotrockers Dance Team, Society
of Physics Students, Center of Excellence for Advanced Multidisciplinary
Projects, The National Society of Black Engineers, Circle K and Student
Association.