Monday, excess catered food from the Reber-Thomas Dining hall was sent to Lynchburg Daily Bread homeless shelter. The load of food included fried chicken, grilled chicken, mashed potatoes, pasta and more. The donations that were given to the the Shelter totaled $1,500 lask week through the new partnership.
This new partnership between Sodexo, Liberty's catering service, and the local hunger shelter will send food to the shelter twice a week. The food will not only becoming from the Reber Thomas Dining hall but the Fresh Market Buffet in the Tilly Student Center.
Lynchburg Daily Bread serves 365 meals a year in a Christian environment. In 2013, This organization distributed over 50,000 nutritious meals to those struggling in the Lynchburg and Amherst areas of the community.
“Christmas, Thanksgiving — we’re open literally every day of the year, so we really need the food,” said Tracey Dixon, Lynchburg Daily Bread’s executive director. “We’re hugely excited about the donations from Sodexo.”
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