For all the freshmen who have been frantically trying to use up their meal plans before the semester ends, a plan was devised to allow them to use their meals and give back to the community.
The council, a subgroup of the executive branch, devised a plan that created an opportunity to give UNC meals to a local food kitchen, as well as give students the initiative to use their excess meals for a good cause.
"A lot of times, freshmen don't know how many meals to put on their plan, so they end up with extra meals they can't use," said council member Jason Warner. "This project was directed at that problem and gave the students a worthy cause to contribute those excess meals to."
As freshmen and other students with meal plans came to eat lunch at Lenoir, they were greeted by the council members, who encouraged them to order a takeout box from Outta Here, a takeout facility in Lenoir, and deliver it to council members outside the dining hall.
Janaka Lagoo, a member of the council, expressed her enthusiasm about the progress of the project, as well as how well students have responded.
"Everyone has been really excited to help out," Lagoo said. "They know that their meals aren't going to waste and see this as a great opportunity since it's going to a good cause."
The event, which the council named Freshman Day of Service, began at 11 a.m. and was designed to collect 150 meals for the IFC Community Kitchen.
By around 12:30 p.m., the council already had received 140 meals, and one staff member of Lenoir gave word that several more were on the way.
"The Lenoir staff has been more than helpful and cooperative to reach our goal," council member Sharon Lintz said.
