The LSU Food Pantry got into the Halloween spirit this year with “The Walking Bread” food drive, a week-long bread drive that ended yesterday and celebrated this month’s season premiere of AMC’s “The Walking Dead.”
Donations for the Food Pantry were dropped off on the fourth floor of the Student Union in room 455. The Food Pantry accepted donations such as bread, bagels, English muffins, tortillas, pitas and crackers.
The donation of bread and bread-based items is often outnumbered by the amount of canned or non-perishable donations, representatives from the Food Pantry said.
The Food Pantry has been used more than 300 times since 2014 — it opened in August 2013.
The Food Pantry offers multiple avenues for donation. Besides physically dropping off donations, the community can pick foods to donate from the Food Pantry’s online Amazon list and donate money through the LSU Foundation. Faculty and staff can donate in the form of a payroll deduction.
The Food Pantry’s mission is to provide supplemental food to students in need who may experience food insecurity.
To access the Food Pantry, students must be enrolled in the current semester or for the next regular semester if between semesters. Students must also present their current LSU ID upon visiting the Food Pantry. There is no limit to how often a student can access the food pantry.