To help students who are experiencing food insecurity, the Information Technology Services department held four weekly soup fundraisers, raising more than $500 for the Campus Food Pantry.

The on-campus fundraiser featured soups made by four different staff members each week. The rest of the departmental staff were encouraged to donate and join in the lunch prepared by the guest chefs. The soups varied weekly and ranged from broccoli cheddar cheese to beef barley brussels sprouts to hot and sour.

Susan Holiga, assistant director for client services in IT Services, calls the fundraiser a “fantastic way” to bring staff together and provide much-needed support for the food pantry.

“It also helped to strengthen the sense of community within IT Services and the broader campus,” she says. “It will be exciting to see how this initiative has the potential to inspire similar actions in other departments.”

She encourages any campus department interested in learning more about how the fundraiser was organized to contact her through Microsoft Teams chat or by phoning 519-253-3000, ext. 2738.